The winners of the 2010 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards were announced at an Awards Ceremony in Auckland on Wednesday evening, 19 May 2010.
Fluffy clouds and high flying pastel balloons as table centrepieces set the ‘power of the imagination’ theme for this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2010.
Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus was the keynote speaker for the awards, which saw 11 books take home titles. The full list of winners are...
NON-FICTION CATEGORY AWARD WINNER
E3 Call Home
Janet Hunt
Random House New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86979-276-3 pb RRP $24.99
Target age 7+
JUNIOR FICTION CATEGORY AWARD WINNER
The Loblolly Boy
James Norcliffe
Longacre Press
ISBN 978-1-877460-25-8 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 10+
YOUNG ADULT FICTION CATEGORY AWARD WINNER
Blood of the Lamb: The Crossing
Mandy Hager
Random House New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86979-150-6 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 13+
PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY AWARD WINNER
NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2010
Old Hu-Hu
KyleMewburn & Rachel Driscoll
Scholastic New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86943-897-5 hb RRP $29.99
Target age 4+
Hū-Hū Koroheke (Te reo edition)
translated by Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira
ISBN 978-1-86943-518-9 pb RRP$18.99
CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARDS
CHILDREN'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith & Katz Cowley
Scholastic New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86943-926-2 pb RRP $24.99
Target age 2+
Children's Choice Non-fiction Category Winner
Dear Alison
Simon Pollard (editor)
Penguin NZ
ISBN 978-0-14330-460-9 hb RRP $30.00
Target age 5+
Children's Choice Junior Fiction Category Winner
Friends: Snake and Lizard
Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
Gecko Press
ISBN 978-1-877467-26-4 hb RRP $ 29.99
ISBN 978-1-877467-25-7 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 6+
Children's Choice Young Adult Fiction Category Winner
Brainjack
Brian Falkner
Walker Books
ISBN 978-1-921150-95-1 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 12+
Children's Choice Picture Book Category Winner
The Wonky Donkey
Craig Smith & Katz Cowley
Scholastic New Zealand
ISBN 978-1-86943-926-2 pb RRP $24.99
Target age 2+
HONOUR AWARD RECIPIENT
The Word Witch
Margaret Mahy & David Elliot, edited by Tessa Duder
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 978-1-86950-707-7 hb RRP $44.99
Target age 6+
BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD WINNER
The Bone Tiki
David Hair
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 978-1-86950-734-3 pb RRP $19.99
Target age 12+
While its authors, illustrators and publishers that are stage centre at the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards, at the end of the day it’s all about the kids. That’s why we were delighted that Children’s Commissioner, Dr John Angus was able to be the keynote speaker at the Awards in Auckland.
New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards Ceremony 2010
Fluffy clouds and high flying pastel balloons as table centrepieces set the ‘power of the imagination’ theme for this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards 2010. It was an elegant setting with guests sitting around tables, but as always the warmth of the children’s literature community gave the event a friendly atmosphere.
Judges for the New Zealand Post Book Awards are selected from nominations put forward by a range of literary and book trade organisations with an interest in children's literature. Wherever possible one of the judges will be a practising writer.
