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German edition out May 30!

Adventure all the way in this beautiful cover for Thalia. Pre-order here:   https://www.amazon.de/-/da/Ruf-Nordwinds-Mitrei%C3%9Fendes-Pferdebuch-Abenteuerroman/dp...

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Top 100

Top 10 KIDS 2025-26

Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council Libraries choose Ride North.

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Page 1 Danish and English

Rid mod nord

Out in hardback, translation by Mette Stepnicka for Turbine.

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The Times - best of 2025

The Times – best of 2025

'An indie movie just waiting to happen.' The Times has spoken!

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Summer picks from The Times

  https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/10-best-children-books-read-summer-2025-dkt77gj6b          

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Horse hooves

A horse is a horse – or Pferd, hest, cavallo

Translation rights sold! German, Danish and Italian editions coming soon...   Photo by Crystal Hewett  

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Spotify AUNZ Best of 2025 So Far

Spotify AUNZ Best of 2025 So Far has just dropped

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NZ Read Aloud

Wow! This week we wrapped up the brilliant NZ Read Aloud school reading project with Year 3&4 students at St Patrick's, Napier; Meadowbank, Auckland; and Tairua, Coromandel. We had...

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Bolinda audiobook MP3 CD

Bolinda audiobook is out!

 

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THE TIMES Children's book of the week

THE TIMES

  'Gritty and lyrical in all the right places' – a great review from The Times.      

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Ride North out in the wild

After a fantastic Andersen Press launch party in London, Ride North is officially out in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Check out the brilliant audiobook too!    ...

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Mr Dilly – World Wildlife Day

Mr Dilly – World Wildlife Day

Fun Q&A with Jasbinder, Nicola and of course the man in the bowler hat himself – Mr Dilly.

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Bookseller Roundup

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Andersen Press swoops for Maria de Jong's 'unique' middle-grade début image

Andersen Press swoops for Maria de Jong's 'unique' middle-grade début

Andersen Press has swooped for Maria de Jong’s middle-grade début, Ride North.    Senior commissioning editor Chloe Sackur acquired world rights, including audio, from...

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