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Draw some awesome Book Review Cover

Draw Some Awesome

New Zealand Author & Illustrator Donovan Bixley is asked many questions by budding artists, so he decided to answer all .....

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THIS LAND Book Review Cover

THIS LAND (1) The Search for Māui

It’s been 52 years since a rebellion against the richest 1% of the world and the death of Tech. The .....

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Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder

Jason Mason (1) and the World’s Most Powerful Itching Powder

Jason Mason is about to tell you a story. His story, about how he became a secret agent for the .....

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We saw a Spinosaurus Book Review Cover

We Saw a Spinosaurus

School is boooring today. Three young classmates try to concentrate in class, but are feeling dozy instead. Until…. there is .....

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PAWS Gabby Gets it together Book Review Cover

PAWS (1) Gabby Gets It Together

Gabby, Priya and Mindy are best friends. Mindy and Piya are a year ahead of Gabby at Primary School, but .....

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The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist Book Review Cover

The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist!

Let’s go! Ms Whiskersniff (Ms Whisk when in a hurry), is taking her class 2B off for an adventure into .....

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Pipi and Pou and the River Monster Book Review Cover

Pipi and Pou (2) and the River Monster

Cousins Pipi and Pou are just like any kiwi kids – in most ways. They tease each other, laugh together .....

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Pipi and Pou and the Tentacles of the Deep Book Review Cover

Pipi and Pou (3) and the Tentacles of the Deep

Kaitiaki Pipi and her cousin Pou are travelling with their Nana to a family beach get together. They arrive to .....

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Pipi and Pou and the 100 Legs of Terror Book Review Cover

Pipi and Pou (4) and the 100 Legs of Terror

Someone is trying to ring Nana, and no matter where she goes or how high she climbs, she can’t get .....

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Take Off Book Review Cover

Flying Furballs – Take Off

Flying Furballs Take-Off is a brightly coloured, jam-packed modern version of the Children’s Annuals published in the 50’s and 60’s. .....

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Pipi and Pou and the Raging Mountain Book Review Cover

Pipi and Pou (1) and the Raging Mountain

Pou has done his homework and his chores around Nan’s house, which means screen time is waiting for him. But .....

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Wishtree Book Review Cover

Wishtree

Do you know that trees can talk? The Wishtree tells a story of a time when it broke the firm .....

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The Baddies Book Review Cover

The Baddies

A troll, a ghost and a witch hang out together but are competitive on how horrible they can be. When .....

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Duck's Backyard Book Review Cover

Duck’s Backyard

Duck lives in a shaded backyard, never seeing the sun. She needs a crutch to walk and has no visitors, .....

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Grandpa's Storybook Collection Book Review Cover

Grandpa’s Storybook Collection

When Grandma sees Grandpa’s slippers on his feet one morning, she realises how old they are. There are holes in .....

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Which way to anywhere Book Review Cover

Which Way to Anywhere

Four children set off for school in their small rural village. Two of them have the surname O’Hero and two .....

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Spin Me Right Round Book Review Cover

Spin Me Right Round

Luis Gonzales is gay, loud and proud. He is a mover and shaker at his high school and desperately angling .....

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Say No to the Dress Book Review Cover

Say No to the Dress

Miri feels like her body has been kidnapped over the past two years. At 12 she was thin, flat chested .....

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Grandpa versus Swing

Grandpa Versus Swing

Grandpa might look like a quiet, settled gentleman as he sits with his cuppa in his favourite armchair. Don’t let .....

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Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat Book Review Cover

Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat

Goat likes his paddock in the country. His tiny shed is painted the same pink as the house on the .....

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You're not the Boss of me Book Review Cover

You’re Not the Boss of Me

Amy is a positive person, and she will tell you this a lot. But when things got messy at school .....

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Dead Good Detectives Book Review Cover

Dead Good Detectives

Sid loves maps. She’s even drawing her own of her small seaside town of Fathom. She carries it with her .....

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Hickory Dickory Kick Book Review Cover

Hickory Dickory Kick

Kick! The game has begun! Hickory Dickory Kick, the timer s-l-o-w-l-y ticked… The clock struck one, the match has begun! .....

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Garlic and the Vampire Book Review Cover

Garlic the Vampire

A long time ago in a wee village far away, lived a community of vegetables. Yes, vegetables. Each of these .....

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Willa and Woof (2) Birthday Business

Willa and and her albino wolfhound Woof are looking forward to their new job. They are going to be visiting .....

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Willa and Woof Grandparents for Hire Book Review Cover

Willa and Woof (3) Grandparents for Hire

Willa is excited! Her school principal has just announced they are going to have a Grandparent’s Day at school. They .....

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Willa and Woof - Let The Games Begin Book Review Cover

Willa and Woof (5) Let the Games Begin

Willa is working hard in her backyard practising for an upcoming gymnastic competition. She’s happy with her floor routine and .....

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Messy-o-saurus Book Review Cover

Messy-o-saurus

There is something going on in a little girl’s house. Her mum is finding lots of mess. There is paint .....

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Kororā and the Sushi Shop Book Review Cover

Kororā And The Sushi Shop

It’s a cold winter’s night in Pōneke (Wellington) when a little blue penguin (Kororā) decides to go for a walk. .....

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Villain Kid Fully Busted

Villain Kid Fully Busted

Maya Puff is a Super Villain. She has a secret lair underneath her wardrobe which holds all her villain tech. .....

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