NZ Book Month

I took up Ele’s challenge, and blogged a book a day in October, which is New Zealand Book Month. All the books were by New Zealand authors, and I specialised in books for children.

31 October
Summary post: A month of books

31 October
The Best Loved Bear by Diana Noonan, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller

30 October
Maddigan’s Quest by Margaret Mahy

29 October
Kaitangata Twitch by Margaret Mahy

28 October
Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy

27 October
Down the Dragon’s Tongue by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Patricia MacCarthy

26 October
The Witch in the Cherry Tree by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Jenny Williams

25 October
Kauri in my Blood by Joanna Orwin

24 October
Home is the High Country by Mona Anderson, illustrated by David Cowe

23 October
Eel Dreaming by Helen Taylor and Ben Brown

22 October
Eating Plums in Bed by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Jenna Packer

21 October
Pohutukawa, written and illustrated by Sandra Morris

20 October
Matariki by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Bruce Potter

19 October
Annie and Moon by Miriam Smith, illustrated by Lesley Moyes

18 October
The Kuia and the Spider by Patricia Grace, illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa

17 October
Down in the Forest, retold by Yvonne Morrison, illustrated by Jenny Cooper

16 October
Maraea and the Albatrosses by Patricia Grace, illustrated by Brian Gunson

15 October
Tane’s Weta by Jennifer McIvor, illustrated by John Rundle

14 October
Seadog by Dorothy Butler, illustrated by Lyn Kriegler

13 October
Taniwha, written and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa

12 October
The Smallest Turtle, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd

11 October
Slinky Malinki Catflaps, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd

10 October
Slinky Malinki, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd

9 October
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, written and illustrated by Lynley Dodd

8 October
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes, by Eve Sutton, illustrated by Lynley Dodd

7 October
The Biggest Number in the Universe by Julie Leibrich, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird

6 October
The Animal Undie Ball, written and illustrated by Ruth Paul

5 October
Mitch and Monty: Their True Story, told by Mick Kelly to Kathy and Alex Scott, written by Kathy Scott and illustrated by Alex Scott

4 October
Sea Secrets by Dawn McMillan, illustrated by Julia Crouth

3 October
Why Cats Rule the World … and Dogs are Still Slaves by Dawn McMillan, illustrated by Roger Twiname

2 October
My Brown Bear Barney In Trouble by Dorothy Butler, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller

1 October
My Brown Bear Barney by Dorothy Butler, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller

30 September
Opening post: New Zealand book month challenge