New PB for Linda Jane Keegan

Congratulations to author Linda Jane Keegan on the publication of

Kororā and the Sushi Shop

a picture book illustrated by Jenny Cooper and published by Scholastic NZ Ltd.

A fun rhyming story based on the real events of a little blue penguin trying to nest under a sushi shop in downtown Wellington.

Belated hurrahs for Evie Barrow

Congratulations to illustrator Evie Barrow whose picture book

The Little Book of Hopes

a fiction picture book for 0 - 6 year olds written by Elyse Shellie was published by New Frontier in March this year.

An enchanting book expressing all the hopes and wishes parents have for their children. Celebrating kindness, resilience and empathy, this book is the perfect collection of dreams for the future.

It sounds like the ideal book to lift spirits and warm hearts.