2026 School Library Week StoryWalk®

Scholastic New Zealand is proud to provide this popular picture book as a StoryWalk® title for this year's School Library Week.

Teacher Notes and Activity Sheets are included along with the picture book files.

About the book

In this Kiwi version of Aesop’s tale of The Lion and the Mouse, a young snapper strikes a bargain with the whale about to eat her.

 

About the files

You can download all the files to print your StoryWalk® using the link here.

The link will be active until 30 August 2026 and contains:

+ Front Cover (flat and 3D)
+ Story to print as double page spreads, including front cover and glossary
+ Title information sheet
+ Comprehensive Teacher Notes
+ Crossword Activity and Answer Sheet
+ Word Search Activity and Answer Sheet

Please delete these files from your system after the completion of your StoryWalk®.

Contact ahaverkamp@scholastic.co.nz if you have any questions.

For Your School Newsletter
Scholastic New Zealand has provided The Whale and the Snapper / Te Tohorā me te Tāmure, as this year’s School Library Week StoryWalk® title. Written by Jo Van Dam and illustrated by Richard Hoit, with translation by Ariana Stevens, this Kiwi version of Aesop’s tale of The Lion and the Mouse, tells the story of a young snapper who strikes a bargain with the whale about to eat her.