Wellesley College Wellington wins the World Finals of the Kids' Lit Quiz

Hurrah and double hurrah for Wellesley College Days Bay Wellington the winners of the 2016 World Finals Kids' Lit Quiz held in Auckland last night at the IBBY Congress at the Aotea Centre. How I wish I had been there - I was booked to go but at the last moment was not able to make it to Auckland (nothing dramatic - just a minor hiccup but very disappointing for me). See this BLOG tomorrow for more details and up to date photos of the win.

The Wellesley Team at National Library in Wellington when they won the New Zealand finals just a few short weeks ago  (Image Barbara Murison)

Kids' Lit Quiz Wellington Playoff Papkowhai School 11.4.16

 

(The Kids' Lit Quiz spreads around the world. This is a publicity poster from Canada) 

 

 

On Monday I went to one of my favourite events of the year! That was to take part as a ‘marker’ at the playoff for the Kids' Lit Quiz. When we look around and see the stupendous amount of knowledge that the children taking part have about books and writers you then realise just why you spend so much of your life encouraging more young readers to be part of the game called The Sport of Reading.  The winners of the Monday ‘leg’ will go to the National Library next month to meet the finalists from around the country and the winners that day will be taking part in the World Finals to be held this year in New Zealand! This will be at the IBBY Conference (much much more about this conference over the next few months) to be held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.

Congratulations to the three teams who made it on Monday.

1^st Wellesley College A Team

2^nd Raroa Intermediate School

3^rd Wellesley College B Team

Wayne Mills and his wife Pa at the Wellington Playoff 11.4.16 
Image: Barbara Murison

Congratulations to the dedicated teachers and librarians who coached the teams and most of all to Wayne Mills from Auckland who created and has masterminded the whole event, written all the questions and kept the enterprise afloat over so many many years. We all feel quite breathless when we think of all the work and the  knowledge inside your head and all the books your have read  Wayne to make this possible.