Craig Smith

How many booksellers do you know whose other business is a Perendale Stud? Geraldine Books and Post owners Jo Dolan and Phil Oldfield took over the store earlier this year, as well as continuing with Oldendale which breeds the hardy sheep with characteristic white wool fleece.
They bought the business off Graham and Anne Duggan back in May, and Jo Dolan has been on a steep learning curve ever since.

New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Ceremony 2010

Fluffy clouds and high flying pastel balloons as table centrepieces set the ‘power of the imagination’ theme for this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2010. It was an elegant setting with guests sitting around tables, but as always the warmth of the children’s literature community gave the event a friendly atmosphere.

Karen and Steve Pettigrew have owned Take Note Tawa for 18 years and three name changes; initially it was Local Value, then Books & More and from 2006, Take Note.

When the Pettigrew’s bought the store, it had a good range of books and that is something they have kept up over time.

Getting a New Zealand Post franchise in 1994 has helped grow the business, as has the subsequent addition of Kiwibank to their services.

PICTURE BOOK FINALIST

The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith & Katz Cowley
Scholastic New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86943-926-2 pb RRP $24.99
Target age 2+

I was walking down the road and I saw… a donkey – hee haw!
And he only had three legs!
He was a wonky donkey.

An award-winning song with hilarious illustrations that will have you laughing out loud.