KKBC Season 3 : Episode 4 - some fab new kiwi kids' books
Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we celebrate a few new kiwi titles which you might want to check out! Books highlighted in the episode:The Fantabulous Animal Orchestra by Donovan BixleyKia Ora Baby by Donovan BixleyKia Ora Pepe by Donovan BixleyThe Raven's Eye Runaways by Claire MabeyCharlie Tangaroa and the God of War by T.K. RoxboroghBear by Kiri Lightfoot
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KKBC Season 3 : Episode 3 - The work of Ned Barraud
Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we celebrate the remarkable body of work by Ned Barraud - conservationist and lover of animals. Books highlighted in the episode, in no particular order whatsoever:Under the Ocean by Ned Barraud & Gillian CandlerIn the Garden by Ned Barraud & Gillian CandlerIn the Bush by Ned Barraud & Gillian CandlerUp the River by Ned Barraud & Gillian CandlerAt the Beach by Ned Barraud & Gillian CandlerWhere is it? by Ned BarraudWhere is it in town? by Ned BarraudTuatara by Katie Furze & Ned BarraudRuru Night Hunter by Katie Furze & Ned BarraudIncredible Journeys by Ned BarraudBackyard Birds by Ned BarraudWhat Happened to the Moa by Ned BarraudNZ's Backyard Beasts by Ned BarraudTohora by Ned BarraudWild Coasts by Ned BarraudAnimals of Aotearoa by Gillian Candler & Ned BarraudTasting with your Feet by Ned BarraudClick HERE for the link to the NZ Life and Leisure article and interview with Ned Barraud. Follow the KKBC on Facebook:@kiwikidsbookchatFollow our library (not exclusively kiwi kids literature):Twitter @southwellibraryFacebook @SouthwellLibraryBlog http://southwelllibrary.blogspot.com/
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KKBC Season 3 : Episode 2 - Storylines Non Fiction Notable Books
Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we celebrate the amazingness that is Storylines and do a bit of a deep dive into the Non Fiction Notable Books of 2024. Books highlighted in the episode, in no particular order whatsoever:Dear Moko by Dr Hinemoa ElderPiki Te Ora by Hira Nathan & Jessie EyreKiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees by Rachel WestonHe Puka Ngohe Activity Book by Kat QuinThe Beach Activity Book by Rachel HaydonPlay Wild. Nature Craft Projects for Tamariki by Rachel ClareTasting With Your Feet by Ned BarraudMy Matariki Colouring and Activity Book by Dr Rangi Matamua & Miriama KanoMawson in Antarctica by Anna GrochowiczFollow the KKBC on Facebook:@kiwikidsbookchatFollow our library (not exclusively kiwi kids literature):Twitter @southwellibraryFacebook @SouthwellLibraryBlog http://southwelllibrary.blogspot.com/
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KKBC Season 3 : Episode 1 - Top 20ish NZ Kids' Books to read before high school
Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.
As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes.
We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon.
This week is a true Work of Waffle as we wax lyrical about our Top 20 (ish) New Zealand books which WE think children should read before high school! It is a real conversation, full of ums, ahhs and meanderings!!!
Books highlighted in the episode, in no particular order whatsoever:
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
Dazzlehands by Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan
The Bomb by Sacha Cotter and Josh Morgan
The Tomo by Mary Anne Scott
From the Cutting Room Floor of Barney Kettle by Kate De Goldi
Uncle Jack by Kate De Goldi
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
Gavin Bishop board books - E hoa, Mihi, Koro
Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
The House that Jack Built by Gavin Bishop
Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees by Rachel Weston
The Last Tuatara by Des Hunt
Project Huia by Des Hunt
Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley
How Maui Slowed the Sun by Donovan Bixley
Under the Mountain by Maurice Gee
I Am Not Esther by Fleur Beale
End of the Alphabet by Fleur Beale
The Grimmelings by Rachel King
Samples From the Lab by Rob Foote
Kowhai and the Giants by Kate Parker
This is where I stand by Philippa Werry
Ultrawild by Stephen Mushin
Katipo Joe by Brian Falkner
Shooting Stars by Brian Falkner
Mophead by Selina Tusitala Marsh
The Princess and the Foal by Stacy Gregg
The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith
Greedy Cat by Joy Cowley
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes by Eve Sutton
Te Reo Singalong books by Sharon Holt
The Little Yellow Digger by Betty and Alan Gilderdale
Baa Baa Smart Sheep by Mark and Rowan Sommerset
First to the Top (and others from David Hill & Phoebe Morris Famous New Zealanders series)
See Ya, Simon by David Hill
My Brother’s War by David Hill
Below by David Hill
The Great Piratical Rumbustification by Margaret Mahy
The Call of the Kokako by Maria Gill
Incredible Journeys by Ned Barraud
Remember that November by Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher
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KKBC Season 2 : Episode 19 - Wrap Up
Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.
This week is a wrap up of some of our favourite books of the year! See if you agree...
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