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SUMMARY:Immersive Storytime with Storybox Drama
DESCRIPTION:Join us and StoryBox Drama for an Immersive Storytime these holidays!  \n  \nWhen: Friday\, 17th April\, 10am \nWhere: Telling Tales Childrens Books \nRegister: Email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz\, places are limited. \nCost: Free! \n  \nStep inside a story and join Sam from Storybox Drama for an interactive storytelling adventure\, inspired by The Search for Our Cosmic Neighbours by Chloe Savage. \nIn this playful Interactive Storytelling workshop for children aged 5–12\, young explorers will use drama\, movement and imagination to build a spacecraft\, journey across the galaxy and imagine what might happen if humans made first contact with alien life. \nDesigned to spark creativity\, confidence and curiosity about the universe\, this engaging workshop encourages children to collaborate\, think creatively and step right into the story. \nPerfect for curious kids who love stories\, space and adventure.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/immersive-storytime-with-storybox-drama/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Christmas Storytime with Chelsea Cresswell
DESCRIPTION:Come along for a morning storytime to celebrate the release of ‘Poppa’s Workshop’ by Chelsea Cresswell!\nOn Friday\, November 7th at 10am Chelsea will visit us to read her book and share colouring and activities afterwards.\n\n\n\nWith thanks to our friends at Little Moa Books and Hachette NZ.\n\n\n\nBookings are not required\, but we recommend arriving a few minutes early to find a comfy spot.\nWe kindly request that buggies be parked outside. We look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/christmas-storytime-with-chelsea-cresswell/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Kid's Drawing Workshop with Hilary Jean Tapper
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an after-school drawing and illustration workshop! \nOn Wednesday\, November 5th at 4pm we will be joined by Hilary Jean Tapper\, Ōtautahi-based illustrator and lecturer in illustration. Come celebrate the release of her latest picture book\, Wrapping Things\, and learn tips\, tricks and techniques to enhance your drawing and creative endeavours. \nThis class is primarily for school age children\, but all ages are welcome to come along and participate. \nThis workshop is free but bookings are required\, as spaces may be limited. Please book your spot by emailing us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz \n  \nAbout Hilary \nHilary Jean Tapper is an award-winning illustrator based in New Zealand. She creates picture books\, and works as a lecturer and researcher. Her awards include the ABIA Children’s Picture Book of the Year\, Storylines Noteable Award\, and Forevablility Book Award. \n 
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kids-drawing-workshop-with-hilary-jean-tapper/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Bookshop Day 2025 at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Calling all young readers! \nYou are cordially invited to Telling Tales on Saturday the 11th of October to celebrate Bookshop Day! We have a plethora of special offers on in the shop to celebrate the joy of good books. Join the party any time between 10am and 5pm in our stores at Five Lanes\, 120 Hereford Street. There will be spot prizes\, an I-Spy Window\, special appearances by local authors\, $10 Lucky Dip books\, character-themed dress-ups and the chance to win one of three awesome bookish prizes! If you’re looking for things for grown-ups to do\, make sure you check out what’s happening across the courtyard at Scorpio Books as well. \n\nThis year Telling Tales is giving away a BOOKSTACK to three lucky customers! Every in-store purchase earns you one entry form- just don’t forget to place it in the entry box of your choice! There will be something for every age\, from 0-13. These awesome prizes will be drawn after trading closes at 5pm on Bookshop Day.\nOur big windows are set to be transformed into a giant I Spy Window! Hidden within will be some cheeky penguin mates to spot (thanks to our friends at Penguin Books). Can you find them all?\nBookshop Day is about celebrating your local bookshop. Share why you love what we do\, and you can go in the draw to receive one of four prizes of $250 in Booksellers Book Tokens\, courtesy of Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand. All you need to do is fill in a special Love Your Bookshop Postcard at our in-store activity station. Write the reasons why you love your local bookstore on the postcard\, hand it in to us\, and we’ll send it in to Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand after Bookshop Day.