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Karere 'Kids' - 'Kids' stories

  • Te Ara Pukapuka Children's Walk at Central Park
    Te Ara Pukapuka, our children's book walk, has landed at Central Park with a wonderful new pukapuka selected for this location!

  • Silent Wonders: Exploring Wordless Picture Books

  • The Weird and Wonderful World of Cryptids
    The 2023-2024 Summer Reading Adventure is fast approaching with an exciting new challenge for you - a chance to design and draw your very own cryptid! But what is a cryptid, you might wonder?

  • What comes next? Diary of a Wimpy Kid
    Readalikes for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

  • What comes next? Percy Jackson and the Olympians
    Find read-alikes for Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

  • Parihaka Day
    On the coast of Aotearoa, near Mount Taranaki, lies an important place called Parihaka which has a lot to teach us about the history of injustice in New Zealand, and the importance of hope and peace.

  • Hairy Maclary from a Donaldson's Dairy
    "Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy..." Sound familiar? That's because Hairy Maclary is one of New Zealand's (and the world's) best-loved picture books.

  • Wellington Beaches for Summer Swimming
    Let's talk about one of the most Kiwi summer activities Wellington has to offer - going to the beach!

  • Daylight Saving: What is it?
    On Sunday 4 April at 3am all the clocks in New Zealand will "fall backwards" ONE HOUR to 2am as Daylight Saving time finishes. But why do we do this strange practice?

  • Asterix the Historian
    Who doesn't love a good Asterix comic? But did you know that reading Asterix comics is a great way to learn about all that ancient history that you thought was boring (go on, admit it!)?

  • The Baby-Sitters Club: Chapter Books vs. Comics
    The Baby-Sitters Club is an iconic series full of friendship and problem-solving, but did you know that some of novels have been released as comics?

  • Waitangi Day
    Waitangi Day is a special day in New Zealand’s history. It is a public holiday celebrated on the 6th of February.

  • The ancient history of the Olympics
    The modern Olympics Games take place every four years and are split into the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics, but what about the ancient Olympic Games? What are the origins of the Olympics?