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Christchurch City Libraries Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi

June 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 - June 2025

A selection of new fiction and nonfiction for older children.

 

Featured magazine: Discovery Box

“Discovery Box is a children's magazine targeted at children from 7 to 14 years old. It covers topics about science, animals, current events, nature, history and the world. It also includes games and quizzes.” 

 

Library events for kids

News

Library App issues

Aroha mai, we are experiencing some issues with the library app.

Staff List

WHAIAO - Rangi

WHAIAO is a celebration of Mātauranga Māori and our specialized Ngā Pounamu Māori Collections. Explore the titles of our RANGI phase.

More kids' events
 

New books

Board books

"Snow" by Dyrander, Johnny
"Christmas Makes Me Happy" by Bowmer, Eleanor
"Your Horse" by Klassen, Jon
"Tom and Bear at Christmas" by Whybrow, Ian, 1941-
"Maisy's Sailboat" by Cousins, Lucy, 1964-
"On the Go" by Turner, Brook Sitgraves
"Christmas Makes Me Happy" by Bowmer, Eleanor
More board books

Picture books

"Tom Nancy" by Barnett, Mac, 1982-
"Just Lost!" by Mayer, Gina
"The Most Magnificent Moose" by Bright, Rachel, 1979-
"Free to Be Me" by Prasadam-Halls, Smriti
"Pudding the Christmas Puppy" by Dodd, Emma, 1969-
"If I Had A Penguin" by Dawnay, Gabby
"Just Lost!" by Mayer, Gina
More picture books

Non-fiction for kids

"Where Are Stitch & Angel?" by Vacca, Franceso
"Wāhine" by Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy
"Arsenal Rule" by Mugford, Simon
"Infopedia 2027"
"Mauri" by Jones, Merryn
"Messi" by Mugford, Simon
"Wāhine" by Te Aho-White, Isobel Joy
More non-fiction

Fiction for kids

"The Baby-sitters Club" by Martin, Ann M., 1955-
"The 12 Days of Christmas" by Scheffler, Axel, 1957-
"Your Horse" by Klassen, Jon
"Armchair Bear" by Bishop, Gavin, 1946-
"Maisy's Sailboat" by Cousins, Lucy, 1964-
"Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince" by Rowling, J. K., 1965-
"The 12 Days of Christmas" by Scheffler, Axel, 1957-
More fiction
 

Featured posts

Blog Post

The NZCYA Book Awards feature four finalists from Ōtautahi

The finalists in this year's national awards for children's and young adults books have been announced with some familiar names featuring.

Blog Post

The Wonderful Stranges: Wild weather and kindness

Missbeecrafty reads a New Zealand picture book about tolerance and kindness.

 

Library App issues

Aroha mai, we are experiencing some issues with the library app.

 
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