\nWe will have $10 Lucky Dip books available for one day only*! Wrapped and decorated with clues as to age and topic\, snap up these great deals before they’re all gone.\nFrom 11am\, swing by the shop to meet your favourite local authors. This event is free- our special guests will be announced soon! Stay tuned for the update.\nThere will be a Make a Bookmark table set up in the shop- come along with your craftiest ideas and create something amazing!\nThere will be heaps of spot prizes on the day*. Bonus points for dressing up as your favourite book character!\nHave you got a wallet filled with old Scorpio Books loyalty cards? Lucky you- Loyalty Card Amnesty is back\, exclusively for Bookshop Day. Bring in your expired loyalty cards and we will treat them as valid. Terms and conditions apply.\n\n*While Stocks Last. \n\nBookshop Day is run by the Booksellers Association of New Zealand to encourage book lovers\, like you\, to celebrate your local bookshop. The artwork this year is by Donovan Bixley\, who took our themes of Community\, Hope and Fun and created these masterpieces. Keep an eye on the Booksellers Association of New Zealand website and their social media for updates on how you can celebrate Bookshop Day around the country. We can’t wait to celebrate 10 years of Bookshop Day with you! \nMedia enquiries: contact events@scorpiobooks.co.nz
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/bookshop-day-2025-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Telling Tales School Holidays Treasure Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Our book-inspired treasure hunt is on again these holidays! Pick up an entry form at the front counter\, find the letters hidden around the shop\, and unscramble the name of a famous book character to be in to win a book bundle.  \nHappening every day of the school holidays\, September 20th – October 5th! \nPLUS collect free colouring pages\, browse our excellent new releases\, and visit our awesome new neighbours The Milk Bar (for delicious milkshakes!) and Lunana’s Bakery.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/telling-tales-school-holidays-treasure-hunt/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:***Unfortunately\, this event is now fully booked. Please see our Events page for other activities happening at Telling Tales during Kidsfest!*** \nJoin us for a magical morning with Melanie Poppins! \nMelanie will be at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and facepainting on Tuesday 1st July. \nMagic Show starts 10am\, followed by facepainting 10.30am – 11.30am. Places limited\, RSVP required. \nEmail tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz to secure your spot.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/melanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Activities at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come visit Telling Tales during Kidsfest! We are hosting lots of fun events and activities for kids of all ages\, including… \n\nThe Great Telling Tales Treasure Hunt – Find the letters hidden around the shop and unscramble them into the name of a famous book character!\nEntry Forms can be found at the counter throughout the school holidays. Ages 4+\nKidsfest Reading Challenge – Collect your entry form from Telling Tales\, fill it out and return it to us in-store to win great prizes!\nYou can read books from anywhere – the library\, school books\, old favourites\, or new treasures! Age categories 0-4\, 5-9\, 10+.\nDesign A Bookmark – Collect your entry form at the counter\, get creative and return it by the end of the school holidays. The best entries will win some excellent art supplies! Ages 3+
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-activities-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Booklovers' Sale | Scorpio Books Annual Sale 2025
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our biggest ever Annual Sale! \n50-70% selected titles\, in stores only. Exclusions apply. \nFriday 30th May – Sunday 8th June. \nStocks replenished daily\, so keep coming back! \n  \n 
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/booklovers-sale-scorpio-books-annual-sale-2025/
LOCATION:Scorpio Books\, 120 Hereford Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Scorpio Books,Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Rachael King!
