| Popular Stories and Authors |
As many parents and children from other Countries may not be familiar with the books that many New Zealand children read, we have made a list for you of some favourite titles and Authors.
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Age
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Book Characters or Titles
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Authors
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NZ Authors
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Stories from
Other Cultures
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Pre School
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The Hungry Caterpillar
Green Eggs and Ham
Nursery Rhymes
The Gingerbread Man
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Eric Carle
Dr Seuss
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Year 1 /2
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Hairy MacLary
Peter Rabbit
Winnie the Pooh
European Fairy Tales
- Jack and the Beanstalk
- Cinderella
-The Three Little Pigs
-Little Red riding Hood
(plus many more titles)
Maui
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Beatrix Potter
AA Milne
Dr Seuss
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Lynley Dodd
Pamela Allen
Joy Cowley
Gwendolyn Turner
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Maori Legends
European Fairy Tales
Bible Stories
-Noahs Ark
-The Christmas Story
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Year 3/4
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Pinocchio
Alice in Wonderland
Deltora Quest Series
Harry Potter
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Emily Rhoda
J.K. Rowling
Dick King Smith
Jeronemo Stilton
Roald Dahl
Jeremy Strong
Grimms Brothers
Hans Christian Anderson
David Walliams
Davis Handler
HI Larry
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Margaret Mahy
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Year 5/6
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Animal Stories
Aesops Fables
The Floods
Tale of 4th Grade Nothing
Asterix
TinTin
Lord of the Rings
Charlottes Web
Stuart Little
Hercules
Robin Hood
King Arthur
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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R Kipling
Colin Thompson
Judy Blume
Herge
C.S. Lewis
Gary Kilworth
Brian Jacques
Paul Jennings
Jacqueline Wilson
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Greek Myths and Legends
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Also you could look at Whitcoulls website for the 100 most popular children's stories.
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