RNZ asked several of Aotearoa's most noteworthy authors and book lovers to pick their favourite New Zealand-authored book they read in 2023 - whether a bold new work or a timeless classic they just discovered for the first time.
Things are different now but the beginning of the first book where they are mucking around in a creek was the first “chapter book” I ever read about kiwi kids like me.
Love how two of them picked under the mountain. One of my favourites.
I haven’t read it! I’ll put it on my (long) list.
That book freaked me out as a kid
I loved the whole series.
Things are different now but the beginning of the first book where they are mucking around in a creek was the first “chapter book” I ever read about kiwi kids like me.