Aotearoa: World of Children's Books

    Light and colour. Edited by Corey Tutt. Hardie Grant Children, 2026. Illustrated nonfiction. Light from our Sun and other sour...

  My first ikura. Written by Qiane Matata-Sipu.    Illustrated by Isobel Te Aho-White. Taku ikura tuatahi Nā Qiane Matata-Sipu.  Nā ...

Pukapuka. Written and illustrated by Vasanti Unka. Nā Justin Kereama ngā kōrero i whakamāori [Translated into te reo Māori by Justin K...

From celebrations to traditions - over this month I've travelled the globe, and subjects - and I hope you enjoyed the journey with me.  ...

We all need to believe in ourselves, and this books express this perfectly.  The boy who tried to shrink his name by Sandhya Parappukkaran ...

Up in a tree a bird sings so sweetly Nature's own voice, I hear Rustling whistling trees turning breeze to speech Talk to me now, ease m...

For some people, these books push the boundaries and need banning.  I think they need highlighting and celebrating. And, this is only a tiny...

I had a wonderful relationship with (most of) my grandparents. And, the relationship between child and grandparent can be a very special one...

This is a bit (a lot!) of an amalgamation of things, someone of a 'I want to include this, but where does it fit?' method of categor...

Because, it's not all fun and games. And, sometimes, children's books have a way of cutting through all the crap and obfuscation, an...

After kicking off the month with a book about celebrations around the world, now it's time to celebrate! Yes, two of the four books are ...

Here are some of my favourite picture books which span the globe.  Celebrate by Laura Mucha & Hannah Tolson How better to kick off my Wo...

Bonus: Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Picture Book winner My strange shrinking parents: being: a picture story ...