Kids Blog

Rachel and Theo Matheson are a pair of red-haired twins from Nelson. They are staying at their cousin Ricky’s house in Auckland for the school holidays when they get embroiled in a struggle between two alien races over the fate of the Earth. Mr Jones is the goodie and the Wilberforce family are the villians. The Wilberforces are slimy slug-like creatures that can transform into humans for short periods of time. They want to take over the world and turn it into a planet of mud.

Can Rachel and Theo rescue the planet from the filth of alien imperialism…?

Under the Mountain is an exciting adventure set amongst the volcanoes and waterways of Auckland city, and was written by the wonderful Mr Maurice Gee.

(By the way, we have also got the DVD of the 1980s TV series in the Young Adult section.)

I just had to share these with somebody, cause I had great fun reciting them or saving them up for special ocassions… yeah right! The famous “rose are red, violets are blue” poem has been altered and twisted, and the results are amusing. Here goes…

Roses are red

Violets are blue,

I was born beautiful

What happened to you? (I THINK THIS IS A 10 ON THE MEAN SCALE)

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

When brains were given out

Where were you?  (I THINK THIS 9 ON THE MEAN SCALE)

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

The gasworks stink

And so do you. (When you’d want somebody to take a bath)

Roses are red,

Violets are blue

Orchids are expensive

Will dandelions do?

Roses are red

Violets are blue

I can row a boat

Canoe?

The roses have wilted,

The violets are dead,

Sugar is lumpy

And so is your head.

Finally….

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Most rhymes rhyme,

But this doesn’t.

If you’d like more funny poems check out the book Unreal, Banana Peel.

Hey guys, check out this neat new book from Colin Thompson: The big little book of happy sadness. Meet George, a lonely boy who during a visit to the animal shelter discovers Jeremy, a three legged dog who is locked in the last cage at the shelter – and we all know what that means. Jeremy looks as lost and lonely as George feels and after convincing his granny, George is allowed to bring Jeremy home to live with them. Check out this wonderful book to see how their lives are changed; you will love it.

Josh is a worrier – and for a good reason. A brother or sister is about to be born, but his mother is in hospital with something called ‘complications’. As if that’s not bad enough, Grandma has arrived to run the household while Josh’s dad is busy with their chicken farm. And then there’s Semolina, Josh’s cantankerous and extraordinary pet hen. In return for prawn crackers and the odd beer she’ll tell Josh all the animal gossip. But no one else believes Semolina can talk, and Josh’s warning about a fox on the loose in the chicken house in laughed at – until it is too late.

Read Chicken feathers and tell me what you think!

BookSeekers bookclub starting soon!

Hey guys! This July we are launching a brand new club called BookSeekers, a fabulous FREE book club for 9 to 12 year olds. We’ll meet during the second week of each month* between 4 and 5 pm to share our reading experiences at the following libraries:

~Newtown Library, Wednesdays (first meeting: 9th July)

~Mervyn Kemp Library, Tawa, Wednesdays (first meeting: 9th July)

~Karori Library, Thursdays (first meeting: 10th July)

~Ruth Gotlieb Library, Kilbirnie, Thursdays (first meeting: 10th July)

BookSeekers is all about having fun and enjoying books. You will get to meet others your own age, hear about great new books, discuss what you are reading, enjoy fun, book-related activities, and take part in the BookSeekers reading challenge.

So come into one of our BookSeeker libraries and fill in a joining form and get your parent or caregiver to sign it (make sure you bring your library card also). See you there in the second week of July!

*no meetings in January though.

When Ohbert creates a Glory Gardens website, unknown to everyone else, his mission is to make them the most famous junior club in the world! His claims for the club get bigger and bigger until one day he puts out a challenge for everyone to come and beat the ‘reigning world champions’ – and the top young club in Australia approaches them to do just that. A tournament is arranged, but when the press pick up on the story, there is much more at stake than just their reputation………

Read The Glory Ashes by Bob Cattel to find out more.  Let me know what you think. Don’t forget to nomminate it for Kids Choice if you like it, or any other books you read that you like.

Hey, are you a Stories@7 fan? Well, Stories@7 introduces its best mate, Stories@11… for the two weeks of school holidays you can listen to stories at the central library at 11am on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

In the mean time, make sure you vote for the theme for the next Stories@7 on the 4th of July, and we’ll see you there!

Do you suffer from spheksophobia, arachnophobia or ophidiophobia? What should you do if you’re stung by a wasp and whose bite is more dangerous – Mr or Mrs Katipo’s? Learn the answers to all these perplexing questions and more by reading Poisonous Stuff. You need to watch your step in a world full of fangs, stingers and brightly coloured lures – but did you know that some poisons can actually be useful? Packed with toxic topics and creep-crawly quizzes, you can use the information in this book to frighten your friends and terrify your parents!

Reuben and his mum almost find being the Books to Babies June winner too much!

To find out more about the Books to Babies service visit our services page.

We’re going Olympic for the July school holidays! Meet the Push Play team and have fun playing games and doing activities while learning about the Olympic Games.

We’re Going Olympic sessions will be on at all Wellington library branches. Visit the events page for dates and times and we’ll see you there!