2017

Welcome back to 2017! We hope you all had a great holiday and have had a chance to come and visit the library since school has been back to find yourself a new book to read. Remember we have heaps of books in the library to choose from.

Jake in Space by Candice Lemon-Scott

Great for boys and younger readers - Jake In Space is an exciting Science fiction adventure. Full of action and adventure, a story about Jake and his friends on a mission to save earth.

Lots of diaries

If you love Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork diaries then I'm sure the following books are going to appeal to you.  New into the library is The Misadventures of Max Crumbly - Locker hero by Rachel Renee Russell and a set of Ella Diaries by Meredith Costain.  These won't be on the shelf long.

Everybody loves Horrid Henry

Rushing off the shelves are new copies of the Horrid Henry series.  If your looking for a funny book then try one soon.  The feedback is that they are super funny.  Written by Francesca Simon and Illustrated by Tony Ross.  Grab one today!!

One for the boys

The Boys book of things to make

Another craft book especially for the boys!  "Check out how to build a periscope, design a board game, mastermind a water fight, sculpt soap monsters and more".  Just the book for those days when your a little bored and can't get outside!

Its winter - time for crafts!

Make your own gifts

What better way to spend a cold afternoon than making the perfect present for that special person.  This book is filled with so many crafty ideas which are cheap to make and sure to impress.  

Star War Fans

Keep an eye out for Star Wars absolutely everything you need to know.  This book explores the world of star wars with lots of interesting facts and photos for fans of the movies.

The Lego Movie : the essential guide

Lego fans will love this new book and I know there is a few of you out there! Full of fun and interesting facts and photos -The essential guide tells you  about the how the movie was made, the characters and locations.  Look out for it on our new book stand.

New Rainbow Magic Series

The School Day Fairies by Daisy Meadows

One for the girls.  Look out for a new selection of Rainbow Magic Books

Alison the Art Fairy

Tilly the Teacher Fairy

Lydia the reading fairy

Marissa the science fairy

Kathryn the PE Fairy

Something for the boys

Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

Look out for these new titles in the Big Nate Series.  Lincoln Peirce is a cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Big Nate. It features in more than 200 newspapers in the US.

Enid Blyton Books

Looking for a good adventure or mystery series then why not try the new books just in by author Enid Blyton.  Mum and Dad probably remember these books from there childhood.  Updated and in colour the Famous Five series is sure to be a hit.  They are on display in the library cabinet and will be on the shelves soon.

Scholastic Book Fair

Hope you enjoyed having a look around the scholastic book fair.  Great to see so many families through the door.  Thanks to your support we have some new books for our library.  Check them out when you are next in.

Recycling Books

Check out our new library bookmark holder made by Frazer at lunch break. What an awesome job!

New librarians

Once again we have a great bunch of new librarians to help our at break times.  Congratulations to the following students:

Levi Henke
Zoe Walker
Te Atawhai Reihana Bishop
Sam Davis
Rohan Soper
Pari Teli
Hunter Hopwood
Katy Nortman
Lucy Martin
Harry Sargent
Frazer McLean
Maddy Kroening
Tayte Severinsen
Patchouli Scarlett
Molly Sargent
William Loxham
Kieren Bumbra
Naveen Sridhar

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the Library Blog for 2016.  I hope you have all had time to visit the library with your class and find something good to read.  We have an awesome collection!  Maybe this is the year to find a new series.  Check out our display in the library foyer for some ideas.  Remember we are always keen to hear what you enjoy reading so let us know what books you love.

Attention Captain Underpants fans

Look out for Dav Pilkey's new series " RICK RICOTTA'S MIGHTY ROBOT".  We have the first four books in the library and already they are never on the shelf.  Each book features mini comics and Flip-O-Rama (Flip the Pages to animate the action).  Why not try one today.

Congratulations to Bailee!!

A Big Thank You to Bailee Bryce-Gillett  in Room 21,  who recently won a Paper Plus writing competition.  Her prize included some free books for herself and our school.  What an awesome effort!

Matariki

Thanks to Room 22 for there colourful Matariki Art!

Librarians

What a great bunch of school librarians we have this year.  They help at morning tea and lunch breaks and are able to  issue and return your books or help you to find something on the shelve.  They also help with shelving and tidying our library.  

Congratulations to the following children for gaining there Bronze Award for there work in the library : Daniel Anngow, Lucy Martin, Sam Davis, Lisa Kelly, Zoleika Judd, Pari Teli, Leah Johnson, Zoe Walker, Kieran Bumbra, Cameron Allan and Rohan Soper.

Book Illustrators

With ART WEEK just around the corner, it seemed a great time to share a video of author Chris Riddell drawing Ishmael the mouse from the book Goth Girl. Illustrators bring books to life and help us see what our book character looks like or sees.  Look out for more of Chris Ridell's books in our library.