School Wide Reading Culture

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Long Haul

Due to high demand we've ordered two copies of the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. Our students love the off beat humor, simple illustrations and the crazy situations our hapless hero finds himself.  It's a winning formula that kids world wide love. 

Latest title in series 

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you’re the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns…..


  
Lunch time Wimpy Kid activities 
Pop in. We've got plenty of templates for you to design your own 'Diary of a wimpy Kid ' cover or perhaps you'd rather plan your own road trip or test your Diary of a Wimpy Kid knowledge…. there's plenty of templates to choose







Life after Wimpy Kid……. yes there is! 
Award winning NZ Author, Kate De Goldi  has some great suggestions to move readers on. Here's a few to get started:     

Asterix series by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo and Tintin series by Hergé. These immortal books have great narrative drive, marvellous illustrations and sophisticated humour (Asterix has plenty of slapstick but also lots of language play). There are great casts of characters and inter-relationships. And there are heaps of titles in both series.

The Aldo Zelnick comic series by Karla Oceanak and Kendra Spanjer










DK Eyewitness Guides: Electricity by Steve Parker.

Eyewitness Guides are a wonderful series on just about any non-fiction subject. The mix of illustration, diagram and text is beautifully balanced, and fine design and production makes the series eminently attractive and readable. These are books to pore over…

The Boy and the Cherry Tree - Book of the Week

New Zealand Author and Illustrator team, Mark and Rowan Sommerset have created yet another beautiful crafted and delightful picture book, The Boy and the Cherry Tree. I love this book and I'm sure you will too!

A young boy dreams of climbing the beautiful tree across the river and tasting its sweet red fruit. His plans are stalled each time by an anxious bird who warns of the dangers.
Will the boy ever realize his dream?

Winner – Best Children's Book: PANZ New Zealand Book Design Awards 

This husband and wife super team have also written the incredibly popular Baa Baa Smart sheep, Two little bugs, Cork on the ocean and I love Lemonade. All of which are available from Victory Primary School Library. 

Check out Mark and Rowan's idyllic lifestyle on Waiheke Island -   I'm sure it's the inspiration behind their magical picture books 

One Day in a Dreamboat Book from Dreamboat on Vimeo.

School Holiday Fun at the Public Library

Check out the fun things happening at the Public Library during the School Holidays!

Ever been on a Double Decker Bus?  

Climb aboard and ride to the Public Library in style
Double Decker Bus - Departs Victory Community Centre Thursday 2 October 2pm

Book your seat, Victory Community Centre Phone 546 8389

Other fun events during the holidays include a Twilight story, Ukelele sessions, Sushi making, Yoga, Story times and more……   See you there! 

What's on during the holidays

Something different - Apple Think Different

Great inspirational video for us all

I want my hat back - Book of the Week

Here's a sneak preview of our delightful new 'Book of the Week'  I want my hat back  by Jon Klassen

Jackie French - Podcast tackling reading difficulties

Excellent Podcast from award winning Australian author

Jackie French has written ' I Spy a Great Reader' to help parents and teachers identify and overcome reading difficulties while showing kids how rich the world of books can be.

This title available for borrowing soon at Victory Primary School Library