The Wizard of Oz is coming to Wellington for a one-off show in the Town Hall’s Theatre next Saturday 3 October.
 
This is a new interactive version of the classic American fairytale -  rap with the Tin Man, roar like a Lion, wake up sleepy Shakey the Scarecrow and dance with Dorothy.
 
Come along dressed as your [...]

Hey guys!
 
The school holidays are almost here. Whew! We’ve got some great events planned to celebrate and give you guys something fun to do!
Pop along to your local library to rediscover some old adventures. We’ll be dusting off the classic stories that have inspired movies and children all around the world. You’ll be surprised at how [...]

1-2pm, Saturday 7 March
Join Fairy Trina for a FREE magical journey through the Eastern Walkway. Discover enchanted treasures along the path, and stop for a magic picnic and mischievous games! No registration is needed, just show up on the day at Pirie Street play area, Mt Victoria. Bring a picnic lunch and your best fairy [...]

Little Miss Muffet is bored with her own nursery rhyme so she goes in search of a new one to be in! But before you can say “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”, the whole book of rhymes is thrown into chaos! Check out The great nursery rhyme disaster!

There are lots of fabulous redheads in movies that you can get out from the library. If the one you want isn’t at your branch then just reserve it! Here’s a list of some of them, if you think of more please add them into the comments section.
                                                                               

Ariel, The Little Mermaid which also has a sequel Return to the Sea
Intelligent [...]

I was reading a folk tale the other day that I hadn’t read since I was a child, ‘How Bear lost his tail’. This folk tale originated in North America (it’s an Ojibwe legend) but it has been retold by Julia Wall and beautifully illustrated by Ali Teo. It’s all about Bear, who thought that [...]

The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith.
This book has been around for some time but is worth checking out. There are hilarious twists to some famous fairy tales. Do you know Cinderumpelstiltskin, Little Red Running Shorts and who is the Stinky Cheese Man? The bookformat is also [...]