“I'm delighted to
have such an acknowledgement. It's been very interesting to see, over the
years, how being on the Notable Books list has become such a coveted honour.
Thank you, not just for my own presence on the list this year, but for the hard
work Storylines does on behalf of writing for children.” Barbara Else
“I want to say Many Thanks to you
for those honours – and for all the other terrific services you provide to New
Zealand kids’ books. Storylines is a gem in the New Zealand crest. Feel proud
of all you do! I feel privileged to belong to you.” David Hill
Since 2000 Storylines has produced a list of outstanding books for
children and young people published in New Zealand by New Zealand authors and
illustrators during the previous calendar year.
Books are categorised as: Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult and
Non Fiction. There are up to ten awards in each category.
The decision to compile this annual list of Notable Books was based on
a desire to ensure that children, parents/grandparents, teachers, librarians
and the public were made aware of the large range of high quality books being
published.
Storylines Notable Books are
selected by an expert panel from the Storylines community as books that are
worthy of being recognised as ‘Notable’ in each year. The panel includes
librarians, authors, teachers, teacher educators and academics; several members
have served as judges for the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Award (and under
its previous sponsor AIM) and the LIANZA Book Awards.
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