Another birthday. The Gruffalo turns 10

 Julia Donaldson’s delightful creature  the Gruffalo is 10 years old.

 He is so popular he even has his own website. Do check it out and help celebrate by having fun on his birthday.
You can also check out what the author is up to on her own site and see some of the other books she has written.
Don’t forget to come into our library and see other books  Julia has written. Julia was out here in Christchurch some time back and she is indeed a very funny and talented author and performer.
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Thank you Tawhiti School

Thank you to the staff and children of Tawhiti school for donating the wonderful book  ” The odd egg” by Emily Gravett.  We were lucky to have some of the staff  visiting us last week from their school  in Taranaki.

Emily Gravett writes and illustrates truly amazing books. Her picture books are both sophisticated and subtle.  Her web site is also amazing. 
The odd egg
Little mouse’s big book of fears
Meerkat mail
Wolves
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Reading aloud

Mem Fox is a brilliant author and educator. 

 Her website is full of tips and ideas on reading. 
One of her most popular passions is on reading aloud and she provides 10 tips on how to make the most of this time with your child.
Some of her best books are:
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
Koala Lou
The magic hat
Wombat devine
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Parents and kids reading

Thanks to National Library for this wonderful site parents and kids reading with heaps of links to other sites on reading.

The idea is to keep reading to your children no matter what age they are. Take turns reading to each other. Have fun with reading. 
Don’t forget that on the parent’s page of this blog is a list of books on reading that you can borrow. 
I am always available to help with the selection of books for your child. Whichever library you visit do make use of the librarians as they are there to help and encourage your child to read. All it takes is the right book for the right child.
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Brian Falkner entertains at National Library

 It was great to spend Friday at National Library celebrating events  as  part of New Zealand Post Book Awards. Winners of the Canterbury competitions spent time with children’s book writer Brian Falkner. He had students writing in teams for games of story sports. It was magic to see the students thinking quickly and coming up with great opening lines of stories. 

We wish Brian Falkner luck on his nominated book The tomorrow code.  Check out some of his other books in the library. Have a look at his website as well.
The real thing
Henry and the flea
Super freak
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Pop-up books

Have you ever looked at the wonderful pop-up books available now. 

Some are so sophisticated, especially those by Robert Sabuda. 
Well you  can now make your own. Check out his website with easy instructions.
There are plenty to choose from such as animals, ships, and even Star Wars characters.
Have fun!
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Library visitor

Welcome back to term two. 

After a miserable wet day yesterday I was about to lock up the library and go home when who should I spy curled up on a bean bag but our local cat Millie. 
Yes, Millie had sneaked in as she often does and found the best place to sleep. Lucky I found her or no doubt she would have set off the alarms in the middle of the night. And that would not be the first time. We love Millie visiting the school. Usually she sits on the couch watching and listening to the children reading. 
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Bean bags

Thank you so much to FOSCAR for donating the wonderful new blue bean bags for our library.

The are so popular and just the best place to flop back and read. As you can see everyone just loves them.
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My hero

My hero is my favourite author; Michael Morpurgo.

We were so lucky to have seen him talk when he came to Christchurch last year.
Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best children’s books authors. In fact he was the Children’s Laureate which is the best you can be. He has written more than 100 books.

I have  read many of them and loved them all.
Special favourites are:
The butterfly lion
I believe in unicorns
Kensuke’s kingdom
The Mozart question
Kaspar : prince of cats
All of these and many more are in our school library. Check them out.
Have a look at his website too.
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Heroes Quotes

Quotes 

“Heroes take journeys, confront dragons, and discover the treasure of their true selves.” Carol Lynn Pearson
“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” Benjamin Disraeli
“We can’t all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.” Will Rogers

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Heroes


Heroes is our school-wide  year-long theme.

 We will be covering everything from cartoon super-heroes like Spider-man, to famous New Zealanders, like Sir Edmund Hillary. 
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Reading Crusade


We have many children eagerly reading their six books as part of the Reading Crusade. Just because the challenge is nearly over doesn’t mean you stop reading. There are some wonderful new books in the library and I have added a few more fun sites to play around with on the library blog.

Check out the author and illustrator sites for the latest additions. Four of our children were invited to visit Fendalton Public Library to meet two of the Crusaders rugby players. The children were buzzing with excitement and delighted with their goody bag and signed autographs from Jonathan Poff and Tim Batemen.

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Wow!
Hilary and Meredith Badger just blew us all away with their talk about writing. All eyes were on the authors as they discussed how they came up with stories, characters and spy names. Everyone now wants to be a spy. I have had to purchase more books for the library because there are so many eager readers waiting for the next book to read. The authors were mobbed afterwards. A wonderful experience for the children but the authors were equally impressed by the FOS welcome from the Kapa Haka team.

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Welcome back

Hello everyone.
It is great to be back in school. We have lots of exciting things happening in the library this term. For the seniors we are incredibly lucky to have two amazing authors visiting us next week. We have H.I. Larry – the author the Zac Power books. We also have Meredith Badger the author of many of the Go Girl books. Can’t wait!

We are also participating in the Reading Crusade. That’s where you get to read six books of your choice to try and win prizes but also to receive a certificate signed by the Crusaders Rugby Team. And that’s just for starters.

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Mr Gum and the Biscut Billionaire

There is this Gingerbread Man with electric muscles he is super rich now i mean rich.
And there is Mr Gum and Billy (Other guy that speacks werid) they want his money.
Polly(Little Girl) saves the day.And theres a fair that has hot dogs.

Great Book 9/10

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Bumface. by Morris Gleitzman

Bumface is a book about a boy called Angus and his family. He has to look after his brother and sister whilist his mother works at a TV studio. Bumface is a character that he created for his schoolplay. His Mother keeps falling in love and his brother and sister have different fathers.

Angus’s friend is called Rindi and they play pirates, and Rindi helps Angus to stop his mum finding another husband.

They have lots of advetures and I hope you enjoy this funny book. I rate it 5 stars

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Alex Rider Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

SAS is a special military camp. The main characters are: Alex Rider, Allen Blunt, Mrs Jones, and Herod Sayle. My favourite character is Allen Blunt. My favourite part is when Alex sneaks away from Sayle. Hope you enjoy.

Alex Rider realises that his uncle, Ian Rider is dead. Alex goes to MI6, thinking that he is in the Royal & General bank. Allen Blunt wants Alex to work for MI6. Alex goes to SAS to train for two weeks. Alex almost killed a dozen people in a boxed trailer.

Scott

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