Dame of Aotearoa children’s literature steals Harry Potter’s crown

MEDIA RELEASE Whitcoulls announce their Kids’ Top 50 Books List today (Friday, September 22, 2023) and with it reveal Dame Lynley Dodd’s classic book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy steals Harry Potter’s crown as the nation’s favourite children’s book. First published in 1983, Dodd’s book also celebrates another significant milestone …

Historical fiction series takes top spot – even more popular with Kiwi readers than Harry Potter!

MEDIA RELEASE Historical fiction series takes top spot – even more popular with Kiwi readers than Harry Potter! Thousands of Kiwi readers vote for a range of diverse genres in the Whitcoulls Top 100 Books List annually and for many years, J. K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful Harry Potter Series has …