Children's Books

'The Boring Book' by Vasanti Unka, published by Penguin, 'Once Upon an Alphabet' by Oliver Jeffers, published by Harpercollins and 'The Last King of Angkor Wat' by Graeme Base, published by… Audio

New Zealand author discussing three novels for middle readers: Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper, The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate, and One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Audio

New Zealand writer discussing The Simple Things by Bill Condon, Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell, and One Year in Coal Harbour and Everything on a Waffle, both by Polly Horvath. Audio

Kim and Kate discuss three books for 8-11 year olds by American writer Kevin Henkes: Sun and Spoon, Olive's Ocean, and Junonia. Audio

Discussing three picture books: The Boring Book by Vasanta Unka (Penguin, ISBN: 978-0-143-50575); Back-to-front Bob by Belinda Ellis (Scholastic, ISBN: 978-1-77543-183-1); and Z is for Moose by Kelly… Audio

Christchurch's Gavin Bishop is a prize-winning children's book author and illustrator, and he is currently part of an exhibition on show at Canterbury Museum called "Wairua - Tikanga Maori in New… Audio

International authority on children's books and reading, innovative bookseller and author of two volumes of memoirs: There Was a Time, and All This and a Bookshop Too. Audio

The universe is not symmetrical and nor is common sense necessarily sensical - in Catalogue of the Universe, New Zealand's most loved children's author Margaret Mahy catalogues her own fascination… Audio