New Zealand storytellers, illustrators and authors visited Taranaki schools this week to instil a love of reading and storytelling.
Award-winning author and inaugural NZ Reading Ambassador for Children / Te Awhi Rito Ben Brown, Wellington historical fiction writer Cristina Sanders, Penguin Random House NZ managing editor Stuart Lipshaw and Tania Sickling visited different schools around the region this week.
The Storylines runs Story Tours to different parts of the country each year. The guests visit different schools, early childhood centres and community venues to reach communities across the country.
The aim of the Storylines National Story Tours is to connect young readers with New Zealand's children's and young adult writers, illustrators, poets and storytellers, to share the enjoyment of books and reading.
Ben Brown visited Pembroke School on Wednesday alongside Cristina Sanders to talk to the pupils.