NZ Children's Book Week: National Read Along

Led by Read NZ Te Pou Muramura as part of NZ Children's Book Week, the National Read Along is a celebration of books, storytelling and the joy of reading around Aotearoa.

Join us to read together at exactly 11.00am on Monday 17 August 2026.

This is more than a book being read aloud! It's an opportunity for communities across the country to pause, connect and share the magic of a New Zealand story at exactly the same time.

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, caregiver, early childhood kaiako, librarian, bookseller or teacher, we'd love you to be part of it.

Let's create something special together.