ANNUAL

edited by Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris

A smart, varied, irresistible miscellany of writing, activity, comics, games and illustration for 9– to 12–year–olds

Inside you'll find...

...unusual words that come in handy on car trips

Jonathan King in comic form

and boarding school fiction

"A startlement and a delight. Pure gold." 
David Larsen

"It's a Christmas stocking stuffed to overflowing with rich presents for the curious... I didn't just read the Annual, I ate it." 
Jack Lasenby

Kate De Goldi is an award-winning writer and one of New Zealand's best-known commentators on children's literature, via her regular sessions on National Radio and extensive visits to school. She writes fiction for all ages and has published nine books. Her popular children's books include Clubs, The 10pm Question, and From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle. 

Susan Paris has fifteen years' experience in publishing and nine years as editor of the School Journal. Under her stewardship, the School Journal has won Best Publication in New Zealand educational publishing three times. She has written more than forty chapter books for the educational market, both here and overseas.

Contributors include Paul Beavis | Bernard Beckett | Gavin Bishop | Jenny Bornholdt | Fifi Colston | Barbara Else | Dylan Horrocks | Sharon Murdoch | Coco Solid | Damien Wilkins | And many more!