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The 2013 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlists
The shortlists for the 2013 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal were announced earlier this week in the UK. There are some impressive titles on the shortlists and I’ll have to get reading to catch...
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The 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Finalists
The finalists in the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards were announced this morning. There is a great selection of books this year, by some of our best authors and illustrators. I think...
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2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Finalist: The ACB with Honora...
The ACB with Honora Lee is a finalist in the Junior Fiction category of the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. I reviewed it in October last year, so if you want to hear all about it and...
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2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Finalist: My Brother’s War by...
My Brother’s War by David Hill is a finalist in the Junior Fiction category of the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. This was one of the books that I hadn’t read at the time it was...
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Activity Ideas for the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Finalists
There are heaps of great activity ideas out there to help you celebrate the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. These ideas are aimed at teachers but you could try them out at home too....
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2013 LIANZA Children’s Book Awards Finalists
The finalists in the 2013 LIANZA Children’s Book Awards were announced last week. The LIANZA Children’s Book Awards are awarded annually by librarians for excellence in junior fiction, young adult...
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The 2013 Inky Awards Longlist
One of the coolest things about being at Reading Matters was hearing the live announcement of the 2013 Inky Awards longlist (especially when many of the authors on the list were in the audience). The...
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Can you guess the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards finalists?
The New Zealand Post Children’s Book Festival starts on Monday 17 June (that’s next week) and our committee here in Christchurch can’t wait to bring the Festival to the children of Canterbury. The...
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On the road with the Canterbury NZ Post Children’s Book Festival Roadshow
Last week I spent the week out on the road with two awesome librarians, Saskia Hill and Susan Dodd, as part of the Canterbury NZ Post Children’s Book Festival Roadshow. We decided that this year, we...
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The 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards winners
The finalists in the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards gathered in Christchurch last night for the awards ceremony. The awards night is always themed and this year the organisers went for a...
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Winners of the 2013 LIANZA Children’s Book Awards
The winners of the 2013 LIANZA Children’s Book Awards were announced in Wellington last night. The LIANZA Children’s Book Awards are awarded by librarians for outstanding children’s books by New...
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New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Judge Announcement
I’m thrilled to finally be able to announce that I’ll be joining Barbara Else and Ant Sang as a judge for the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards next year. I’m incredibly honoured to be a part...
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Judges Diary: Oh the anticipation!
Imagine my surprise when I came back from a couple of days away to find 3 big boxes of books waiting for me. Ever since the announcement that I’m going to be a judge for the 2014 New Zealand Post...
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Winners of the 2014 ALA Youth Media Awards
The winners of the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards were announced yesterday in the US. These awards, which include the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott and Printz awards, are...
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2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Finalists
It’s finally here – the day I can shout about the wonderful books that we have chosen as the finalists in the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. It was a mammoth task,...
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