Inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week to run in August

Read NZ Te Pou Muramura has announced the inaugural Aotearoa NZ Children’s Book Week will run from 15 to 21 August.

“The goal is to celebrate Aotearoa NZ children’s books and increase the amount that kids read,” said organisation, which is asking groups who want to be involved to register interest in the event and “submit ideas, make suggestions for resources, and learn about the kinds of things taking place”.

“Our budgets are modest but our dreams are big – and hey, every event has to start, somewhere, right?”

The Mātātuhi Foundation has been announced as an event supporter of the week, while Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand will publish the Children’s Book Week reading guide, a 16-page catalogue, “full to the brim with the very best kids’ books currently on the market”.

The shortlist for New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is due to be announced on 10 June and the winner will be announced on 19 August, during the book-week period.

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