NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDRENS BOOK AWARDS

This came in this am from Scholastic NZ:


Scholastic New Zealand is proud to announce that we have four of the 20 titles shortlisted for this year's awards (plus one by Black Dog Books, whom we represent in NZ). Congratulations to all the authors/illustrators concerned.

Picture book

* Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Ali Teo & John O'Reilly (Scholastic).
* Matatuhi written and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa./Matatuhi (Te Reo edition) written and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa.
* The Three Fishing Brothers Gruff written and illustrated by Ben Galbraith.
* Riding the Waves written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop./ Whakaeke i nga Ngaru (Te Reo edition of Riding the Waves) written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop.
* A Present from the Past by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Scholastic).


Non-fiction


* Winging It: The Adventures of Tim Wallis by Neville Peat.
* Red Haze: Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam by Leon Davidson (Black Dog Books).
* Soldier in the Yellow Socks by Janice Marriott.
* Illustrated History of the South Pacific by Marcia Stenson.
* It's True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes by Sharon Holt, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird.


Junior fiction


* Thor's Tale by Janice Marriott.
* My Story: Castaway - The Diary of Samuel Abraham Clark, Disappointment Island, 1907 by Bill O'Brien (Scholastic).
* Frog Whistle Mine by Des Hunt.
* And Did Those Feet by Ted Dawe.
* Boyznbikes by Vince Ford (Scholastic).


Young adult


* A Respectable Girl by Fleur Beale.
* Genesis by Bernard Beckett.
* Shooting the Moon by V.M. Jones.
* Single Fin by Aaron Topp.
* Thieves by Ella West.