2016 Notable Book Awards

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STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS  2016

PICTURE BOOK NOTABLES

Publisher                               Title                                                   Author                           Illustrator

Duck Creek Press                  Muddle and Mo                                Nikki Slade Robinson    Nikki Slade Robinson

Penguin Random/Puffin         Roly the Anzac Donkey                  Glyn Harper                   Jenny Cooper

Penguin Random/Random     Henry’s /Stars                                  David Elliot                     David Elliot

Penguin Random/Puffin         Stripes! No, Spots!                         Vasanti Unka                 Vasanti Unka

Penguin Random/Puffin         First to the Top                                David Hill                        Phoebe Morris

Gecko Press                           Hello World!                                     Paul Beavis                    Paul Beavis

Walker Books Aus & NZ         Yak and Gnu                                    Juliette MacIver             Cat Chapman

Walker Books Aus & NZ         Finding Monkey Moon                    Elizabeth Pulford            Kate Wilkinson

Scholastic NZ                         Hush : A Kiwi Lullaby                     Joy Cowley                    Andrew Burdan

Huia Publishers                       Haka                                                  Patricia Grace                Andrew Burdan

Potton & Burton                      Changing Times: The Story of a   Bob Kerr                         Bob Kerr

                                                New Zealand Town and its Newspaper

JUNIOR FICTION NOTABLES

Publisher                               Title                                                                Author                             Illustrator

Flat Bed Press                        The Bold Ship Phenomenal                        Sarah Johnson

Sue Copsey Treehouse Bks  The Ghosts of Tarawera                              Sue Copsey

Penguin Random/Longacre    The Pirates and the Nightmaker                 James Norcliffe

Penguin Random/Longacre    From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle  Kate De Goldi

Gecko Press                           The Knot Impossible (A Tale of Fontana)  Barbara Else                   Sam Broad

Gecko Press                           The Bakehouse                                             Joy Cowley

HarperCollins                          The Girl Who Rode the Wind                      Stacy Gregg

Scholastic NZ                         How I Alienated my Grandma                     Suzanne Main

Scholastic NZ                         Cool Nukes                                                    Des Hunt

Luncheon Sausage Books      Lily Max : Satin, Scissors, Frock                Jane Bloomfield

  

YOUNG ADULT NOTABLES

Penguin Random/Longacre    Evie’s War                                                 Anna Mackenzie

Penguin Random/Random     Being Magdalene                                     Fleur Beale

Mary Egan Publishing             Hucking Cody                                           Aaron Top

Potton & Burton                      The Heading Dog Who Split in Half:      Michael Brown

                                                Legends and Tall Tales from NZ            Dr Mat Tait

NON-FICTION NOTABLES

Publisher                               Title                                                            Author                      Illustrator

Reading Warrior                      Jammin’ with Steven Adams                  David Riley               

Mary Egan Publishing             Exploring Nature’s Pattern Magic          Dee Pigneguy

Reading Warrior                      Samoan Heroes                                        David Riley                Michel Mulipola

Penguin Random/Random     Beginner’s Guide to Rugby                    Aaron Cruden

Penguin Random/Random     Beginner’s Guide to Adventure Sport   Steve Gurney           

Potton & Burton                      Whose Beak is This?                               Gillian Candler           Fraser Williamson

New Holland Publishers          Waitangi Day: The New Zealand Story  Philippa Werry