Here is a selection of new titles for kids and young adults added to our collection in 2017. You will find something here to excite, enthuse, enthral and inform.
2017
- Picture books
- Younger fiction
- Older fiction
- Young Adult
- Art and activities
- Science and technology
- People and places
- Poetry, fairy tales, language, or literature
- Natural world
- Graphic novels
Picks from the Best (and Worst) Children's book evening
Best Older Fiction and Young Adult Reads in 2017 as picked by Rachael King, WORD Christchurch Literary Director.
Best Junior Fiction Reads in 2017 as picked by Zac McCallum, Halswell School Librarian.
Best Picture Books in 2017 as picked by Sophie O'Rourke, junior school teacher at Waitakiri Primary School.
What’s new
Want to keep up-to-date with new titles added to the Christchurch City Libraries’ collections each month?
- Read the Kids posts on our blog
- Explore our New titles including stuff for kids
- Subscribe to a wide variety of newsletters including Picture Books and Kids’ Books
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Past editions
2016
- Picture books
- Younger fiction
- Older fiction
- Young Adult
- Art and activities
- Science and technology
- People and places
- Words and Children's literature
- Natural world
- Recommended read-aloud picture books
2015
- Picture books
- Younger fiction
- Older fiction
- Young Adult
- Te Reo Māori
- Information books: animals, science and geography
- Information books: history, art and literature
