Beta Mean Better!
How are you all doing with your NZ Book Month Reading? I’ve read my third book, so I’m pleased to say that I’m on target to read four books by New Zealand authors before the close of the month. This...
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Do you want the chance to meet the Crusaders and win some awesome prizes? You need to join the Reading Crusade. The Reading Crusade starts on Monday 11 March and runs until 19 April (that’s 6 weeks)....
View ArticleThe Twelve Doors by Tierney Reardon
Check out this awesome story that Tierney wrote using Andy Griffiths’ Twelve Doors writing exercise. The Twelve Doors The Doors. Most people haven’t heard of them. Perhaps this is a good thing. After...
View ArticleThe Red Stilettos by Bailey Reardon
Check out this awesome story that Bailey wrote using Andy Griffiths’ ‘Write a Story Starring You!’ writing exercise. The Red Stilettos I looked over my shoulder. Miss Andrew, my new teacher, was...
View ArticleLovely to be here
Hello and it’s lovely to be here. Well, not exactly here, as I am writing from my desk in Raglan, a little town half up the West Coast of the North Island, but still it feels as if I am down there in...
View ArticleA Study in Custard by Tierney Reardon
Check out Tierney’s ‘A Study in Custard’ that she wrote using Andy Griffiths’ writing prompt,Make the unbelievable believable. A Study In Custard “Scientific studies show that eating custard three...
View ArticleAngus by Tierney Reardon
Check out Tierney’s ‘Angus’ that she wrote using Andy Griffiths’ writing prompt, 50-word Pet Story. Angus Five foot tall, emerald green, my dog Angus is easily seen. Neighbours complain when they lose...
View ArticleLouie by Ella Somers
Check out Ella’s ‘Louie’ that she wrote using Andy Griffiths’ writing prompt, 50-word Pet Story. LOUIE Golden gold, wagging tail spoilt rotten steals the mail! Sniffing this, sniffing that, finding the...
View ArticleThe Twelve Doors by Ella Somers
Check out this awesome story that Ella wrote using Andy Griffiths’ Twelve Doors writing exercise. THE TWELVE DOORS Good morning, stranger, and what brings you to my door? Ah, you need not say anything,...
View ArticleWinner of the Andy Griffiths Writing Challenge
Thanks to everyone who entered our Andy Griffiths Writing Challenge last week. You all wrote some wonderful stories, poems and lists and we loved reading them. The winner of the Typo prize pack and a...
View ArticleFree Book Friday – Nanny Piggins and The Race To Power by R.A. Spratt
This week’s Free Book Friday is Nanny Piggins and The Race To Power by R.A. Spratt. In this riveting eighth instalment of Nanny Piggins’ adventures, she sets out to thwart Mr Green’s political...
View ArticleBeta Mean Better!
How are you all doing with your NZ Book Month Reading? I’ve read my third book, so I’m pleased to say that I’m on target to read four books by New Zealand authors before the close of the month. This...
View ArticleFree Book Friday – Project Huia by Des Hunt
This week’s Free Book Friday is Project Huia by Des Hunt Logan’s grandfather grew up near Palmerston North in the 1940s. One day, he and his sister Mavis spotted a beautiful and unusual bird in the...
View ArticleBeta Mean Better!
How are you all doing with your NZ Book Month Reading? I’ve read my third book, so I’m pleased to say that I’m on target to read four books by New Zealand authors before the close of the month. This...
View ArticleFree Book Friday – Jamie Reign: The Last Spirit Warrior by P.J. Tierney
This week’s Free Book Friday is Jamie Reign: The Last Spirit Warrior by P.J. Tierney Jamie Reign was born twelve years ago, on the first day of the Chinese Year of the Dragon. This supposedly...
View ArticleBeta Mean Better!
How are you all doing with your NZ Book Month Reading? I’ve read my third book, so I’m pleased to say that I’m on target to read four books by New Zealand authors before the close of the month. This...
View ArticleFree Book Friday – Hang in There Bozo by Lauren Child
This week’s Free Book Friday is Hang in There Bozo by Lauren Child. Ruby Redfort: secret agent, detective, thirteen-year-old kid. And now… survival expert. It’s not always possible to skip around...
View ArticleBeta Mean Better!
How are you all doing with your NZ Book Month Reading? I’ve read my third book, so I’m pleased to say that I’m on target to read four books by New Zealand authors before the close of the month. This...
View ArticleWin Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo
“Now – there’s no point in pretending here – I was, and still am deep down, a puppet. Everyone knows Pinocchio is a puppet. I reckon I must be just about the most famous puppet the world has ever...
View ArticleThe Great Summer Reading Adventure is coming!
Our annual Summertime Reading programme is about to get underway again for kids between 5 and 12 years old. Pick up your Summertime Reading Club map from your local library or Paper Plus store from...
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