Yay! The Library is now back in Action!

It's so exciting to have the library back after six months!  We have a new shelving unit arriving soon to house our new Māori section, Kōrero paki/Kaupapa Māori.  

Thanks to the support of Team Freeville we were able to buy another wooden caterpillar, so our Junior non-fiction area, take motuhake tamariki, will no longer be jammed packed with books.  We were also able to buy lots of new books.  Look out for them in the library!

Picture books Pukapuka Pikitia

Junior non-fiction area Take motuhake tamariki

We will now have more space! 

Senior Fiction Kōrero paki mātāpuputu  

Magazines makahini

New cushions

Children's Fiction He Kōrero paki mā ngā tamariki

Graphic novels

Books won by Team Freeville for our Library

NZ Children's Post Book Awards 2010

We've had most of the NZ Children's Post Book Awards on display in the library. Did you read any of them?

The winner of the NZ Post Book awards were announced last month.

Non-fiction award winner: E3 call Home, by Janet Hun
A story about the travel of the Godwits, you might have seen the Godwits down at the Estuary over the summer period. The bell sounds at the Christchurch Cathedral when they arrive.

Junior fiction award winner: The Loblolly Boy, by James Norcliffe
Be the first to read this fantasy novel and blog a review!

Picture Book award winner: Old Hu-hu, by Kyle Mewburn & Rachel Driscoll
All that is left of Old Hu-hu is his shell. Where could he have gone. A very touching story about losing someone.

Children's choice award winners
Picture book: The Wonkey Donkey, Graig Smith & Katz Cowley
Non-fiction: Dear Alison, Simon Pollard
Junior fiction: Friends, Snake and Lizard, Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop

The Switch, By Anthony Horowitz

If you were filthy rich and every day was like Christmas would you be happy?  Well, this is the life of Tad Spencer.  He's spoilt and lives a life of luxury.  However, Tad's life is empty and miserable.  Some say you should be careful what you wish for.  The following morning Tad Spencer awakens to find he's in different clothes, he smells and his surroundings are a total tip! There’s mouldy food lying around the kitchen and dirty dishes in the oven! He thinks surely this must be a dream? Could it get any worse?

This is a great story to start the year off with. The story unravels at a nice pace with a subtle twist at the end. Room 5 enjoyed The Switch being read to them. There’s some other great comical characters like the Snarby's, the devious Finn and Tad's self-centered parents.

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney

We are going to tell you all about the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney. In the first book Greg's mum got him a diary instead of a journal, so if anybody sees him he's in big trouble. Eventually, he is doing wresting and he gets beaten up by Fregly. Fregly keeps on winning and Greg asks Dad he if he could get a weightlifter for xmas and he did! But the wrestling was over when he bought it! What a waste of money. The first book is now a movie, click here.