NZ Post Children's Book Awards Finalists 2010

The finalists for the 2010 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards have been announced!

Click below for more information on each finalist title.

PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY

	Cowshed Christmas Gavin Bishop & Joy Cowley Random House New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86979-073-8 pb RRP $24.99 Target age 3+
	Old Hu-Hu Kyle Mewburn & 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
	Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig Goes to Dad’s Cafe Diana Neild & Philip Webb Scholastic New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86943-910-1 pb RRP $18.99 Target age 3+
	The Wonky Donkey Craig Smith & Katz Cowley Scholastic New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86943-926-2 pb RRP $24.99 Target age 2+
	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+

NON-FICTION CATEGORY

	Ben & Mark: Boys of the High Country Christine Fernyhough & John Bougen Random House New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86979-068-4 pb RRP $36.99 Target age 8+
	Dear Alison Simon Pollard (editor) Penguin NZ ISBN 978-0-14330-460-9 hb RRP $30.00 Target age 5+
	E3 Call Home Janet Hunt Random House New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86979-276-3 pb RRP $24.99 Target age 7+
	Rangitoto Maria Gill & Heather Arnold Puffin Books ISBN 978-0-14350-334-7 pb RRP $19.95 Target age 8+
	Willie Apiata, VC: The Reluctant Hero Paul Little & John Lockyer Puffin Books ISBN 978-0-14330-457-9 pb RRP $25.00 Target age 10+

JUNIOR FICTION CATEGORY

	Cry of the Taniwha Des Hunt HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 978-1-86950-731-2 pb RRP $18.99 Target age 9+
	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+
	The Loblolly Boy James Norcliffe Longacre Press ISBN 978-1-877460-25-8 pb RRP $19.99 Target age 10+
	My Story: The Mine’s Afire! Susan Battye & Thelma Eakin Scholastic New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86943-887-6 pb RRP $17.99 Target age 10+
	Sting Raymond Huber Walker Books ISBN 978-1-921150-89-0 pb RRP $16.99 Target age 8+

YOUNG ADULT FICTION CATEGORY

	Banquo’s Son T.K. Roxborogh Penguin NZ ISBN 978-0-14320-249-3 pb RRP $37.00 Target age 12+
	The Beginner’s Guide to Living Lia Hills Text Publishing ISBN 978-1-921520-07-5 pb RRP $25.00 Target age 14+
	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+
	Brainjack Brian Falkner Walker Books ISBN 978-1-921150-95-1 pb RRP $19.99 Target age 12+
	End of the Alphabet Fleur Beale Random House New Zealand ISBN 978-1-86979-070-7 pb RRP $19.99 Target age 12+

Winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in Auckland on 19 May 2010.