Favourite+Books

=[|Once Upon a Tale]= A great site from the BBC's 'razzledazzle' with stories and interactive activities -with audio.

=Favourite Book Titles= Stuck for a library book to share, a special reward or a birthday gift. Try these favourites.

//**My Brown Bear Barney**// by Dorothy Butler. Illustrator Elizabeth Fuller. (Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1988) Also Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1988; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989; New York: Greenwillow, 1989; Auckland: Little Mammoth, 1990; Sevenoaks: Picture Knight, 1991; Auckland: Reed Children’s Books, 1994. First in a series; the other titles are: //My Brown Bear Barney at School// (Auckland: Reed Children’s Books, 1994) and //My Brown Bear Barney in Trouble// (Auckland: Little Mammoth, 1993). //**Annie and Moon**// by Miriam Smith and Lesley Moyes. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1988, reprinted 2000) Also Auckland: Puffin, 1990. Aim Picture Book of the Year, 1990. Shortlisted for Russell Clark Award, 1989 //**Taniwha**// by Robyn Kahukiwa. (Auckland: Puffin, 1986 [reprinted 2000]) Maori edition as //Taniwha// (Auckland: Viking Kestrel, 1986). New Zealand Picture Book of the Year, 1987. Russell Clark Award, 1987 //**Hemi’s Pet**// by Joan de Hamel. Illustrated by Christine Ross. (Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1985; North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson, 1985) Also Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987; Picture Puffin, 1988; Capetown: Leo, 1989 (in 5 African language editions); Auckland: Puffin 1990. Also published in Maori as //Mokai a Hemi// (Auckland: Reed Children’s Books, 1993). Shortlisted for the Government Printer Awards. A.W. Reed Memorial Award, 1985. //**Bertie and the Bear**// by Pamela Allen. (Melbourne: Nelson, 1983; London: Hamilton, 1983; Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983). Also New York: Coward-McCann, 1984; Melbourne: Nelson, 1985, Puffin, 1989. Australian Picture Book of the Year, 1984. //**Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy**// by Lynley Dodd. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1983 [reprinted 1989, 1999]; London: Spindlewood, 1983; Flinders Park, SA: Keystone Picture Books, 1983; Flinders Park: Era, 1983) Also London: Puffin, 1985; New York: Gareth Stevens, 1985; Flinders Park, SA: Era, 1988; Barnstaple: Spindlewood, 1989; London: Puffin, 2000; also as sound recordings and the basis for a stage show. New Zealand Picture Book of the Year, 1984. First title in a extensive series (14 titles so far) about Hairy Maclary and his friends, with most titles winning awards. The most recent award winner was //Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack// (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1999) which won the NZ Post Children’s Choice Award, 2000. Just published is //Scarface Claw// (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 2001).

//**The Kuia and the Spider**// by Patricia Grace. Illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa. (Auckland: Longman Paul: Wellington: Kidsaurus 2, 1981; Auckland: Penguin, 1981) Also Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1982. Maori version: //Te Kuia me te Pungawerewere.// Translated by Syd Melbourne. (Auckland: Puffin, 1982) New Zealand Picture Book of the Year, 1982. Highly commended, Russell Clark Award, 1982. Prizewinner in Noma Concours, Japan.
 * //Bidibidi//** by Gavin Bishop. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1982) Also Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1991; basis for a TVNZ 13-part series, 1990.

//**Who Sank the Boat?**// by Pamela Allen. (Melbourne: Nelson, 1982; London: Hamilton, 1982) Also New York: Coward-McCann, 1983; New York and Ringwood, Vic: Puffin, 1988; New York: Putnam & Grosset, 1996; Harlow: Longman, 1998; London: Puffin, 2000. Australian Picture Book of the Year, 1983. IBBY Honour Diploma, 1984. Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book, 2001

//**My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes**// by Eve Sutton. Illustrated by Lynley Dodd. (London: Hamish Hamilton ,1973) Also New York: Parents Magazine Press, 1974, reprinted 1975; London: Puffin, 1978; Flinders Park, SA: Keystone Picture Books; Barnstaple, Devon: Spindlewood, 1984; Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1984; Harlow: Longman, 1999. Esther Glen Award, 1975