Table of Contents

The Tailor's Tale by Renata Hopkins 4Star Gazing by Whiti Hereaka, illustrated by Rebecca ter Borg 24Seeds by Joanna Orwin, illustrated by Karen Atherton 54B.O.N.E. by Gavin Mouldey 72The Glove by Damien Wilkins, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins 106Tingirl and the Crying Time by Barbara Else, illustrated by Kieran Rynhart 124A Box of Birds by Kristen McDougall, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson 66Kill List by Tim Upperton, illustrated by Riccardo Scott 12Spot the Similarities by Gavin Mouldey 10What is Ugly? by Jo Randerson 85Looking for Saner Climates by Kate Camp, illustrated by Richard Warnock 32Race by Jenny Bornholdt 65This is Not a Bottle by Fifi Colston 80Every Picture Tells a Story by Paul Beavis 44Naked Grandmother 134Get Rid of Fetu Fotofoto Day by Gregory O'Brien 96Lost Items by James Brown 51Rhyme Ninja by Michael Petherick 43Holiday by Jonathan King 15Happy Birthday Nana by Coco Solid 34Mother and Son by Catharina van Bohemen 22Nervous Friends by Eve Armstrong 52Bleeders by Dylan Owen 78Bad Luck Zebra 43, 84, 91, 103Parsley Magic by Sally Bollinger 114Tatau by Edith Amituanai 122Spray Can Renaissance by Karira Allen 104Selfies by Steve Braunias, illustrated by Sarah Laing 92A Wee Wait by Pablo Edmonds 84Let Me Count the Ways by Bernard Beckett, illustrated by EllieMay Logan 36Honky by Ben Brown, illustrated by Gavin Bishop 98Always On Your Phone by Samuel Scott 70

About the Author

Kate De Goldi is an award-winning writer and one of New Zealand’s best-known commentators on children’s literature, via her regular sessions on National Radio and extensive visits to schools. She writes fiction for all ages and has published nine books. Her popular children’s books include Clubs, The 10pm Question, and From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle.

Susan Paris has more than fifteen years’ experience in publishing and nine years as editor of the School Journal. Under her stewardship, the School Journal has won Best Publication in New Zealand educational publishing three times. She has written more than forty chapter books for the educational market, both here and overseas.

Reviews

"It’s the hero book of the year"
*John McIntyre, Radio New Zealand*

"The capital’s Kate De Goldi has had a pearler of an idea: giving the old-school children’s annual a modern-day makeover. The result is simply called Annual."
*Capital Magazine*

"Annual is pick-your-own, and all of it is wonderful: poetry, comics, a film script; essays on art and photography and one on a very special maths teacher."
*New Zealand Listener*