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Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Bruiser

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  Bruiser   Gavin Bishop   Bruiser                                                                  Gavin Bishop Random House, 2011 Pict...

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  A Manulele in a Mango Tree: Le Manulele o nofo i le Mago: A Pacific Christmas   A Manulele in a Mango Tree: Le Manulele o nofo i ...
Sunday, 10 May 2026

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  Mister Whistler  Margaret Mahy  Gavin Bishop Mr Whistler  Margaret Mahy Ill. Gavin Bishop Gecko Press (2012) Picture book, 32 pages, Paper...
Saturday, 9 May 2026

Bill Nagelkerke's Emily

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  Emily’s Penny Dreadful  Bill Nagelkerke   Emily’s Penny Dreadful (2016)                 Bill Nagelkerke Paperback, 146 pages P...

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  Kiwi Health Heroes    Caitlin Timmer-Arends & Rebecca Waddell Illustrator: So-Young Cho   Kiwi Health Heroes                      ...
Friday, 8 May 2026

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  Wild Life: An Animal History of Aotearoa   Philippa Werry             Wild Life:  An Animal History of Aotearoa                      ...

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  The Ghost House   Bill Nagelkerke The Ghost House                               Bill Nagelkerke Cuba Press (2022) Novel, 180 pages, Pape...
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Trevor Agnew
Trevor Agnew Freelance writer and researcher. * Reviews for Magpies magazine.* Wrote NZ book entries for ‘The Source’ database of Australian and New Zealand Children’s Literature (www.magpies.net.au). * Researched young adult review listings for Hooked on NZ Books website (2015-19).* Co-author with Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew of 'Merchant Miner Mandarin: The Life and Times of the Remarkable Choie Sew Hoy' Canterbury University Press (2020). Biography of Otago Chinese merchant and gold-dredging pioneer.Awards:1993: Nada Beardsley Literacy Award for services to Literacy (Canterbury Reading Association)2013: Canon Media Awards: Reviewer of the Year: Highly Commended.2013: Betty Gilderdale Award for services to children’s literature (Storylines).2022: Queen's Service Medal: for services to children's literacy and historical research. (New Year Honours).
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