We know you’re as excited as us about the upcoming release of the movie The BFG. So we thought you’d appreciate watching the latest movie trailers.
You can grab a copy of The BFG from your local library as a book, eBook, an audiobook on CD, and an animated TV movie from 2012.
Keep your ears and eyes tuned to Wellington City Libraries as we will have some exciting news soon about a BFG event that we know you won’t want to miss out on.
There’s a great mix of new and classic authors in the Top 10 for March. The Fantastic Mr Fox has some cool adaptations in the Library. The film is available on DVD and…. as an outdoor movie coming up on April 16 at Kahurangi School in Strathmore. Got the Fantastic Fox buzz? if you’re interested in something on the theatrical side there’s the play! Have you taken part in the play? Let us know in the comments.
Here are your Top 10 for March:
1. Diary of a wimpy kid, by Jeff Kinney
2. Tom Gates, by Liz Pichon
3. Storey Treehouse Series, by Andy Griffith
4. Dirty Bertie, Alan MacDonald
5. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
6. Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce
7. Once Upon a Dork, by Rachel Renée Russell
8. Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone, J. K. Rowling
9. Captain Underpants and the sensational saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, by Dav Pilkey
10. Fantastic Mr Fox, by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl is a favourite amongst readers, and many of his books have been turned into movies.
The next movie to come out is The BFG, with one of the big bad flesh-eating giants played by New Zealand Actor Jermaine Clements.
The movie is being released in theatres on July 2016 (which is in the school holidays). It’s sure to be good, so make sure you see it.
In the meantime, here’s the latest movie trailer to tease you:
Puzzle books are always in the Top 10! These books are great for visual development, left brain thinking, inferring information and they’re fun! Where’s Wally? tends to dominate the field in this ranking but there are other great titles to get your brains working. Use this super technical term in the search bar Picture puzzles juvenile literature and enjoy!
1. Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney
2. Tom Gates by Liz Pichon
3. Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald
4. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
5. Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child
6. Conspiracy 365. by Gabrielle Lord
7. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
8. Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce
9. The 26-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths
10. The 52-storey treehouse by Andy Griffiths
The series books are holding their own in the popularity stake but, classic author, Roald Dahl has a serious fan base out there
1. Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney
2. Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell
3. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
4. Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald
5. Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce
6. Matilda by Roald Dahl
7. Ruby Redfort by Lauren Child
8. The 52-storey treehouse by Andy Grifiths
9. Awful Auntie by David Walliams
10. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Some of these great books were in the Summer Reading Challenge. Are any of them your favourites? Let us know what you think of the books you read on the reviews page and help someone find a new favourite.
1. Diary of a wimpy kid series, by Jeff Kinney
2. Where’s Wally?, by Martin Handford
3. Dirty Bertie, series, by Alan MacDonald
4. Dork diaries, by Rachel Renée Russel
5. Ruby Redfort, series, by Lauren Child
6. Big Nate series, by Lincoln Pierce
7. Conspiracy 365 series, by Gabrielle Lord
8. The 52-storey treehouse, by Andy Griffiths
9. Awful Auntie, by David Walliams
10.Matilda, by Roald Dahl
This month’s favourite library lends include author Jeff Kinney. As popular online as in print, “To date, the online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid has more than 80 million visits, and is typically read by more than 70,000 kids a day.”
1. Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney.
2. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
3. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
4. Dirty Bertie by Alan MacDonald
5. Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone by J. K. Rowling
6. Awful Auntie by David Walliams
7. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
8. Matilda by Roald Dahl
9. Conspiracy 365 by Gabrielle Lord
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0. Puzzle pirates by Leigh, Susannah.
Adventure, puzzles and plots in this top ten. Great to see Roald Dahl three times in the leader board! Featuring illustrations by the talented Quentin Blake brings life to these scratchy tales of errant anti-heroes and their feats of daring-do.
1. Diary of a wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney
2. Where’s Wally? series by Martin Handford
3. Dirty Bertie series by Alan MacDonald
4. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
5. Matilda by Roald Dahl
6. Big Nate series by Lincoln Pierce
7. The Twits by Roald Dahl
8. Conspiracy 365 series by Gabrielle Lord
9. Puzzle pirates by Susannah Leigh
10. Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone by J. K. Rowling
Craft it up : Christmas around the world : 35 fun craft projects inspired by traveling adventures.
It’s less than 85 days until Christmas. Why not get cracking with ideas on sort of Christmas themed projects you can tackle just in time for the holiday season. Stuck on ideas? Then check out Craft it up : Christmas around the world : 35 fun craft projects inspired by traveling adventures and get lots of fantastic ideas on creative projects, Christmas gift ideas and baked goods inspired by many countries around the world.
Halloween is around the corner. A time of ghouls, ghosts and spooky creatures. This book is jam packed full of craft ideas to teach children how to make Halloween decorations such as bat hangings and black cat lanterns and create spookily brilliant zombie finger puppets and witches on broomsticks, plus lots more amazing Halloween ideas. A book that is bound to keep children entertained from now until Halloween.
Roald Dahl’s The Witches: Plays for Children.
Anyone who is a fan of Roald Dah and who enjoyed his book, The Witches will absolutely love these seven short plays enclosed in this new book. Enclosed in this book are a collection of seven short plays to read and perform. It includes notes, props and costumes. The plays are easy to perform, ideal for acting at school or at home and guarantees lots of fun.
This month Harry Potter has a double entry – the wizard rides again!
1. Diary of a wimpy kid series by Jeff Kinney
2. Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renée Russell
3. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
4. Dirty Bertie series by Alan MacDonald
5. Ivy + Bean by Annie Barrows
6. Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce
7. Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone by J. K. Rowling
8. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
9. Conspiracy 365 series by Gabrielle Lord
10. Matilda by Roald Dahl
