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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 3h

This Saturday is Bookshop Day!
Here's what your local children's bookstore has planned:
www.thesapling.co.nz/bookshop-day...

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 6d

Fishy business! Reviews for a guide to fishing from Al Brown, and books on coastal creatures and fish from Donovan Bixley and Gillian and Daryl Torckler:
www.thesapling.co.nz/fishy-busine...

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 9d

'If illustration were a sport, then, in my opinion, children’s books are the ultramarathon!'
Illustrator Hope McConnell on a day in her working life:
www.thesapling.co.nz/a-day-in-the...

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 12d

Here's short story to start your weekend, 'The Olive Twig' from Sonya McArthur's Tales of Curiosity:
www.thesapling.co.nz/the-sampling...

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 12d

Sorry! We've had to shut the site down to traffic outside of NZ/Australia – we hope to restore it soon and will update it when we can!

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 16d

Ruby Jones on her collaboration with @jacindaardern.bsky.social:
www.thesapling.co.nz/comic-ruby-j...

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

Ngā mihi ki a koutou e whakamaioha ana ki ēnei pukapuka i te wiki nei.

Kia kaha te reo Māori!
Toitū te reo!

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

Nā Elizabeth Gray rāua ko Rehua Wilson tēnei taonga, ā, kua toa tēnei pukapuka i te whakamānawa hou mō ngā pukapuka e pūhia ana i te reo Māori (ki te rōpū Te Kura Pounamu) ki ngā New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults i tēnei tau.

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

Ko te pukapuka whakamutunga o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori ko Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro.
www.thesapling.co.nz/te-whakataui...

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations Vida Kelly (A LOT OF SILLY), Sophie Hooper and Te Kani Price (THE DREAM FACTORY) on your joint win this evening!

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

The PANZ Book Design Awards are announced tonight!
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

Thursday’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori book is Te Whaea o te Motu: Whina Cooper me Te Hīkoi Roa mō Te Manatika—a moving biography of one of the most remarkable figures in Aotearoa’s history.
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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

The PANZ Book Design Awards are announced tonight!
We asked the finalists for the children's category to quiz each other on their work
shorturl.at/l6iGo

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 20d

Mō te Rāpare nei, te rā tuawhā o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, e whakanui ana mātou i tētahi rangatira nui whakaharahara: pānuihia tēnei Whakatauira nō Te Whaea o te Motu: Whina Cooper me Te Hīkoi Roa mō Te Manatika.
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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 21d

Wednesday’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori book is He Taonga Te Toka by Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata). This is a beautiful exploration of feelings and what to do with them by this dynamic duo.
shorturl.at/xSYjh

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 21d

Tuesday’s Te Wiki o te Reo Māori book is How Many Times? / Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā? Tim Tipene’s newest picture book is bilingual, making it a great text for reo Māori learners to have a go with. It also shares a message that parents will appreciate (listen to your mum!).
shorturl.at/pOhYE

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 21d

First up is The Lost Words by Kimberley Ngareta Kearney (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tuhoe) and Taylor Terewai Tiave (Ngāpuhi). We love the narrator’s statement: ‘These words are our words. And they will never be lost again’.
www.thesapling.co.nz/te-whakataui...

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 21d

Ko He Taonga Te Toka te pukapuka mō te Rāapa o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Nā Sacha Cotter rāua ko Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) tēnei taonga i hanga—koinei tētahi kōrero ātaahua e tūhura ana i te mahamaha, i te mōhio.
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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 22d

He aha te pukapuka mō te Rātū o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori? How Many Times?/Me Hia Rawa Ngā Wā?, nā Tim Tīpene rāua ko Nicoletta Benella! Ko pukapuka reorua tēnei, heoi anō, e whai take ana tēnei mō ngā ākonga reo. He ngahau te karere o te pukapuka mō ngā mātua–(whakarongo ki tō māmā!)
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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 23d

Nā Kimberley Ngareta Kearney (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tuhoe) rāua ko Taylor Terewai Tiave (Ngāpuhi) The Lost Words, te pukapuka tuatahi. E whakamihatia ana ngā kupu o te kaikōrero e mātou: ‘These words are our words. And they will never be lost again':
shorturl.at/ccjvF

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 23d

Hei whakanui i Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, ka tukua e rima ngā Whakatauira nā ētahi pukapuka pikitia mīharo.

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · 28d

'When you step into a New Zealand forest, the world changes. The light shifts, the air is damp with earth ... You feel small, but also connected to something that has been here far longer than you.'
Ned Barraud on his stunning new book:
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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · Sep 4

'… there is a stripping away of the support systems that build blossoming literacy landscapes which form the backbone of any good education'
Samantha Mongtomerie examines NZ's literacy crisis:
www.thesapling.co.nz/keeping-the-...

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Belinda Whyte @beebrhyte.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.thesapling.co.nz/keeping-the-...
Hear hear!

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The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cult of safety – Elizabeth Heritage reviews a new YA novel from Helen Vivienne Fletcher:
www.thesapling.co.nz/review-the-r...

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mother maiden crohn @rawlibrary.bsky.social · Aug 30

This was such a fun kōrero and Josh Morgan continues to be a top tier human and artist.

The Sapling @thesaplingnz.bsky.social · Aug 27

'... the words and the pictures and the joy of reading them out loud'
Briar Lawry spoke with Josh Morgan about picture books, his work and the Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award:
www.thesapling.co.nz/interview-jo...

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