Some great NZ music books included in this 50% off sale (links in alt text)

Our #BookOfTheDay is a sweet chapter book that depicts a slice of life at a primary school, with a protagonist who happens to be in a wheelchair and use a communication aid. It's #AvaSpark: Hello, I'm Here by Alex Field and Joanna Bartel: booktrust.org.uk/book-recommend… New Frontier Publishing UK

#NZCYA #TeReo award finalist, Hineraukatauri Me te Ara Pōuro, by Haumanu Collective, Elizabeth Gray, nā Rehua Wilson ngā pikitia. Gifts from #Atua help chrysalis Hineraukatauri find her voice in pōuro - Māori musical instruments. Richly illustrated & poetic text.#NatLibReads

#NZCYA 2025 #NonFiction finalist Dear Moko: Māori Wisdom for Our Young Ones, by Dr Hinemoa Elder, with bold contemporary illustrations by Miriama Grace-Smith. A treasure trove of wisdom - #whakataukī and whakatauākī - Māori #Proverbs, lessons to live by and inspire. #NatLibReads

#NZCYA 2025 #YA finalist! Action-packed #Dystopian #Adventure #NatLibReads

#NZCYA 2025 #NonFiction finalist The Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi by Ross Calman is a comprehensive but easy to absorb study of events leading to #TeTiriti, #Waitangi Tribunal, up to present day issues. Rich with images & documents #AoNZHistory for all. #NatLibReads

#NZCYA 2025 #YA finalist, Gracehopper is Mandy Hager's latest #YA novel.  Set in Wellington. Very #Realistic with authentic characters trying to make the most of the cards dealt to them, uncovering secrets & finding their place in the world. #NZ #NatLibReads

EVERY CHILD CAN BE A READER! Give them access to the widest possible range of books. Let them choose freely and read for pure pleasure, with no strings attached. Never dismiss their choices. Every reader has the right to read whatever they love! #literacy (Art: Quentin Blake)

#NZCYA 2025 #TeReo Māori finalist A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara nā Witi ihimaera, illus by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, te reo by Hēni Jacob. The Astromancer is captured, & the kūmara are dying. Ariā must ask the star Whānui for help before #Matariki ends. #TeAoMāori #Adventure #NatLibReads

#NZCYA 2025 book award winners are announced tonight! In the meantime, check out the activity booklet for fun things to do to explore some of the finalist books. nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-bo… #NatLibReads

Celebrating the awesome winners of the #NZCYA Awards - read them all, they are a gold mine for our young readers. #NatLibReads.

Special congratulations to Ross Calman, and his publisher Oratia on winning the Elsie Lock Award for #NonFiction and the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the #NZCYA book awards last night. Treasure indeed.

The popular #Song The #Pohutakawa Tree is now a #PictureBook. Written by Linda Adamson, illustrated by Hope McConnell the book shows a growing tree with the #Family that plants the seed. A joyful,#Bilingual celebration of growth. #Christmas #Singalong #TeReo #NatLibReads

Such a beauty! Gold foil, sprayed edges, ribbon bookmark! #DK's Anthology of Shells: A collection of fascinating shells from around the world by Simon P Aiken, illus by Angela Rizza & Daniel Long. 100+ #Shells. Facts, Latin names, habitat. #NonFiction Treasure! #NatLibReads

John the #Skeleton by Triinu Laan, illus Marja-Liisa Plats, trans from #Eastonian by Adam Cullen. John retires from the classroom & goes home to be part of Gramps' family. B&W+PINK. Tender text incl #Grief & #Humour, care & #Family. Long #PictureBook in chapters. #NatLibReads

Celebrating #NationalPoetryDay in Aotearoa today with Pasifika Navigators : #Pasifika #StudentPoetry Collection ed. Emeli Sione, illus Darcy Solia. Young people explore #Identity, dreams, challenges & connections. Recommend for #NCEA 1-3 & RfP. #NatLibReads

For children from vulnerable family backgrounds, the benefits of reading can be particularly transformative. We reached over 11,000 children in kinship care, foster care and adoption last year - find out more about our work in our latest Impact Report: booktrust.org.uk/about-us/what-…

Thinking about #Spring & what to plant in the #Garden? Read My Pollinator Garden: How I Plant for Bees, Butterflies, Beetles & More by Jordan Zwetchkenbaum, illus Kate Cosgrove. Simple text explains #Pollinators + #Plants. Bright, buzzing & beautiful! #NonFiction #NatLibReads

Dream team #PictureBook creators Brian Floca & Sydney Smith take the reader into a #Storm brewing & breaking as 2 #Siblings experience all the wild #Weather. Poetic, dramatic, vivid. #NatLibReads