David Hill

David Hill is a New Zealand author. He was born on 1942 in Napier and he is now living in New Plymouth. He is well known for his young adult fiction. Some  of his books are called See Ya Simon, Right Where it hurts, Sacred dust, tom Wood, Just looking thanks-( The book we are reading) and heaps more. His books are mostly chapter books and his favourite picture book authors are Joy Cowley, Maurice Gee and Margaret Mahy. David Hill studied in Victoria university in Wellington and graduated in 1964. In 2005 he won the Margaret Mahy award and in 2013 his book 'My Brother's' War won the junior fiction award at the New Zealand post children's book awards. In his spare time he enjoys reading,astronomy, tramping and supporting the All Blacks.

Just looking, thanks

Chapter 1
This book is about a boy called Joel. He doesn't like his dad's girlfriend Rosie. Joel thinks she is steadily, stickily sweet and he finds out that his dad intends to marry her. So Joel leaves his house and hides at the huge shopping plaza.

'If I were a chair' poem

If I were a chair I would wait for

a person to sit on me

I would be pushed in and out

by dirty hands

If I were a chair I would hate

being stood on by the

smelly shoes

I would squeak angrily wishing

they would get off

If I were a chair my feet will be  

dragged around everywhere

I would no longer be used

because of my weak feet

If I were a chair I would be

left in a cold classroom with

my friends

I would stay there and wait for
another day to start

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo

This book is about... A mouse who makes up a monster called the Gruffalo and scares all the other animals in the forest. He described the Gruffalo every time an animal came along, this made them run away. The mouse was walking along when he saw a monster looking exactly like the one he described.  But the mouse said to the Gruffalo I'm the most scary animal out of here and my favourite food is Gruffalo crumble. The Gruffalo quickly walked away.  

Painting the town

This book is about the artists who drew pictures on the walls of the buildings in Christchurch after the earthquake. These are examples of pictures names and the artists.

Paris by Askew One and Mark Henare                        The black hat by George Henry

                   


I seem to have temporarily misplaced my sense of humour by Wayne Youle



                 



We got the Sunshine by Holly Ross and Olivia Laita

Blueprints by BMD

     Ballerina mural by Owen Dippie

Rat burger

Rat Burger Chapter 1-10

This book is about... a girl called Zoe who had a pet hamster. One day she finds out that her hamster was dead. For a few days she couldn't stop thinking about him. That night when she was in her she saw a time creature in the corner. It was a baby rat! Zoe decided to keep it as a pet. But one day she realizes that a burger man keeps trying to steal the rat. She follows him one day and sees something awful!!

Read the book to find out!

Tome Gates- best book day ever!

Best book day ever!

This book is about... Tom Gates and his book week at school. He decides to dress up as an Alien Scale Monster from his favorite book. This year Tom really want to win the prize for the best costume. But that doesn't go well. While he is at school one by one his scales starts to fall off. When he is at the prize giving it is nearly all gone and underneath was a onesie covered with teddy bears.

Will he be able to go home without a lot of people realizing it?