My name is Sandy Fussell and I write historical fiction – books set in the past. Polar Boy is about a brother and sister who lived above the Arctic Circle 800 years ago and the Samurai Kids lived in Japan almost 400 years ago. I write about ancient history because I find it interesting. I [...]

Have you meet Henry before? Henry lives in an extraordinary house. If you want to check it out step inside (wipe your feet first) and discover all the fact-packed, fun-packed information about dinosaurs in Dinosaurs by Philip Ardagh. This book is in a comic style with lots of fun pictures, so join Henry as he makes some [...]

It turns out that we are not the only smart creatures in this planet. Animals also have some extraordinary abilities at being clever, as I had read in The Smartest Animals on the Planet, by Dr Sally Boysen. Bees have a special dance they do to show other bees the locations of flowers,  but not as [...]

You’re just a kid, right? So what can you do to change the world? Well then check out Teach your Granny to Text & other ways to change the world. This book was created by thousands of children but it has to be finished by one person in particular (you!). You can test your teacher, make [...]

This book contains strange facts about mummified cats that will purr throughout eternity or our controversial cousin the Neanderthal or the strange way anglerfish falls in love and maybe we might all have Martian ancestors. It has loads and loads of other strange stories and awesome and funny illustrations. The book is called “How Weird [...]

If you like the Henry’s House series, then this is another book for you. It’s called Creepy Crawlies by Philip Ardagh. It is like every other Henry’s House book, packed with fun facts about all the types of creepy crawlies you can imagine. There are lots of cool illustrations as well. Would you like to [...]

Wellington City Libraries are running free school holiday activities at libraries around town to celebrate New Zealand Book Month.
 
Design a book cover, learn how to illustrate like a pro, make dog collars for Hairy Maclary, have fun with food and more!
 
No bookings required at these fun family events. Go to the website for session times and locations or call 499 [...]

Christian the lion is a cool book that is based on the true story of Anthony and John. They had Christian living with them in London until he was too big…..they decided to release Christian back into the wild. They often wondered what happened to him and then went to search for him again……Would Christian remember them? [...]

We would never get caught with our pants down even if we are wearing our best underwear, but have you ever wondered how it got there? I came upon this cool and information-packed book entitled How Underwear Got Under There by Kathy Shaskan and was really amazed at the history of underwear. Our underpants are [...]

Come on guys – Get Growing. Now that spring is here why don’t you have a go at growing your own vegetables and fruit. This book is packed with fun projects and activities to spark the imagination and cultivate green thumbs. You could grow a sunflower from seed or grow a pizza garden. You can even grow [...]