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited! Come along on Saturday\, April 12th at 1pm to celebrate Rachael King’s latest release\, ‘Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff’\, a new middle-grade series about girls forming a rock band together. Rachael will be signing books and there are giveaways and spot prizes on the day!\n\n\n \n\n\nWe are also super excited to have a brand new edition of her book ‘Secrets at Red Rocks’\, which has just been adapted for television and is currently streaming on Sky Open and Neon. \n\n\n \n\n\nSee you there!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-signing-with-rachael-king/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250427T170000
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SUMMARY:School Holiday Activities at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come visit Telling Tales these school holidays! We have lots of fun activities running in the shop. \nTelling Tales Holiday Treasure Hunt\nOur traditional treasure hunt is on again these holidays! Pick up an entry form at the front counter\, find the letters hidden around the shop\, and unscramble the name of a famous book character to be in to win a book bundle. Happening every day of the school holidays\, April 12th – 27th. \nEaster Egg Hunt\nThe Easter Bunny has left eggs hidden around the shop for lucky little readers to find! Happening during the first week of the holidays and Easter weekend. \nBook Signing with Rachael King\nLocal author Rachael King (writer of ‘The Grimmelings’) will be in-store on Saturday April 12th at 1pm\, to sign your books and answer questions.\nPick up her latest release\, ‘Violet and the Velvets’ a book about a group of girls who form their own rock band\, or a new edition of ‘Secrets at Red Rocks’\, which has just been adapted for TV and is now streaming on Neon and Sky Open. See you there!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/school-holiday-activities-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:A Stormy Story Time with Granny McFlitter!
DESCRIPTION:🧶Come along for a very special Story Time!🧶\n\n\n \n\n\nHeather Haylock\, author of the Granny McFlitter books\, is visiting us on Saturday 29th March to celebrate her latest release\, ‘Granny McFlitter Stitches Up a Storm’. Come along for story time and get your books signed!\n\n\n \n\n\nStory Time starts at 10am. See you there!\n\n\n \n\n\nBig thanks to Penguin Books NZ and Heather Haylock.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/a-stormy-story-time-with-granny-mcflitter/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20250220T110000
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SUMMARY:Mums-and-Bubs Drawing Class with Hilary Jean Tapper
DESCRIPTION:Mums-and-Bubs Drawing Class with Hilary Jean Tapper \n\n\nCelebrate the release of ‘Baby and Me’\, a beautiful new picture book by Angela Casabene and Hilary Jean Tapper\, with a Mums-and-Bubs illustration class on Thursday 20th February\, 10am at Telling Tales. Come along to learn illustration skills from Hilary in a relaxed and baby-friendly environment. \n\n\nAll materials provided\, spaces are limited – please RSVP at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n\n\nThe class is aimed at adults\, with open play-drawing available for your little ones to join you. All adults welcome\, even without kids!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/496284/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241130T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241130T103000
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SUMMARY:Story Time and Book Release with Sarah Milne
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special story time with Sarah Milne! On Saturday\, November 30th at 10am we are celebrating her new book\, Bridge to Anywhere\, with a reading and signing in-store.  \nAll Welcome! Please park prams outside to allow room for everyone. We recommend arriving a few minutes early to find a comfy seat.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/story-time-and-book-release-with-sarah-milne/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20241120T183000
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SUMMARY:Kids' Drawing Workshop and Book Launch with Hilary Jean Tapper
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, 20th November we are celebrating the release of ‘Over or Under?’ a summery seaside tale by Pip Harry and Ōtautahi illustrator Hilary Jean Tapper. \n\n\n \n\n\nHilary will run an illustration workshop for kids aged 7 – 12 at 4.30pm at Telling Tales\, followed by a book launch at 5.30 – refreshments provided\, all welcome! We would love to see you there. \n\n\n \n\n\nPlease note that registration is required for the workshop – you can secure your place by emailing us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz. \n\n\n\nThis event is in collaboration with The Children’s University.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kids-drawing-workshop-and-book-launch-with-hilary-jean-tapper/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240719T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240719T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T050221
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SUMMARY:(FULLY BOOKED)Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand this event is at capacity. Check out our other great Kidsfest Events\, we would love to see you these holidays! \nJoin Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting!\nFriday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am.\nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/fully-bookedmelanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-19/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240719T110000
