An afternoon with Andy Griffith

This is organised by the Auckland Writers Festival AN AFTERNOON WITH ANDY GRIFFITHS Andy Griffiths is one of New Zealand's most popular children’s authors, best known forThe Treehouse series and the JUST! books, created with illustrator Terry Denton. Over the last 20 years, Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, adapted for the stage and television and won more than 50 Australian children’s choice awards. Andy, a passionate advocate for literacy, is an ambassador for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation and The Pyjama Foundation. Join us to celebrate the release of Andy's latest book, The 78-Storey Treehouse.  Andy and Terry have added 13 new levels, including a drive-thru car wash, a combining machine, a scribbletorium, an All-Ball sports stadium, Andyland, Terrytown, a high-security potato chip storage facility and an open-air movie theatre. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Take a tour of the new 78-storey treehouse with Andy Griffiths as your guide. A range of Andy's books will be available for purchase and there will be a book signing after the event. 4:15pm, Wednesday 14 September Dorothy Winstone Centre, Auckland Girls Grammar 16 Howe Street, Freemans Bay, Auckland Tickets on sale via eventfinda Children under 12: $7, AWF Patrons & Friends: $10, General: $15 Book tickets now

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The Winners---NZ book awards fro children and young adults

New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults winners' poster

Published on Booksellers New Zealand (http://www.booksellers.co.nz)
By sarah

Created 8 Aug 2016

2016 50 Book Challange

 



This year the library is running a 50 book challenge.

Do you think you can read 50 books this year?

Take on the challenge and go into the draw for a gift basket of books

Just come to the library for an entry form and return it to Mrs Kewish in the library when you are done.

Don't forget you have all year to read the books!

Any questions just see Mrs Kewish in the library

Welcome to our new lunchtime librarians for 2016

Lunchtime librarians 2016

Kevin
Adam
Caitlyn
Holly M
Grace L
Charlotte
Iris
Ashleigh
Annabel
Kristen
Elise
Jackson
Liam
Mercedes
Georgie-Rose
Jess
Grace P
Selena
Erica

They will be working in the library all weekday lunchtimes except Thursday when the library is closed at lunchtime.

2015 Winners of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

The winners of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are as follows: 

	Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Young Adult Book Award Singing Home the Whale by  Mandy Hager Penguin Random House
	Picture Book Award Jim’s Letters by Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper Penguin Random House
	Junior Fiction Award Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley Scholastic New Zealand
	Non-fiction Award Mōtītī Blue and the Oil Spill by Debbie McCauley Mauao Publishing
	Best First Book Māori Art for Kids by Julie Noanoa and Norm Heke Craig Potton Publishing
	Maori Language Award Ngā Ki by Sacha Cotter and Joshua Morgan Translated by Kawata Teepa Huia Publishers (translation of Keys, a finalist in the Picture Book category)

Children's Choice Award Winners

	Picture Book  The Anzac Puppy by Peter Millett & Trish Bowles Scholastic NZ 9781775430971
	Junior Fiction The Island of Lost Horses by Stacy Gregg HarperCollins 9780007580262
	Non-Fiction The Letterbox Cat & other poems by Paula Green & Myles Lawford Scholastic NZ 9781775432234
	Young Adult Fiction Night Vision  by Ella West Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781743317662