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Judy Blume on the big screen
If you were a child of the 80s, prepare yourself for some excitement - Tiger Eyes has been made into a movie.
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Margaret Mahy award
Margaret Mahy could be posthumously honoured this year with an award now named after her.
Matilda at 25
"Hopeless." That was how Roald Dahl's editor described an early draft of Matilda, a now much-loved children's book that's celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Teaching kids about Anzac Day
It would be easy for Anzac Day to seem irrelevant to children, for them to dismiss it as just something that happened a long time ago.
French parenting tips
This book promises to teach how the French get their children to sleep through the night, eat well, have patience and good manners.
Boys-only book club
A school is combating a lack of interest in reading among its more rambunctious pupils by starting a boys-only book club.
Not enough girl heroes
There is a 'girl power' void in new books for Kiwi kids, according to judges on a children's book awards panel.
Dyslexic writer to tour
For many 20-year-olds $40,000 is the cost of a student loan, but for one high-school dropout, it's the price of a self-funded book tour.
Twilight author's The Host
Stephenie Meyer's The Host doesn't have much in common with her Twilight series, except maybe the potential for a franchise.
Rodman writes kids' book
Dennis Rodman, one of basketball’s most outrageous personalities, has written a book for children.
Free range parenting
The seven Ottley-Karena children don't hear the word 'careful'. Their parents believe it will make them overly-cautious.
Spooky stories
You may think scary plots of kids' fantasy book could be bad for them, but an interest in fantasy fiction can be empowering in an overwhelming and confusing world.
Grimm's dark side
The Brother Grimm's first tales were fraught with merciless aggression, vicious brutality, and deadly hostility.
Walliams 'new Roald Dahl'
David Walliams, one half of the comedy duo Little Britain, is becoming one of Britain's most popular children's authors.
Review: Big Bad Bill on the Naughty Step
A lively story about how a young boy and a pirate teach a cowboy to say sorry.
Girls hungry for heroines
OPINION: Girls are looking for an alternative to the stereotypes they're presented with.
Moving and touching...
OPINION: What you should look for if you've never touched an ebook reader before.
Board books for Kiwi kids
Essential Mums takes a look at sturdy board boards produced with iconic New Zealand images for Kiwi babies.
Teen writer lands six-figure deal
The teenage author of a vampire fantasy novel has become the latest internet sensation to land a global publishing deal.
Judy Blume has breast cancer
Judy Blume, the author of young adult books "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" and "Tiger Eyes," was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer and underwent a mastectomy, she said on her blog.
How to be an awesome dad
New Zealand is full of brilliant dads wanting to be better, says Ian Grant, "they just sometimes need some tips as to how".
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