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Picture Book Nook: The Magical Life of Mr. Renny by Leo Timmers
The wonderful Gecko Press introduced us to the remarkable Belgian picture book creator, Leo Timmers, when they started to publish his books in English. He is incredibly talented, not only as a...
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Win a Gecko Press book pack
The Magical Life of Mr. Renny and My Happy Life are the latest releases from the wonderful Gecko Press. I LOVE The Wonderful Life of Mr. Renny and reviewed it here on the blog in my Picture Book Nook...
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Interview with Barbara Else, author of The Queen and the Nobody Boy
Barbara Else is the creator of the Land of Fontania, the magical setting of her award-winning The Traveling Restaurant and her latest book, The Queen and the Nobody Boy. Her books are full of magic,...
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Picture Book Nook: Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Gavin Bishop
Earlier this year we lost one of our national treasures, Margaret Mahy. Margaret wrote many wonderful stories in her time, from picture books to novels, that are treasured by children all over the...
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Picture Book Nook: Stupid Baby by Stephanie Blake
One of my favourite picture books from last year was Stephanie Blake’s Poo Bum!, published by the wonderful Gecko Press. It’s a book that kids immediately love (and end up repeating Simon’s favourite...
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Win Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy and Gavin Bishop
Mister Whistler is the wonderful new picture book by Margaret Mahy, with stunning illustrations by Gavin Bishop. I absolutely love Mister Whistler and it’s my favourite New Zealand picture book of the...
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Picture Book Nook: Anton and the Battle by Ole Konnecke
Anton and the Battle is one of those picture books that you know is going to make kids laugh just by looking at the front cover. How can you not laugh when the two boys are swinging a cow and a cello...
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Picture Book Nook: That’s Mine! by Michel Van Zeveren
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the little frog finds an egg. “That’s mine!” he says. But the snake wants his egg, and so does the eagle, and so does the lizard…But what does the angry elephant want?...
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The Day My Father Became a Bush by Joke van Leeuwen
Before he becomes a bush, Toda’s father is a pastry chef. He gets up at the crack of dawn to bake twenty different sorts of pastries and three kinds of cake. Until, one day, everything changes....
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2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Finalist: The Queen and the...
The Queen and the Nobody Boy by Barbara Else is a finalist in the Junior Fiction category of the 2013 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards. I love the world of Fontania that Barbara introduced us...
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Picture Book Nook: Toucan Can by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Sarah Davis
Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis are incredibly talented in their own rights, but when they combine their talents they create magic. Juliette and Sarah have previously worked together on the wonderful...
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