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Welcoming you to The Puffin Book Club 2023!

Our Puffin Book Club hub has been home to some of the very best stories for our young readers since 2019, so there’s plenty to choose from on our club hub bookshelf!

From adventurous cats to detective dogs, from moose pilots to an artist goose, to counting Pukeko and singing Kiwi. You can discover the universe or explore NZ, learn about emotions or the Atua: Maori Gods.

You’ll find many loveable characters, go on magical adventures and explore exciting worlds, in our Puffin Books of the Month, written to spark a lifelong love of reading in our little ones.

Join us and remember our club motto, there’s always time for stories!

Blue Blue Christmas

Be in to Win a copy of Blue Blue Christmas

Forget the woolly jumpers, yule logs and snow, this kid is going to show Santa Claus how we do Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere - with sunglasses, beach cricket, surfing ...
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Blue Blue Christmas

Blue, Blue Christmas by Anna Coddington | Book Review

"Blue, Blue Christmas" is a charming and funny story about how we celebrate Christmas in Aotearoa with words and music to sing along with by acclaimed musician Anna Coddington and ...
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Blue Blue Christmas

The Puffin’s Book of the Month

Blue Blue Christmas

He Kirihimete Kahurangi

By Anna Coddington and illustrations by award-winning Story Hemi-Morehouse

Forget the woolly jumpers, yule logs and snow, this kid is going to show Santa Claus how we do Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere – with sunglasses, beach cricket, surfing and barbecues!

While everybody is geting ready for Christmas, one kid is worried. Does Santa know it’s summer in the southern hemisphere? What if he overheats? She decides to send him a message. If the big guy gets her invitation, she’ll show him how much fun a blue, blue Christmas can be!

Te reo Māori edition HE KIRIHIMETE KAHURANGI also available!

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The Puffin Book Club 2023 Books of the Month Reviews

Willa and Woof 3: Grandparents for Hire

Willa and Woof 3: Grandparents for Hire | Book Review

Willa and Woof are back, this time trying to find the perfect solution for kids ...
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PATU: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop

PATU: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop | Book Review

Discover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in "PATU", the ...
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Bluey Books

A Bonanza of Bluey Books

Bluey is a six-year-old blue heeler pup who loves to play. Along with her friends ...
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There Was An Odd Farmer Who Swallowed A Fly | New Book

There Was An Odd Farmer Who Swallowed A Fly | New Book

Peek through the holes in the pages of "There Was An Odd Farmer Who Swallowed ...
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Granny McFlitter's Eggcellent Easter | Book Review

Granny McFlitter’s Eggcellent Easter | Book Review

Hold on to your bonnets - can champion knitter Granny McFlitter rescue the Easter Parade ...
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Lucy and The Dark book

Lucy And The Dark by Melinda Szymanik | Book Review

When Lucy makes friends with the Dark she discovers a new and exciting world! Meanwhile, ...
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Abigail and the Making of the Moon | Book Review

Abigail and the Making of the Moon | Book Review

Join Abigail on a discovery mission to find out where the Moon came from and ...
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Good Sports book review

Good Sports by Stuart Lipshaw | Book Review

Bursting with energy and inspiration, "Good Sports" makes for fascinating reading for New Zealanders of ...
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See what else is on the Puffin Book Club bookshelf

Granny McFlitter's Eggcellent Easter | Book Review

Granny McFlitter’s Eggcellent Easter | Book Review

Hold on to your bonnets - can champion knitter Granny McFlitter rescue the Easter Parade ...
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amazing aotearoa activity book

Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book | Book Review

From the same author of the incredible picture book Wildlife of Aotearoa, Gavin Bishop, comes ...
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Little Kiwi and the Goodnight sing song

Little Kiwi and the Goodnight Sing-Song | Book Review

Little Kiwi and the Goodnight Sing-Song is like a lullaby before bed. The lift-the-flap story ...
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dinosaur hunter

Dinosaur Hunter | Book Review

There's no beating around the bush with this book, there's no swish went the wind ...
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Let little imaginations grow with our fun Books of the Month activities

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Blue, Blue Christmas activity

Get into the holiday spirit with this Blue, Blue Christmas colouring-in activity!

Bluey activities

After the belly laughs reading There Was An Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly, have some fun finding the words in this Word Search!

Bluey activities

Bluey is excited to share with you a range of fun activities to do together! Dot-to-dot, colouring in, make a felt Bob Bilby finger puppet then refuel with a home-made pizza.

Abigail and the Making of the Moon

Join Abigail on a discovery mission! Read this fabulous story that explains where the moon comes from and how it stays in the sky then the kids can continue on their voyage of discovery and  with a free printable word search and quiz.

Granny McFlitters Easter activities

Have fun with Granny McFlitter’s Eggcellent Easter! Read this fabulous story celebrating Easter traditions and handicrafts, then have the kids enjoy colouring, finding their way through the Easter Maze and solving the eggcellent Word Search.