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February 11, 2025 by Hope Lenzen
We are delighted to announce that we have acquired the highly-regarded boutique publisher Beatnik Publishing. Going forward, founder and publisher Sally Greer will continue to curate and publish Beatnik books as a standalone imprint of David Bateman Ltd. Louise Russell, publisher at Bateman, says: ‘We have long been friends and colleagues of Sally and the […]
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January 18, 2024 / January 18, 2024 by Bateman Books
Fiction — Adults
January 8, 2024 / January 8, 2024 by Bateman Books
In 2023 a cohort of excellent, world-class authors from Aotearoa penned novels for young adults. Here is Kete’s pick of the year based on reviewers’ insights. Here Upon the Tide by Blair McMillan. Amir escapes war-torn Syria, leaving his settled loving family and the promise of what was to be a bright future. Milly has […]
December 20, 2023 by Bateman Books
I am the one for whom there is a defining moment. Reviewed by Petra Verbeek Deputy Principal, Hamilton Christian School This novel is told from two perspectives. 15-year old Milly, a victim of the Christchurch earthquakes, is bitter with grief and guilt over her mother’s death. Then there is 14-year old Amir who a Syrian […]
December 20, 2023 / December 20, 2023 by Bateman Books
Max lived next door to a big, empty house. Reviewed by Angela Thompson, Library Lead Teacher, Remarkables Primary School Max wants is a friend who is just like him. So he’s excited a family move in next door. But when Jun sneezes, he says ‘HAKUSHON!’ – a very different sound to the ‘AH CHOO!’ that […]
So, what’s this book all about? Well, it covers a lot of the interesting stuff around and about Aotearoa, aka New Zealand… Reviewed by Nadine Molloy, Library Assistant, Remarkables Primary School In his own words, the author details this book as having “heaps of weird, odd, funny and amazing facts, figures, bits and pieces of […]
Imagine yourself in a sky of bright blue observing the world with a bird’s-eye view. Reviewed by Ange Birks, Classroom Teacher, Ohinewai School, North Waikato Right from the first page the reader is invited to use their imagination to become this bird themselves; this immediately personalises the story and draws the audience in. At first […]
Monday’s bird is noisy and bold. Reviewed by Louana McCormack, Librarian, Ōpaheke School The popular nursery rhyme ‘Monday’s Child’ gets a new spin in this book by Darryl and Gillian Torckler. Each day features a different native or introduced bird from Aotearoa with big and bold photographs. Alongside the big double spread photograph is a […]
December 19, 2023 / December 19, 2023 by Bateman Books
Hi, I’m Jack Tait. I’d like to tell you about an adventure I had with my mate Eddie. Reviewed by Angela Thompson, Library Lead Teacher, Remarkables Primary School I thoroughly enjoyed Jack and Sandy; this is a lovely family history retelling with lots of facts and dates in there too. At times, I was a […]
December 19, 2023 by Bateman Books
When Pūkeko, Kiwi and Hoiho want to show how they feel, they get their musical instruments out to express how emotions are real. Reviewed by Kimberley Nielsen, Kamo Primary School, Northland ‘Strum a tune when you’re happy: kei te pai’ is the fourth book by author/illustrator Rebecca Larsen. It begins with a spoken verse to […]
“I saw it with my own eyes,” said Police Commander Jelley. Reviewed by Jackie Rodgers, Senior English teacher, Wakatipu High School I remember watching Jason Gunn on television with The Son of a Gunn show’ in the 90’s. Reading Jason and Andrew Gunn’s children’s book, ‘Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco’ leaves me with […]
Long before sun-up, they’re out on the hill, their breath is all steamy, their paws feel the chill. Reviewed by Nat Lagah, Teacher/DP, Pirinoa School, Wairarapa Tawatawa 1st XV is an excellent story for those rural children who love dogs and also love rugby. A rhyming book with great rhythm when reading aloud, this story […]
Our pod roams the sea on a beautiful, blue-skied day, clear and bright. Reviewed by Lucy Black, Librarian, Mt Cook School Wellington I grinned as I opened the post and saw these two names on the book cover- Linda Jane Keegan and Isobel Joy Te Aho-White! Two brilliant creators that can be relied on to […]
In one of the greatest achievements of world history, Polynesians expanded their ocean territory by an area almost as large as Africa, and all this in just 250 years or so. / Meanwhile, on the other side of the world… What a perfect book for a classroom or for a young person who loves to […]
December 18, 2023 / December 18, 2023 by Bateman Books
Since the release of her first cookbook in 2021 Kelsi Boocock has travelled to more than 20 countries, set up a food app and completed a diploma in plant-based cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in London. She’s also just released a second book, heavily influenced by the places she’s been, called Healthy Kelsi Travel Kitchen. In it, she brings the […]
December 17, 2023 by Bateman Books
On the back of New Zealand’s $10 note, a native bird gracefully floats on the water. This is the blue duck, a creature at the centre of Dan Steele’s world, both figuratively and literally. Blue Duck Station, situated where the Whanganui and Retaruke rivers converge in the North Island, is not just a working sheep […]
Aotearoa New Zealand Bestseller List Fiction — Adults
December 17, 2023 / December 17, 2023 by Bateman Books
Each month, The Aotearoa Children’s Junior Fiction and Young Adults Bestseller List highlights the bestselling children’s books by New Zealand writers across junior fiction and young adult titles find out more about this initative.Sponsored by Storylines. Data collected by Nielsen BookScan. December 2023
December 7, 2023 by Bateman Books
December 5, 2023 by Bateman Books
The best books published in New Zealand this year, according to a bunch of good readers and books editor Claire Mabey. This year has been a big one for New Zealand publishing – I do not envy the current crop of Ockham NZ Book Awards judges their task of longlisting, shortlisting, and picking winners for […]
December 4, 2023 / December 4, 2023 by Bateman Books
By Virginia Larsen, KiaOra CLAIM TO FAME The long and winding road to Blue Duck Station lands you on the northern border of Whanganui National Park, at the confluence of the Whanganui and Retaruke rivers. This is wild, beautiful, taciturn country; a place of sheer blues, green river gorges, dense bush and beguiling light. It’s […]
December 4, 2023 by Bateman Books
BLUE DUCK STATION borders Whanganui National Park and shares its distinctive landscape of jagged peaks and mist-wreathed river valleys. A working sheep and beef farm, Blue Duck is also an outdoor enthusiast’s playground (horse trek, river kayak, bush safari, anyone?) and conservation project, combining traditional farming practices with extensive predator control and tree-planting programmes. The […]
March 28, 2023 / March 29, 2023 by Bateman Books
The Auckland Writers Festival is back this May and better than ever! This is an incredible line-up featuring so many Bateman authors! Wednesday 17 May10.00–12.00: Christall Lowe (Kai) and Ashia Ismail-Singer (Saffron Swirls & Cardamom Dust) will be hosting a ‘Sumptuous Morning Tea’ alongside Naomi Toilalo (WhānauKai) at Cornwall Park Bistro. 7.00–9.00: The Ockham New […]
March 7, 2023 / March 7, 2023 by Bateman Books
Bestselling books by both debut writers and established literary luminaries feature among the 16 finalists in the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards announced today. The shortlist – selected from a longlist of 44 books by four panels of specialist judges (for fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction and general non-fiction) – offers entertaining and enriching reading […]
