Kiwi Kids Book Chat

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. Well we are back into it! This episode took about three attempts and it still isn't perfect!! But if we aim for perfection, nothing is ever going to happen - so here it is in all it's imperfect glory. We haven't really got on top of the sound quality, and for that we apologise, but there are lots o...

After a 2 year hiatus, the reason for which is explained within, Teacher-Librarians Julie Huggins and Penny Walch are relaunching their podcast which aims to highlights books by kiwi authors, as well as books which are being read by kiwi kids. The technical side of things is NOT their forte, so do please excuse some of the ghostly voices... ... and for some bizarre reason, known only to some highe...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. Well we certainly made up for the short episode last week… Who knew we could talk for soooo long about Graphic Novels?  Best you get a cuppa for this one!! This week's episode makes mention of the following books: Footrot Flats series by Murray Ball https://www.footrotflats.com/ Changing Times by Bob Kerr...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week’s mini episode features The Reading Tribe by David Riley.   (This is different to what was advertised at the end of Episode 7, as poor Julie has been unwell and unable to record.  It wasn't nearly as much fun recording without her!  And it is definitely NO fun editing the episode and o...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week’s episode celebrates New Zealand Sea Week and International Wildlife Day. In the Bush, In the Garden, Under the Ocean, At the Beach, Up the River, Animals of Aotearoa, From Moa to Dinosaur by Ned Barraud and Gillian Candler. Whose Beak is This?, Whose Feet Are These?, Whose Home is This? by Gillian Candler. Which Nati...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week's episode is the second of a two part feature which immerses itself in Maori mythology and features the following books: PART 2: Swim by Chris Szekely Tales of Aotearoa series by Donovan Bixley ( How Maui Fished up the North Island , How Maui Slowed Down the Sun , Maui and the Secret of Fire. ) Here is a link to some...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week's episode is the first of a two part feature which immerses itself in Maori mythology and features the following books: PART 1: Various myths retold by Ron Bacon. Maui and other Maori Legends by Peter Gossage Here is a review of Peter Gossage's bind up. https://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/book-review-maui-a...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week's episode nods to the Winter Olympics / Paralympics in Beijing and celebrates some of our kiwi sportspeople: (And note... it was recorded just before the amazing gold-medal winning performance by Zoi Sadowski-Synnott.) Jammin’ With Steven Adams by David Riley Reading All Stars - Joseph Parker by David Riley Offloading...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week's episode revels in the work of David Hill: Sky High (Jean Batten) Hero of the Sea (Sir Peter Blake) Taking the Lead (Jacinda Ardern) Dinosaur Hunter (Joan Wiffen) Journey to Tangiwai No Safe Harbour My Brother’s War Enemy Camp Flight Path Coast Watcher Three Scoops Follow KKBC: Facebook @kiwikidsbookchat Follow our l...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week's episode delves into Te Tiriti / The Treaty and features the following books: William's Waitangi Day by David Ling and Nikki Slade Robinson. Little Kiwi and the Treaty by Nikki Slade Robinson. Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi by Toby Morris, Ross Calman, Mark Derby & Piripi Walker. Waitangi Day : the...

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.  This week's episode explains how the podcast came into being, and features kiwi classics Alex by Tessa Duder, See Ya Simon by David Hill and Hairy Maclary From Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd. Follow our library (not exclusively kiwi kids literature): Twitter  @southwellibrary Facebook  @SouthwellLibrary Blog &...