Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week we are featuring four more of the categories of the 2024 Book Award finalists - Non Fiction, Illustration, Te Reo and First Book. There are yet more fabulous titles to drool over in this bunch! Books mentioned in the episode: Thanks to The Sapling for the links to reviews. And click HERE for some wise words from The Sapling. Patu: The New Zealand Wars, written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House NZ) Read an interview with Gavin, by Simie Simpson. The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions, written and illustrated by Giselle Clarkson (Gecko Press) Tuatara: A Living Treasure, written by Katie Furze and illustrated by Ned Barraud (Scholastic NZ) Ultrawild, written and illustrated by Steve Mushin (Allen & Unwin)Wot Knot You Got? Mophead’s Guide to Life, (Auckland University Press) The Dream Factory, illustrated by Zak Ātea (Huia Publishers) He Tarū Kahika, written by Melinda Szymanik, illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, and translated by Pānia Papa (Scholastic NZ) Nani Jo me ngā Mokopuna Porohianga, written by Moira Wairama and illustrated by Margaret Tolland (Baggage Books) Te Pīkari Pipi, written by Angie Belcher, illustrated by Lily Uivel, and translated by Pānia Papa (Scholastic NZ) Te Pukapuka ka kore e Pānuihia, written by Tim Tipene, illustrated by Nicoletta Benella, and translated by Kanapu Rangitauira (Oratia Media) Te Rā Kura Ki Aotearoa, written and illustrated by Donovan Bixley, and translated by Darryn Joseph (Upstart Press) Rere Atu Taku Poi! Let My Poi Fly!, written by Tangaroa Paul and illustrated by Rebecca Gibbs (Oratia Media) Click HERE for some Sapling words of wisdom about the Book Award books. Follow the KKBC on Facebook: @kiwikidsbookchat Follow our library (not exclusively kiwi kids literature): Twitter @southwellibrary Facebook @SouthwellLibrary Blog http://southwelllibrary.blogspot.com/
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