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Kiwi Kids Book Chat

Kiwi Kids Book Chat

Join Penny Walch and Julie Huggins as they delve deep into Kiwi Kids Lit and the authors and illustrators who have created it.

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00:26:45

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 7 - NZ Book Award finalists 2025

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/09/27

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.In our monthly podcast, we are committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we are chatting about many of the 2025 NZ Book Award finalists (minus the Junior Fiction, which feature in Episode 6.) Books highlighted in the episode:Beddy Bye Time in the Kōwhai Tree by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Lily Uivel Mataali’i by Dahlia

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00:21:46

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 6 - NZ Book Award finalists...

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/08/30

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.In our monthly podcast, we are committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week were deep diving into the five finalists in the NZ Book Award Junior Fiction category. (And it does actually sound like we are diving... one day we will get the sound right!!) Four of our Kids Lit Quiz kids have reviewed the books and it is these wise

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00:26:33

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 5 - the work of Maria Gill

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/07/26

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.In our monthly podcast, we are committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. We do need to apologise (again!) for the quality of the sound recording... we were super keen to get another episode out into the world after a bit of a break, BUT we had some internet issues in our usual recording space so had to record in a larger room than usual..

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00:25:47

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 4 - some fab new kiwi kids'...

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/04/26

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we celebrate a few new kiwi titles which you might want to check out! Books

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00:27:28

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 3 - The work of Ned Barraud

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/03/29

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we celebrate the remarkable body of work by Ned Barraud - conservationist and

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00:30:09

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 2 - Storylines Non Fiction...

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/03/01

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week we celebrate the amazingness that is Storylines and do a bit of a deep dive

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00:37:16

KKBC Season 3 : Episode 1 - Top 20ish NZ Kids' Books...

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2025/02/01

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.As we head into 2025, refreshed and ready to rock and roll, we have decided to change the podcast to a monthly affair, rather than fortnightly, as our school embarks on a number of big changes. We are still committed to chatting about kiwi kids lit, and lit that kiwi kids are reading and can't wait to waffle with abandon. This week is a true Work of Waffle as we wax lyrical about our Top 20 (ish) New Zealand

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00:14:39

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 19 - Wrap Up

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/12/14

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week is a wrap up of some of our favourite books of the year! See if you agree... Follow the KKBC on Facebook: @kiwikidsbookchat Follow our library (not exclusively kiwi kids literature): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @southwellibrary ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SouthwellLibrary ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://southwelllibrary.blogspot.com/

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00:24:47

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 18 - The Great Outdoors

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/11/30

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we check out the books which feature NZs great outdoors! We realised early on that this needed to be split into two episodes, so this one features some fabulous fiction. Look out for an episode featuring some just as fabulous non-fiction. Apologies for some shimmying at the end - we talk about doing episodes about Christmas buying... but by the time you here THIS you will have heard THAT!!! Books

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00:25:43

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 17 - Des Hunt

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/11/16

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week we delve into the work of the legend that is Des Hunt. His work is, for the most part, firmly located in Aotearoa and the books always spotlight NZ flora and fauna. There is generally a theme of good vs bad and they are always a good, rollicking read! Books highlighted in the episode: Red Edge Project Huia The Last Tuatara Cry of the Taniwha Search for a Kiwi Killer The Peco Incident 1918 : Broken

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00:23:34

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 16 - Christmas Book Buying

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/11/02

DescriptionWelcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week we have a whole host of suggestions for Christmas book buying. There is a tantalising selection of great books out there to tempt even the most reluctant of readers! Please do excuse a few sound glitches throughout. Books highlighted in the episode: Super Sleuth by David Walliams The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths Big Jim Begins (Dog Man) by Dav Pilkey Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy

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00:08:55

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 15 - Kiwi Kids Book Bites2

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/10/19

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week we chat with some of our students about what they love to read. These Book Bites are all by Year 7 & 8 boys. Look out for other Bites in future episodes. Books mentioned in the episode: What If... by Randall Munroe Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling The Bodyguard series by Chris Bradford Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy One Piece by Eiichiro Oda The Inheritance Cycle by Chris

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00:27:01

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 14 - Shooting Stars by Brian...

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/10/05

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we feature Shooting Stars by Brian Falkner which has been a popular addition to our Year 8 reading programme - to the point that it has not only converted student readers to reading, but also teachers. We interview four of our Year 8 students and a Year 8 teacher about the book. Apologies for the sound quality which is somewhat sporadic. Books mentioned in the episode: Shooting Stars by Brian

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00:09:48

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 13 - Kiwi Kids Book Bites

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/09/21

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins. This week we chat with some of our students about what they love to read. These Book Bites are all by Year 7 & 8 girls. Look out for other Bites in future episodes. Books mentioned in the episode: Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper. Winter Horses by Philip Kerr. Refugee by Alan Gratz. I Heart You Archie De Souza by Chrissie Perry. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. The Summer I Turned Pretty

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00:18:27

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 12 - KLQ Kids' Favourite Books

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/09/07

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.After last week's chat about KLQ, this week we chat to some real life KLQ Kids and ask them about their favourite books. Books mentioned in the episode: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. Wings of Fire series by Tui Sutherland. The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. Follow the KKBC on

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00:25:22

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 11 - Kids' Lit. Quiz

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/08/24

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we chat about the phenomenon that is Kids' Lit. Quiz. We could have gone on for hours!! The sound quality isn't great for this episode, so apologies for that! Website mentioned in the episode: KLQ Follow the KKBC on Facebook: @kiwikidsbookchat Follow our library (not exclusively kiwi kids literature): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @southwellibrary ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook

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00:23:32

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 10 - David Hill & Phoebe...

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/08/10

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we feature the narrative non-fiction titles by David Hill and Phoebe Morris, which we love. Whilst they have been in circulation for a few years now we feel they are never more relevant as the ANZHC kicks into gear. Not to mention the important messaging around being courageous... however that may look. We continue to work on our sound quality - bear with! Books mentioned in the episode: Sky High by

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00:37:34

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 9 - Book Awards 2024 Part 2

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/07/27

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we are featuring four more of the categories of the 2024 Book Award finalists - Non Fiction, Illustration, Te Reo and First Book. There are yet more fabulous titles to drool over in this bunch! Books mentioned in the episode: Thanks to The Sapling for the links to reviews. And click⁠ HERE⁠ for some wise words from The Sapling. ⁠⁠Patu: The New Zealand Wars⁠, written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop

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00:32:52

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 8 - Book Awards 2024 Part 1

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/07/13

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we are featuring three of the categories of the 2024 Book Award finalists - Picture Books, Junior Fiction and YA as there are just too many good ones to squish into one episode! Books mentioned in the episode: Thanks to The Sapling for the links to reviews. And click HERE for some wise words from The Sapling. ⁠At the Bach⁠, written by Joy Cowley and illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper (Gecko

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00:12:08

KKBC Season 2 : Episode 7 - Book Awards 2024 Intro

Kiwi Kids Book Chat ·

2024/06/30

Welcome to the Kiwi Kids Book Chat with school librarians Penny Walch and Julie Huggins.This week we are featuring a bit of an overview of the 2024 Book Award finalists. We haven't read all of the books yet, so can't comment in detail, but we do just want to chat about the Awards in general, and maybe start to highlight a couple of our favourites! Books mentioned in the episode: Thanks to The Sapling for the links to reviews. At the Bach, written by Joy Cowley and illustrated by Hilary

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