On Saturday August 11th at 11am bookshops and libraries around New Zealand (and around the world) will be doing a mass storytime of Margart Mahy’s stories.
Celebrate the wonderful life of one of New Zealand’s most famous and loved authors with us. We have NZ children’s authors an illustrators visiting Wellington Libraries for the mass storytime, with fun activities afterwards.
Here’s where you can join in:
Wellington Central Library: Fifi Colston will be reading picture books at 11am, Moira Wairama will read chapter books and short stories at 1pm
Karori Library: Poet Helen Fletcher and Author-Illustrator Sabrina Malcolm will be reading at 11am
Brooklyn Library: Join Authors Eirlys Hunter and Pippa Werry who will be reading at 11am
Kilbirnie Library: Author Johanna Knox and Hannah Webster (Whitireia Radio Student) will read at 11am
Cummings Park Library (Ngaio): Children’s book expert Barbara Murison and Author Iona McNaughton will read some of their favourites at 11am.
Miramar Library: Toby Gray and Janet Colson (Students from Whitireia Radio and Creative Writing schools) will read at 11am
Tawa Library: Paula Collins (Whitireia Radio student) will read at 11am
Thanks to Whitireia and the Wellington Children’s Book Association for their support.