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest - Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Join Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting! Friday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am. \nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-melanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-19/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:(FULLY BOOKED)Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand this event is at capacity. Check out our other great Kidsfest Events\, we would love to see you these holidays! \nJoin Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting!\nFriday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am.\nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/fully-bookedmelanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-12/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240712T110000
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest - Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Join Melanie Poppins at Telling Tales for a morning of magic and face painting! Friday 12th July or Friday 19th July at 10am. \nPlease RSVP for facepainting as numbers are limited – email us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-melanie-poppins-at-telling-tales/2024-07-12/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Costume Competition at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Telling Tales on Wednesday 10th July at 10am in your most exciting costume!\nHave a fun-filled morning\, check out our other Kidsfest activities and win great prizes! Extra points if your costume is book related.\nNo bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-costume-competition-at-telling-tales-2/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240710T110000
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Costume Competition at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Telling Tales on Wednesday 10th July at 10am in your most exciting costume! \nHave a fun-filled morning\, check out our other Kidsfest activities and win great prizes! Extra points if your costume is book related. \nNo bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-costume-competition-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240721T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T020320Z
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Reading Challenge at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Read books to win! Pick up an entry form in-store during the holidays. Submit it during KidsFest (6th July – 21st July) to win a brilliantly bookish prize. \nBooks can come from Telling Tales\, your local library\, or your own bookshelf! Different challenges for each age category: 0-5\, 6-9\, 10+. \nThis event is free to enter\, entry forms available at the counter throughout the school holidays (Saturday 6th July – Sunday 21st July).
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-reading-challenge-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240706T090000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240721T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T050221
CREATED:20240613T210020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T013252Z
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SUMMARY:Kidsfest Treasure Hunt at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Find the letters hidden around the shop and unscramble them into the name of a famous book character! Entry Forms can be found at the counter every day throughout the school holidays. \nPrizewinners will be selected during the first week of term three. \nThis is a free event\, no bookings required.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/kidsfest-treasure-hunt-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240516T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240516T170000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author | Jacqueline Harvey
DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to host Jacqueline Harvey\, best-selling Australian children’s author\, at Telling Tales! Come along on Wednesday 16th May at 4pm. Meet Jacquie\, get your books signed\, and find your next reading treasure! \nThis event is free to attend\, all welcome. \nThanks to our friends at Penguin Random House.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/meet-the-author-jacqueline-harvey/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240413T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240428T170000
DTSTAMP:20260420T050221
CREATED:20240410T034641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T214836Z
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SUMMARY:School Holiday Fun at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Come visit us at Telling Tales these school holidays! From April 13th – 28th\, we will have these activities happening in store: \n\nTelling Tales Scavenger Hunt – find the letters hidden around the shop\, unscramble the name of a famous book character and enter to win great prizes!\nBook Giveaway – Go in the draw to win a copy of Stacey Gregg’s new book Nine Girls! One entry with every purchase made in the first week. Winner will be selected half-way through\, so they can enjoy the book during the second week of the break. One entry per person –  prize must be collected from Telling Tales.\nStory Times! On Tuesday 16th and Tuesday 23rd April at 10.30\, we will hold story times for pre-schoolers\, hosted by the wonderful Cubbin Theatre! Cubbin are a theatre company staging musical shows exclusively for children (one of the only companies of it’s kind in New Zealand – we are thrilled to have them visit!!). This event is free to attend\, however spaces are limited – please RSVP by emailing us at tellingtales@scorpiobooks.co.nz.\n\nWe would love to see you these holidays! Pop in and say hi\, tell us what you’ve been reading\, and pick up a new gem for your bookshelf!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/school-holiday-fun-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240306T173000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20240306T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch | 'Avis and the Call of the Kraken' by Heather McQuillan
