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July 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 - July 2025

A selection of new picture books and children's nonfiction for younger children.

 

Library events for kids

Website

Afterschool Activity Zones and Bookable Programmes

Join us for after school fun and learning. Term 4 bookings open 7pm Thursday 3 September.

Event

Nancy Wake: The Spy, the Story and the Journey w/ Maria Gill

Oct 20th | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Upper Riccarton Library

Author Maria Gill became fascinated by Nancy Wake's extraordinary story while researching her YA novel A Flame in the Dark.

More kids' events
 

New books

Board books

"Owl" by Costello, Dee
"The 123 Tree" by Thompson, Adam
"How Many Is That?" by Beatty, Andrea
"Pets" by Cole, Lo
"He aha tāku e rongo nei?" by Tapiata, Hana
"Animals" by Baruzzi, Agnese
"The 123 Tree" by Thompson, Adam
More board books

Picture books

"Gruffalo Granny" by Donaldson, Julia, 1948-
"The Pumpkin Thief" by Hemming, Alice
"5-minute Maisy Stories" by Cousins, Lucy
"Trick or Treat?" by Hendra, Sue
"Free to Be Me" by Prasadam-Halls, Smriti
"Spookicorn" by Beach
"The Pumpkin Thief" by Hemming, Alice
More picture books

Non-fiction for kids

"The Farm" by Milbourne, Anna
"Arsenal Rule" by Mugford, Simon
"I Spy Imagine" by Wick, Walter
"Van Dijk" by Mugford, Simon
"Where Are Stitch & Angel?" by Vacca, Franceso
"Ripley's Believe It or Not!" by Tibballs, Geoff
"Arsenal Rule" by Mugford, Simon
More non-fiction

Fiction for kids

"Gruffalo Granny" by Donaldson, Julia, 1948-
"Charlotte the Rose Dragon" by Mara, Maddy
"Lottie Brooks's Twelve Disasters of Christmas" by Kirby, Katie
"Where's Mr Lion?" by Arrhenius, Ingela P., 1967-
"The Pumpkin Hunt" by Donaldson, Julia, 1948-
"The 123 Tree" by Thompson, Adam
"Charlotte the Rose Dragon" by Mara, Maddy
More fiction
 

Featured magazine: LEGO Minecraft

Immerse yourself in the world of LEGO Minecraft! With each issue go on adventures, solve puzzles, and join activities. Suitable for ages 5-9… and the big kids!

Carnegie Medal for Illustration

Annual UK award for outstanding achievement in children’s illustration. 2026 winner: Kate Rolfe for Wiggling words.

 
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