Clik here to view.
The Book of Doom is here!
Today in the UK it’s the book birthday for The Book of Doom by one of my absolute favourite authors, Barry Hutchison. Sadly we have to wait until 21 March to get it here in NZ, but it’s well worth the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s Not a Monster, It’s Me by Raymond McGrath
I love this video so much that I have to share it with everyone! Raymond McGrath made it (with the help of his very talented friends) to promote his picture book, It’s Not a Monster, It’s Me!...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Michael Grant’s Light Book Trailer
Light is one of my most anticipated books of 2013. It spells the end of Michael Grant’s brilliant Gone series. I have a copy sitting on my coffee table staring at me but I’m waiting until I can give...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Dark Book Trailer
A picture book written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Jon Klassen – what more could you ask for! It sounds wonderful. The Dark is released in New Zealand on March 26 by Hachette NZ.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Official US book trailer for Michael Grant’s Light
This US book trailer for Michael Grant’s Light is quite different from the UK version but I think it’s great. Light is one of my Easter reads and it’s fantastic but very nerve-wracking. Light is the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ned Vizzini and Chris Colombus discuss House of Secrets
House of Secrets by Chris Colombus and Ned Vizzini is released in May by HarperCollins NZ. Chris Colombus is the creator of some of my favourite kids movies, including Goonies, Home Alone and Mrs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 5th Wave book trailer
There has certainly been a lot of hype around The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. The teasers haven’t mentioned very much about what the story is about but it sounds intriguing. The 5th Wave is due out in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin book trailer
W.A.R.P. (Witness Anonymous Relocation Programme) is Eoin Colfer’s new series. The Reluctant Assassin is the first book in the series and is released later this month by Penguin Books NZ. It sounds...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boy Nobody book trailer
I’m really looking forward to reading this one. It looks like a great action-packed read. Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff is out now in NZ from Orchard Books.
View ArticleClik here to view.
David Levithan and Andrea Cremer talk about Invisibility
This book sounds amazing and I’m a huge fan of David Levithan, so I will get this book the minute it’s released! Invisibility by David Levithan and Andrea Cremer is released in NZ by Penguin Books in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Silver book trailer
Who will turn silver next? When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a mysterious infection. But this is no ordinary virus. It turns flesh into metal, and pupils...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monkey Wars book trailer – Choose your troop
When Rhesus monkeys are brutally massacred on the dusty streets of Kolkata by a troop of power-hungry Langur monkeys, Mico’s life is changed for ever. As he attempts to help the surviving Rhesus, he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman talks about Noble Conflict
Years after a violent war destroyed much of the world, Kaspar has grown up in a society based on peace and harmony. But beyond the city walls, a vicious band of rebels are plotting to tear this peace...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jonathan Stroud talks about Lockwood and Co.
When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in . . . For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures Book Trailer
It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw the vacuum cleaner coming, but self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Allegiant Book Trailer
What if your whole world was a lie? What if a single revelation – like a single choice – changed everything? What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected? The faction-based society...
View Article
