I had this fantastic link sent to me this morning.  Have you heard of Pinterest?  This might be something to show your parents.  It is a Pinterest with loads of pins about fabulous children's books.

delightful childrens books

Bear Hunt by Anthony Browne.

Our featured author this week is Anthony Browne, loved by children and adults all over the world.  The featured book is "Into the Woods" which is in the library for you to look at.  

This video is a wonderful animation by a school in England.

Some of our new books!

The wonderful Hurupaki School Fundraising group (some very dedicated mums!) applied for and got a grant last term for new picture books for our library.  Mrs Rahui has been very busy getting them all ready for you to be able to take out and enjoy.  Have a look at some of them in this slideshow.

Is there a book you would like to see....

In our library?  Remember you can add the books you would like in the library to our LibraryThing page.  Then Mrs Rahui will see the book and order it for you!

go to librarything here and add the book you would like.  

Our Username is : Hurupaki and the password is : library.

Again! How to Draw a Dragon with Emily Gravett

This book is our book of the week in the library.  In this video the author and illustrator Emily Gravett will share with you how to draw her dragon.

The new cat by Joy Cowley

Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand's most famous authors.  You will all take home one of her books as you learn to read.  This video is made by children in Palmerston North reading one of her reading books - The New Cat. 

The quiz this week is on Pip the Penguin.  A beautiful picture book written by Joy Cowley and illustrated by Gavin Bishop.  Read it in the library and answer the question to win the prize!

Margaret Mahy

This term we are going to feature 'author of the week' in the library.  The question for the quiz will be about the book featured by the 'author of the week'.  This week Margaret Mahy is our author and her featured book is The Great White Man-eating Shark.  Enjoy this funny story!