{"id":1252,"date":"2019-12-02T14:55:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T01:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/?page_id=1252"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T00:38:25","slug":"books-by-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/books-by-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Books by Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our students are doing great things with their writing. Here are just a few of the books written by Helen&#8217;s students. Support local writing by checking them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brain Bunny Students&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ben Spies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben has been doing great things with his writing. He&#8217;s published four books, despite only just having reached his teen years and he recently won a bronze medal in the Moonbeam Children&#8217;s Book Awards for his third book, The World of Greek Mythology. Check out his books on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiespublishing.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Spies Publishing website. (opens in a new tab)\">Spies Publishing website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bens-Books.jpg\" alt=\"Image contains the book covers for &quot;Weirdo&quot; &quot;The Magic Pencil&quot; &quot;The World of Greek Mythology&quot; and &quot;2020&quot; all by Ben Spies\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bens-Books.jpg 839w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bens-Books-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bens-Books-768x289.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Denika Mead<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Denika is another young writer doing great things. She&#8217;s published a fantastic fantasy series for children aged 8-12, called the <em>Royal Orchid <\/em>series, and has written the first two books in a sci fi series called <em>Agents Of TIME<\/em>, for young adults. Find out more on <a aria-label=\"Denika's website (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denikameadauthor.com\/my-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Denika&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"1258\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51n6UyVhRL-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51n6UyVhRL-1.jpg 313w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51n6UyVhRL-1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"352\" data-id=\"1285\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denikas-Book.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denikas-Book.jpg 220w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Denikas-Book-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"1296\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghost-Warriors.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghost-Warriors.jpg 277w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ghost-Warriors-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wellington High CEC Writing for Children Students&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sacha Cotter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacha did the Writing for Children workshop back in 2014 and has since gone on to do amazing things with her writing, publishing several books and winning awards. Find out more on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sasha's website (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sachacotter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sacha&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"269\" data-id=\"1272\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture.jpg 643w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-300x126.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elaine Bicknell<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Elaine was a student in the Writing for Children Workshop and also did the Writing for Children &#8211; Next Step class. She won the Joy Cowley Award with her book <em>The Little Ghost Who Lost her Boo <\/em>and has since written several other books. Find them at <a aria-label=\"The Children's Bookshop (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thechildrensbookshop.co.nz\/p\/nz-picture-books-the-little-ghost-who-lost-her-boo?barcode=9781775435754&amp;search_key=elaine+bi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Children&#8217;s Bookshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/large_9781775435754.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"1274\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/large_9781775435754.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/large_9781775435754.jpg 326w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/large_9781775435754-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51KDca-Jx1L._SX342_SY445_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"356\" data-id=\"1392\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51KDca-Jx1L._SX342_SY445_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51KDca-Jx1L._SX342_SY445_.jpg 342w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/51KDca-Jx1L._SX342_SY445_-288x300.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/9780593692387.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1393\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/9780593692387-835x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/9780593692387-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/9780593692387-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/9780593692387-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/9780593692387.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marie Munro<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Marie was a student in the Writing for Children Workshop and also did the Writing for Children &#8211; Next Step class. Marie has written a number of books for children, including <em>Nana&#8217;s Shed<\/em>, <em>Bella&#8217;s Fringe,<\/em> <em>Nana&#8217;s New Porch<\/em>. Her picture books are fun stories and great resources for learning Te Reo Maori. Find them on <a href=\"https:\/\/nanasshed.co.nz\/\">Marie&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"259\" data-id=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-2.jpg 671w, https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Capture-2-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our students are doing great things with their writing. Here are just a few of the books written by Helen&#8217;s students. Support local writing by checking them out. 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He&#8217;s published four books, despite only just having reached his teen years and&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/books-by-students\/\">Continue reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1252","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1252"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1394,"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252\/revisions\/1394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainbunny.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}