Media coverage

2012 Janet Frame Memorial Lecture by Marilyn Duckworth

Recorded Sunday, 4 March at Te Papa by Radio New Zealand

New release of Footsteps through the Fog

The special story, written by acclaimed New Zealand children’s writer, the late Margaret Mahy with pictures by award-winning illustrator Gavin Bishop, takes children on a journey to experience the world in a different way and is enhanced by the music, ambient sound and sound effects synchronised to the text and pictures. Read more...

Rachael King for NZ Book Month

Rachael got the Books Change Lives slogan in early and talked about some books that changed her life. Rachael then read from Red Rocks, her own book for children, before answering some thoughtful questions from the audience.

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Ain't no party like a learning party

Around 60 four-year-olds and their adults attended a Learning Party at South Library in Christchurch as part of NZ Book Month on Thursday, 7 March.

They listened to books, played alphabet games and did jig-saws, all designed to help with the skills necessary for starting school. See a photo...

Mangonui Musing by Donna Blaber.

Mmmm – what an enticing summertime aroma – as soon as I open the car door, fresh sea air bursts in. I’m here for NZ Book Month, a children’s event at the Mangonui Library, where they’ve recently opened a new children’s section. Diana Mills of Mangonui Stationery & Lotto and Sheila Wyeth, Head Librarian of Mangonui Library are my hosts. Read more...

Dame Fiona Kidman reports in...

This just in from Dame Fiona Kidman... "I'’ve just done a rail tour on the Main Trunk Line for NZ Book Month, stopping at small towns along the way for readings and conversation.

The tiny Taihape Library is tucked behind the Council office façade on the main street, a street built wide enough for bullock wagons to turn around. Read more...