Children’s animation has some really creative people doing fun stuff in this month’s Top 10.
The Octonauts are a great cross-over from screen to page with their puzzle books and picture books. Beatrix Potter’s characters also have a to offer, stretching vocabulary in her classic Children’s tales.
Do you have a favourite book to screen character? Let us know in the comments.
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Octonauts
2. My little pony, friendship is magic
3. Peter Rabbit
4. Fireman Sam
7. Inside out
8. Minions
Harry Potter has taken over the eBook world! The new Harry Potter story has people fascinated with the way it’s been written – just like the play! It makes the book a surprisingly quick read. Which means we’re racing through the reserve list here in the library. Good news for all the fans out there.
There are some great plays here in the library if you like the script form that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was written in. Have you been inspired to put on a play of any of your favourite stories? How did it go? Let us know in the comments.
1. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K.Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by Jack Thorn, John Tiffany and J.K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
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. The Hobbit, by J. R. R.Tolkien
10. The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kiplong
Lego, Minecraft and Star Wars are yet again leading as the favourites of the Children’s non-fiction world. But… Language books are a really cool part of the non-fiction collection. First readers in Maori nearly squeaked into the Top 10 this month. So for those of you practicing the Reo you can find a good start in these pukapuka. Ka wani ke! (Awesome!)
1. LEGO, by Daniel Lipkowitz
2. Minecraft, by Stephanie Milton, illustrated by Joe McLaren
3. Star Wars, by Adam Bray
4. Star Wars character encyclopedia, by Simon Beecroft
5. Minecraft, by Nick Farwell
6. Small scenes from a big galaxy, by Vesa Lehtimaki
7. Minecraft hacks master builder, by Megan Miller
8. Minecraft, by Matthew Needler and Phil Southam
9. Star Wars, by David West Reynolds
10. Lego Star Wars in 100 scenes, by Daniel Lipkowitz
New releases galore on the Children’s fiction front! There is a new Tom Gates adventure, catch up with Liz Pichon’s hero at your library. And what could be on the 78th storey of Andy and Terry’s treehouse? Any one else find this series a really good way to learn their 13 times tables?
1. Diary of a wimpy kid series, by Jeff Kinney
2. Tom Gates series, by Liz Pichon
3. Treehouse series, by Andy Griffiths
4. Dirty Bertie series, by Alan MacDonald
5. Dork Diaries, by Rachel Renée Russell
6. Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
7. The Secret Seven series by Enid Blyton
8. The BFG, by Roald Dahl
9. Matilda, by Roald Dahl
10. The hidden oracle, by Rick Riordan
There’s plenty of great material in the Children’s comic collection! Some strong favourites in this month’s Top 10. Pokemon is really popular with the Pokemon Go frenzy that’s everywhere!
Peanuts is number one this week, so if you can’t find any on your library shelf Comic Plus has you covered for online copies. Login with your library card and read comics to your heart’s content.
1. Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz
2. Pokemon, by Hidenori Kusaka, art by Satoshi Yamomoto
3. Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce
4. Garfield, by Jim Davis
5. Amulet, by Kazu Kibuishi
6. My little pony, by Ted Anderson, Christina Rice & Thom Zahler; art by Jay Fosgitt, Agnes Garbowska & Tony Fleecs
7. Adventure time, by Ryan North
8. Tintin by Herge
9. Chi’s sweet home, by Kanata Konami
10. The Smurfs anthology, by Peyo
Long winter evenings are a great time to catch up with the latest movies.
It’s not just the one off movies people love to borrow from the library, there are the DVD series where you can follow characters through their many adventures. Building adventures with lego is great for your imagination and construction skills. These building blocks have inspired quite a few series – do you know them all?
There’s: Legends of Chima, Justice League, Ninjago Masters of Spinjitsu, LEGO friends, Star Wars, Nexo Knights, Bionicle and there’s a LEGO Scooby-Doo! Try saying all that in one breath! Have I missed any? Let us know in the comments.
Here’s your Top 10 for July 2016:
1. My little pony, friendship is magic
2. Inside out
4. Minions
8. Goosebumps
10. Rabbids invasion
Minecraft domination! This game has taken over the top ten this month!
Other popular books from the libraries’ non-fiction collections covered Arabic language and Matariki. We’ve been having some great clear skies in the evening, giving you a chance to spy out the constellations in our winter sky.
Arabic language books are part of the foreign language collection in the Children’s non-fiction. There are stories in different languages from around the world as well as dictionaries and books that help with learning a new language.
You don’t have to travel far to use other languages as we are lucky to have people from many different countries living in Wellington. Great phrases to have handy are “hello and goodbye, please and thankyou”. Did you know that New Zealand has three official languages? Te Reo. English and Sign Language.
How many languages can you say these words in? Let us know in the comments.
Ka kite!
Here’s your Top 10 for July 2016:
1. The LEGO ideas book, by Daniel Lipkowitz
2. Minecraft: beginner’s handbook, by Stephanie Milton, Paul Soares, Jordan Maron and Joe Bolder
3. Star Wars, David West Reynolds
4. Star Wars character encyclopedia, by Simon Beecroft
5. Minecraft: redstone handbook, by Nick Farwell
6. Minecraft hacks master builder, by Megan Miller
7. LEGO play book, by Daniel Lipkowitz
8. Hacks for Minecrafters, by Megan Miller
9. Minecraft, by Matthew Needler and Phil Southam
10. Cool creations in 35 pieces, by Sean Kinney
Roald Dahl has two entries in the Top 10 this month. Some of you may have been inspired from the movie The BFG to check out his books.
Roald Dahl’s imagination made more words than you’ll find in the dictionary! The BFG’s grasp of English “is a bit crumply” as he himself admits. Sometimes though a made-up word is the best kind to use! The oxford dictionary team seem to think so, this year the Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary was published to celebrate the author’s 100th birthday!
Have you guys found Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes book yet? We think Roald Dahl is pretty cool so we made up our holiday programmes around one of his tales of the BFG. Hope we get to see you at one of them.
Here’s your Top 10 for July 2016:
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. The Secret Seven, by Enid Blyton
6. The BFG, Roald Dahl
7. Ratburger, by David Walliams
8. Matilda, by Roald Dahl
9. Awful Auntie, by David Walliams
10. Demon dentist, by David Walliams
Travelling? Your library has your back! eBooks are available if you’re moving around the city, the country or around the world!
At the top of this month’s list are the tales of the well known wizarding school Hogwarts. Four years ago a very dedicated lady built this incredible model out of Lego! Check out the photos for the details inside and out. But if you’re travelling and want to explore Hogwarts you could look through a virtual model.
Here’s your Top 10 list for July 2016
1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J. K. Rowling
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J. K. Rowling
6. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J. K. Rowling
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J. K. Rowling
8. The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkein
9. Old School: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, by Jeff Kinney
10. The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling
Garfield is sooo comfortable in the middle of the the Top Ten. Cozily squished between Pokemon and the strange world of Adventure Time.
Has your life been affected by Pokemon Go? The app that has got everyone hunting all around Wellington to add to their collection?
The library is a hotbed for Pokemon activity. The rare Meowth was found at the Central Library only a few days ago! Who have you found at a library? Let us know in the comments.
1. Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce
2. Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz
3. Tintin, by Herge
4. Pokemon by Hidenori Kusaka
5. Garfield, by Jim Davis, adapted by Cedric Michiels
6. Adventure time, by Ryan North
7. Asterix, by Goscinny and Udzero
8. Amulet, by Kazu Kibuishi
9. Chi’s sweet home, by Kanata Konami
10. The Smurfs anthology, by Peyo
