A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston

A Child of Books is an amazing new picture book that we'll have in the library very soon.  It's a celebration of books, reading and stories.  The illustrations on each of the pages are made up of words from classic books like Treasure Island and fairy tales like Rapunzel.

I can't wait to share this special book with you in the library!  It will be in the library after the holidays but while you wait you can watch the book trailer.

What books will you be reading in the holidays?

The school holidays start next week, which means you'll have 2 weeks to read all the books you like.

We have heaps of awesome books in the library for you to take home for the holidays.  The library is open every day at lunch time, between 1pm and 2pm, so make sure you come in this week to get some holiday reading.

What books have you got on your reading pile to read in the holidays?  Leave a comment and let everyone know.

New beanbags

Our cool new beanbags are now in the library.  Take them anywhere in the library and find the perfect spot to read or chat.

They will be great in summer because you can take them outside and sit in the sun with a book too.

Come and check them out now.

Jorja meets Andy Griffiths

Jorja was the winner of an awesome Andy Griffiths competition run by Christchurch City Libraries.  To enter you had to email the one question that you would ask Andy Griffiths if you got the chance to meet him.  Jorja was chosen as the winner and got the chance to have afternoon tea with Andy on Friday afternoon and go to his sold out show on Saturday morning.  Mr McCallum was a lucky librarian because he got to go to afternoon tea and meet Andy Griffiths too!

We took a couple of Halswell School Library copies of Andy's books to get signed, which are now extra special.  Next time you borrow an Andy Griffiths book from our library check to see if it has been drawn in by Andy Griffiths.

Timmy Failure Book Trailer

If you've read the Timmy Failure series you'll know how great these books are but if you haven't watch the book trailer for a taste of this hilarious series.

We have the first four books in the series in the library and book 5, The Book You're Not Supposed to Read, is out on 1st October.

Book Character Dress-up Day in the library

Yesterday we had book character dress-up day at school to celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th birthday and to commemorate Mrs Lester.

It was a fantastic day and I spied lots of different book characters hanging out in the library, from Willy Wonker and Matilda to Alice in Wonderland and Batman. It was SOOOO busy in the library with lots of Roald Dahl books being borrowed and kids colouring in the BFG and doing a George's Marvelous Medicine wordfind.

Which Roald Dahl Character Are You?

Do you love books like Matilda?  Are you kind like the BFG?  Are you cunning like Mr Fox? To find out which character you are click here to try the quiz.

Happy 100th Birthday Roald Dahl!

Did you know that if Roald Dahl were alive today he would be 100 years old on Tuesday 13 September?

People all over the world are going to be celebrating this huge occasion by dressing up, reading Roald Dahl's wonderful stories, having parties and eating lots of chocolate.

Here at Halswell School we are celebrating on Monday 12th September with a dress-up day, quizzes and heaps of fun activities.

Join me in the library next week for some Roald Dahl fun.  Here are some of the things you can do:

• Create your own Mr Twit beard
• Colour in the BFG
• Do some word finds and crosswords
• Enter the Roald Dahl Quiz
• Hunt for the Golden Tickets

For some fun ideas for costumes and activities to do at home check out www.roalddahl.com