Kids Blog

The Chicken Thief by Beatrice Rodriguez was first published in France but has been published in New Zealand by Gecko Press. Actually, not much translation was needed, as it is a wordless picture book that all ages will enjoy. The story tells what happens when a fox steals a chicken and the chase that follows. Borrow a copy, it will have you smiling. Very cute.

Only 3 weeks of school left before the holidays! Yeah!

We’ve got some great activities planned for the holidays. October is New Zealand Book Month, so we are celebrating New Zealand books, authors and illustrators. All the favourites will be there- Joy Cowley, Lynley Dodd, Under the Mountain and more!

Check out the What’s On page for the details, and look out for posters and flyers in your library branch soon.

There’s some cool new stuff that’s recently arrived at the library. There’s the second Softwire adventure by P.J. Haarsma, called Betrayal on Orbis 2, which looks action packed. 100% Hero is the follow up to the really popular 100% Wolf, which was a Kids’ Choice selection. Freddy’s dad has been caught and put into a zoo, people are snooping around the castle, then Freddy has to go to camp.

Also new is Hannah’s Secret, part of the Beautiful Game series by Narinder Dhami (about football). Find out what else is new on the My Library Children’s Fiction page.

In 1585 Shakespeare was living in Stratford-upon-Avon, and in 1592 he was working as a writer in London. What happened in the seven years in between? No one knows. This period in Shakespeare’s life is known as the “lost years” or “missing Years.”

There are several ideas as to what Shakespeare may have been up to in that time. Some of those ideas are: Shakespeare worked as an apprentice glove maker for his father; Shakespeare studied law; Shakespeare was a teacher; Shakespeare joined the army; Shakespeare went on a voyage exploring the ocean; Shakespeare travelled, perhaps to Italy. We may never know for certain.

To find out more about William Shakespeare, see the websites about  him linked from our Kids Catalogue.

Hey guys! Today is the first day of spring! Yippeeee! Spring is in the air! Come and get some books about Spring and what to expect. Start watching out for those daffodils and lambs when you go for a drive in the country. You can even download a story to your MP3 player or iPod from our website for when you are biking to school or walking in the lovely Spring air!

Father’s Day Special

Hey guys, this Friday we have a special Stories @ 7! Bring along your dad, grandfather or uncle for stories and games at Central Library Friday the 4th of September @ 7pm. There will be one or two challenges for you to work out with your dad!! We look forward to having you all! Make sure you think up why your dad, grandad or uncle is the best!!

For more details check our website.