The New
Zealand Book Council came up with a list of books by New
Zealanders that they reckon every kid should have read by the age of 12. I decided to check out the ones I haven't
read and post about the ones I agreed were good (in no particular order).
The
Bantam and The Soldier is a cute little picture book designed
to be read to/by 6 to 9 year olds (not for real littlies).
It is set in the First World War in France. A young country boy from New Zealand
encounters a little bantam hen that is bullied by the rest of the flock.
Another good one! Last night I read Snowflake Bentley, a biographical picture book about a 19th century man who figured out how to photograph snowflakes. It won the Caldecott Award in 1999.
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