Best of 2022: Children's Younger Fiction - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• The Show Must Go Oink

  Angleberger, Tom

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  The latest wacky adventure of DJ Funkyfoot.

• Doggo and Pupper Save the World

  Applegate, Katherine, pseud., 1956-

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  When Doggo and Pupper meet a baby bird who has worries, they are determined to help. Doggo and Pupper may not know how to fly, but they are very good helpers.

• Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs

  Beaty, Andrea

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  Through making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimentation, the Questioneers must find the missing animals before even more pets disappear!

• A Berry Long Walk

  Bunting, Laura

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  Wombat won't leave his Safety Zone. Not even for his favourite treat ... sweet, sweet bush berries. But Roo believes she can do anything if she puts her mind to it. Especially tracking down some delicious berries for dinner.

• Scram!

  the Story of How We Got Our Dog

  Child, Lauren

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  The unforgettable Clarice Bean finds herself escaping the danger of boredom when she meets an actual real-life DOG who will NOT scram!

• Cornbread & Poppy

  Cordell, Matthew, 1975-

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  A story about about two best friends who are as different from each other as can be.

• Click, Clack Rainy Day

  Cronin, Doreen

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  It is raining on the farm. Everyone stays inside, except the cows. The cows like the rain. Farmer Brown, the chickens, and the mice are worried about them. And then the wind starts to pick up. Will the cows come home? Into Reading

• Sydney & Taylor and the Great Friend Expedition

  Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-

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  Sydney and Taylor have been best friends since before they can remember. But how does one make new friends? Taylor wants to try, so Sydney does what any best friend would do: accompany him on his biggest adventure yet!

• Clink, Clank, Clunk!

  Dunbar, Joyce

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  Three new Mouse and Mole stories about a broken bicycle, moss on the roof and a washing line ghost, helping children to see fun in everyday life.

• I Will Not Lose in Super Shoes!

  Fenske, Jonathan

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  Book-It Bunny is back for another reading race! Into Reading

• A Swallow in Winter

  Fombelle, Timothée de, 1973-

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  On a quiet Christmas night, a swallow takes flight from Africa, searching for something it cannot quite name.

• The Wizard's Banquet

  French, Vivian

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  With help from the magical Ms Latterly Pot and trusty crow Mavis, can Pippin guide Master Abacus through the Nine Hen Hills and pass the Neverending Forest in time to win the golden cup?

• Once Upon a Tim

  Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

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  Tim is determined. He is brave and clever and always tries to do the right thing--even though he rarely gets the credit for it.

• Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat

  Green, Paula, 1955-

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  A goat and a hedgehog meet in a farm field and become best friends.

• The 156-storey Treehouse

  Griffiths, Andy, 1961-

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  Next in the popular series.

• Jason Mason, Secret Agent, and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder

  Gunn, Jason, 1968-

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  You won't believe the crazy, laugh-out-loud, risky, save-the-world type stuff this pretty average kid gets up to. NZ authors

• The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess

  Hale, Shannon, 1974-

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  There's trouble under the sea! Can the Princess in Black and her new mermaid friend put a stop to a big blue kraken's shenanigans?

• Mimi Is Missing

  Harvey, Jacqueline, 1969-

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  A funny series about eight-year-old Willa and her best four-legged friend, Woof!

• Ballet Bruce

  Higgins, Ryan T.

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  Bruce, the ever-grumpy bear, helps the geese prepare for ballet. Into Reading

• Twinkle Makes Music

  Holabird, Katharine, 1948-

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  No matter how much she practices, Twinkle just can't seem to play a note on the flute. Is there another way for Twinkle to make music? Into Reading