Book List: Picture books as windows and mirrors to support children with disabilities - The Sapling Pearl D’Silva shares some top tips for picture books around the themes of disability and inclusion, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (I...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is celebrated on December 3 each year... By seeing the ordinariness of experiences that the characters in a book have, children can learn that being different does not necessarily mean compromising on what they can do. #thesapling #disability

Epic fail at RNZ A stinging report from NZ's Society of Authors on RNZ's failure to uphold its charter obligation to support local writing

RNZ this is incredibly disappointing news. Why are you so disrespecting New Zealand authors with this lack of support? #radionz #radionewzealand #coalitionforbooks #bookrapt #TheSapling #indieauthors