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August 2025

 

Haere mai and welcome to our newsletter for ages 0 to 12.

Highlighting library resources and fun events for babies, preschoolers, and kids.

 

Staff List

New For You - Children's - August 2025

A selection of new fiction and nonfiction for older children.

 

Library events for kids

Event

Make @ Tūranga Lunchtimes: Matariki earrings
Series

Jun 19th | 11:45am - 12:30pm

Tūranga

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Celebrate Matariki by creating some earrings using pre-designed templates! Choose your design, shape, material, size, & earring hook type.

Staff List

Best of the year so far - 2026 edition | Debora's picks

Olivia Laing has rocked my reading world but there's also room for Kaveh Akbar and other stellar voices.

Blog Post

Events for tamariki at WORD Christchurch Festival 2025

There’s something for the everyone in the whānau at the WORD Christchurch Festival. Check out these awesome free events for kids!

More kids' events
 

New books

Board books

"Farm" by Bellón, Teresa
"Love" by Cashell, Sophie
"Hoot Hoot" by Georgette, 1979-
"Hairy Maclary's Hullabaloo" by Dodd, Lynley, 1941-
"Five Little Robots" by Brownlow, Michael
"Wiggly Worms" by Guo, Tinna
"Love" by Cashell, Sophie
More board books

Picture books

"Bunnies in A Rocket" by Ardagh, Philip, 1961-
"What If?" by Schamp, Tom
"Cross Rabbit" by Butterworth, Nick, 1946-
"Construction Site" by Rinker, Sherri Duskey
"Cinderella" by Dahl, Roald, 1916-1990
"Dinner for Greedy Cat" by Cowley, Joy, 1936-
"What If?" by Schamp, Tom
More picture books

Non-fiction for kids

"Animals" by Robson, Kirsteen
"Because We Love" by Goulding, Fiona
"Axel Scheffler's Treasury of Fairy Tales" by Scheffler, Axel, 1957-
"Brian To'o Lights It Up!" by Riley, David, 1966 June 28-
"The Aztecs" by Streiffert, Anna
"Chopsticks Are" by Ward, Chloe Ito
"Because We Love" by Goulding, Fiona
More non-fiction

Fiction for kids

"The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks" by Kirby, Katie
"Magic Awakens" by Hunter, Erin, pseud
"The New Girl" by Calin, Cassandra, 1994-
"Club Kiwi" by Poshoglian, Yvette
"Detective Beans & the Map of Mystery" by Chen, Li, 1986-
"Bunnies in A Rocket" by Ardagh, Philip, 1961-
"Magic Awakens" by Hunter, Erin, pseud
More fiction
 

You can't come in, Kunekune!: An adorable picture book pig

Missbeecrafty reads the entertaining tale of a pig who just wants to be indoors that is full of Kiwiana touches.

 

Website

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults

The winners of the 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.

 
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