Hot books summer: reading for tamariki and rangatahi

Boredom begone! Here's an A+ list of reading recommendations for kids of all ages for the long summer holiday.

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17 Kings and 42 Elephants

The Butterfly Fluttered By

Buzzz!: Native Bugs of Aotearoa

The Dream Factory

Te Wheketere Moemoeā

The Fantabulous Animal Orchestra

The Gavin Bishop Treasury: 10 Favourite Fairy Stories and Original Tales

Hairy Maclary's Magnet Fun

The Hunt for the Whistle: A Cleft Adventure

Te Wīhara! Kimihia! Rapuhia!

I Am

A Lot of Silly: A Book of Nonsense

The Pōhutukawa Christmas Tree

The Pōhutukawa Tree

Ruru, Night Hunter

There's a Crab in My Castle / He Papaka Kei Roto i Taku Pa Tuwatawata

Titiro / Look

The Beach Activity Book: 99 Ideas for Activities by the Water Around Aotearoa New Zealand

Dear Moko

Saving Wananga: The true story of a kea rescue

Tasting with your feet: The amazing ways animals make sense of the world

The Anaconda Attack

Awatea's Secret

Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder

Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco

Jason Mason and the Dastardly Master of Disguise

Rimu: The Tree of Time an Amorangi and Millie Adventure

When the Kehua Calls

Whetū Toa and The Secret Spies

Mess of Our Lives