DESCRIPTION:Join us and The Cuba Press to celebrate the launch of Avis and the Call of the Kraken (the follow-up to the magical kiwi adventure Avis and the Promise of Dragons) by award-winning writer and teacher Heather McQuillan. \nAll welcome\, refreshments provided. Arrive from 5.30pm for a 6pm start. \nThis event is free to attend – please RSVP to rsvp@scorpiobooks.co.nz for catering purposes. \n– \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nAvis’s life is complicated. Humbert the chocolate-eating dragon is getting bigger and more demanding and wants to test his wings\, but he’s distracting Avis from her schoolwork. Then\, on one flight\, they see a disturbance in the ocean near an oil-drilling rig and Avis and Humbert start receiving strange signals. The words follow: Stop them. It’s a Kraken and she’s called Mother. Her offspring are bent on revenge because the drilling rig is wrecking their ocean home\, and Mother needs help.\n\nA fantasy adventure bristling with Kiwi courage and can-do – both in the face of an environmental disaster and the antics of a chocolate-deprived dragon. \n\n–\n\n\n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\n\n\nHeather McQuillan used to be a teacher who wrote. Now she’s a writer who teaches. If she’s not writing in the room at the top of a spiral staircase\, Heather can be found at Write On School for Young Writers in Christchurch\, where she is a tutor and director. This is her fourth novel for young people. Heather loves being close to the ocean and hearing the waves but\, on a still night\, she is often disturbed by the thrumm thrumm thrumm of ships waiting outside the harbour.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/book-launch-avis-and-the-call-of-the-kraken-by-heather-mcquillan/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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SUMMARY:Meet the Illustrator | Hilary Jean Tapper
DESCRIPTION:Hilary Jean Tapper is coming to visit us at Telling Tales! Illustrator of Joy Cowley’s latest picture book At the Bach\, Hilary is also the artist behind A Stick and A Stone\, a longstanding staff favourite. Come say hello and get your books signed at Telling Tales\, on Wednesday November 21st at 4pm!
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/meet-the-illustrator-hilary-jean-tapper/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231101T160000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231101T170000
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author | R.A. Spratt
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to welcome R.A Spratt to Telling Tales for a book signing! Rachel is a best-selling author\, television writer and podcast host. She is known for the Shockingly Good Stories\,  Friday Barnes\, The Peski Kids and Nanny Piggins series of books\, as well as her popular podcast Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt. She will be at Telling Tales at 4pm\, Wednesday 1st November to sign books and meet young readers! Come get your hands on a signed copy of her latest book Hamlet is Not OK. We look forward to seeing you there. \nYou can read more about R.A. Spratt here.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/meet-the-author-r-a-spratt-2/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20231007T170000
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SUMMARY:Bookshop Day at Telling Tales
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate NZ Bookshop Day! On Saturday 7th October\, bookshops around the country are celebrating their customers and all things books + reading\, and we’re joining in the fun! \nPop into Telling Tales any time on Saturday 7th October to participate in a fun in-store scavenger hunt\, find a new favourite read with a lucky dip $10 book*\, or ask one of our booksellers for a personalised recommendation. Plus\, any purchase made on Bookshop Day puts you into the draw to win an incredible bundle of books. \nWe can’t to see you! \n  \n  \n*While stocks last
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/bookshop-day-at-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230923T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20230923T170000
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SUMMARY:Happy 2nd Birthday to Telling Tales!
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to our birthday party! \nTelling Tales has been open in the BNZ Centre for two whole years – so\, to celebrate\, we are having a party! All day on Saturday 23rd September\, you’re invited to visit and celebrate with us – we have some special gifts* to give away\, and lots of books to share. We feel so lucky to be able to share our love of children’s books with our wonderful customers – so we hope to see you there. \n  \n*while stocks last.
URL:https://scorpiobooks.co.nz/event/happy-2nd-birthday-to-telling-tales/
LOCATION:Telling Tales\, 101-111 Cashel Street\, Christchurch\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Telling Tales
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