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Welcome to The Children's Bookshop
Visit us at our Kilbirnie shop or place your order on-line using the search function above.
The Children's Bookshop is a privately owned independent specialist bookstore dedicated to providing the widest range of children's and young adult literature from New Zealand and around the world.
The owners, John and Ruth McIntyre, and their staff (see About Us) are passionate about reading and are always willing to share their knowledge with their customers.
We are experts at matching children with books, and get the greatest pleasure at finding reading for children who aren't traditionally readers.
In 2003 The Children's Bookshop was named New Zealand's Independent Bookshop of the year, the first time it has ever been awarded to a specialist bookstore, and was runner-up to Unity Books of Wellington for the same award in 2008.
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday - 9am to 5.30pm
Saturday - 9am to 4pm
We are closed on Sundays and Public Holidays (January 1 and 2; Wellington Anniversary Day; Waitangi Day [Feb 6]; Good Friday; Easter Monday; Anzac Day [April 25]; Queen's Birthday; Labour Day; Christmas Day [December 25] and Boxing Day [December 26].
Have a look at our Photos and Events!
View John's National Radio Review List!
See the finalists of the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards
Download a printable PDF of our latest newsletter
Upcoming Events
Lynley Dodd in-store Monday, July 20th
Lynley Dodd, the creator of the lovable Hairy Maclary stories and many others, will be visiting our store on Monday, July 20 from 10.30am to read her new book Hairy Maclary, Shoo and a few of her other stories.
She will also be delighted to meet her fans and sign copies of her books (owned and new). All of her books will be available to buy.
Children aged 2 to 5 with their caregivers are welcome but, for health and safety reasons, we cannot cater for daycare or kindergarten groups.
Caregivers: Remember to bring your camera!
2009 Storylines Family Day, August 23
The 2009 Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust's FREE Family Day will be held on Sunday, August 23rd at the Te Whaea National Dance and Drama Centre in Newtown, Wellington.
Guests this year will include Joy Cowley, Fraser Williamson, Melanie Drewery, Ruth Paul, Darryl Crimp and Apirana Taylor, plus more.
There will be plenty of opportunities to see illustrators at work, talk to authors about their books, watch drama performances and storytellers, make fun craft activities and enter writing competitions.
Venue: Te Whaea National Dance & Drama Centre, Hutchinson Rd, Newtown, Wellington.
Date: Sunday, August 23rd from 10am until 3pm.
FREE ENTRY.
The Storylines Seminar which was to have featured Australian poet/novelist Steven Herrick in conversation with Paula Green, has been cancelled.
For further details about Storylines events visit their website
www.storylines.org.nz
Tween Queen Cathy Cassidy's visit to our store
We were delighted to host British writer Cathy Cassidy, author of popular novels such as Ginger Snaps, Dizzy, Indigo Blue, Lucky Star and her latest book Angel Cake, on her May 26th visit to Wellington. Cathy spoke to several hundred girls at two school events and also visited our store to meet her fans and sign copies of her books (see our Photos and Events).
Cathy's stories focus on friendship, dreams, belonging, family dramas and social injustices and are wonderful reads for girls, especially, aged 10 plus.
Her new novel, Angel Cake, is about Anya, a Polish girl who moves to England and is ostracised at school. Entranced by "bad boy" Dan, she's sure there's a sweeter side to him. Can Anya find true friendship among the misfits at the new Heaven Cafe?
Storytime with Marie
Join us at 10.30am Fridays for 30 minutes of stories and music with ace storyteller Marie Murdoch. There's a lucky draw every week, plus discount vouchers for coffee or tea at Love a Coffee Cafe opposite our store. The books Marie reads are available to buy that day with a 10% discount off the normal price. Children aged 2 to 5, with their caregivers, are welcome.
Special Orders
As well as carrying a huge range of contemporary literature we also stock childhood favourites from the past, and excel at sourcing hard-to-find books from around the world. Even if you have been told a title is out of print, please let us try to find it for you.
Please Note: Books found on our website do not necessarily reflect our current stock in the store. However, we are happy to order any book for you as long as it is in print.
Note also that when ordering through our website, we can process only Visa and Mastercard credit cards.
Newsletter
We produce a high-quality customer newsletter 3 times a year, in March, July and November, keeping you up to date with reviews of the latest titles available. Let us know if you would like us to mail it to you.
Schools
We have a considerable number of schools and public libraries who are regular customers, for whom we produce a collection of newsletters once a term. In them we review new books that we believe are must-haves - fiction and non-fiction - and we are happy to add you to our mailing list.
Addicts' Club
Join our Addicts' Club - our special way of saying thank you to all our customer "addicts" who have been wonderfully loyal in the 15 years since we started the store.
Spend a minimum $500 (that's a rough average of about 25 books!) on any non-sale or non-discounted items - books and toys (except Booksellers' New Zealand book tokens) - in the store between mid-November and mid-November the next year and we will then send you a voucher worth 10% of your total purchases to spend at any time.
We will also invite you to an Addicts' Club pre-Christmas shopping night where you may spend your voucher, enjoy the Christmas spirit with a drink and nibbles, and be in the draw to win parcels of superb books.
Ask to join next time you visit.
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