Winners & Finalists 2006-2008

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NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK AWARDS 2008

Book of the Year

Snake and Lizard, Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press)

Best First Book

Out of the Egg, Tina Matthews (Walker Books)

Children's Choice

The King’s Bubbles, Ruth Paul (Scholastic New Zealand)

Young Adult Fiction Winner

Salt, Maurice Gee (Penguin)

Honour Award

The Sea-wreck Stranger, Anna Mackenzie (Longacre Press)

Junior Fiction Winner

Snake and Lizard, Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press)

Picture Book Winner

Tahi – One Lucky Kiwi, Melanie Drewery, Ali Teo & John O’Reilly (Random House)

Honour Award

To the Harbour, Stanley Palmer (Lopdell House Gallery)

Non-fiction Winner

Which New Zealand Spider? Andrew Crowe (Penguin)

Honour Award

Reaching the Summit, Alexa Johnston & David Larsen (Penguin)

Finalists

Salt, Maurice Gee (Penguin)
The Sea-wreck Stranger, Anna Mackenzie (Longacre Press)
Tomorrow All Will Be Beautiful, Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin)
The Transformation of Minna Hargreaves, Fleur Beale (Random House)
Zillah, Penelope Todd (Longacre Press)

Dead Dan's Dee, Phyllis Johnston (Longacre Press)
The Dumpster Saga, Craig Harrison (Scholastic New Zealand)
The Mad Tadpole Adventure, Melanie Drewery & Jenny Cooper (Scholastic New Zealand)
My Story: Sitting on the Fence, Bill Nagelkerke (Scholastic New Zealand)
Snake and Lizard, Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press)

The King’s Bubbles, Ruth Paul, (Scholastic New Zealand)
Out of the Egg, Tina Matthews (Walker Books)
Rats! Gavin Bishop (Random House)
Tahi – One Lucky Kiwi, Melanie Drewery, Ali Teo & John O’Reilly (Random House)
To the Harbour, Stanley Palmer (Lopdell House Gallery)

A Mini Guide to the Identification of New Zealand Land Birds, Andrew Crowe & Dave Gunson (Penguin)
Reaching the Summit, Alexa Johnston & David Larsen (Penguin)
Weather Watch New Zealand, Sandra Carrod, Karsten Schneider & Richard Gunther (Reed New Zealand)
What is a fish? Feana Tu'akoi (Scholastic New Zealand)
Which New Zealand Spider? Andrew Crowe (Penguin)

2007

Book of the Year

Illustrated History of the South Pacific, Marcia Stenson (Random House New Zealand)

Best First Book

The Three Fishing Brothers Gruff, Ben Galbraith (Hodder Children's Books)

Children's Choice

Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! Kyle Mewburn, Ali Teo, John O'Reilly (Scholastic New Zealand)

Young Adult Fiction Winner

Genesis, Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press)

Junior Fiction Winner

Thor's Tale, Janice Marriott (HarperCollins Publishers)

Picture Book Winner

Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! Kyle Mewburn, Ali Teo, John O'Reilly (Scholastic New Zealand)

Non Fiction Winner

Illustrated History of the South Pacific, Marcia Stenson (Random House New Zealand)

Finalists

Genesis, Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press)
A Respectable Girl, Fleur Beale (Random House)
Shooting the Moon, VM Jones (HarperCollins)
Single Fin, Aaron Topp (Random House)
Thieves, Ella West (Longacre Press)

And Did Those Feet... Ted Dawe (Longacre Press)
Boyznbikes, Vince Ford (Scholastic New Zealand)
Frog Whistle Mine, Des Hunt (HarperCollins)
My Story: Castaway, Bill O'Brien (Scholastic New Zealand)
Thor's Tale: Endurance and Adventure in the Southern Ocean, Janice Marriott (HarperCollins)

Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! Kyle Mewburn, Ali Teo & John O'Reilly (Scholastic New Zealand)
Matatuhi, Robyn Kahukiwa (Puffin)
A Present from the Past, Jennifer Beck & Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand)
Riding the Waves/ Whakaeke i nga ngaru, Gavin Bishop & Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira (Random House)
The Three Fishing Brothers Gruff, Ben Galbraith (Hodder Children's Books)

Illustrated History of the South Pacific, Marcia Stenson (Random House)
It's True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes, Sharon Holt & Ross Kinnaird (Allen & Unwin)
Red Haze: Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam, Leon Davidson (Black Dog Books)
Soldier in the Yellow Socks: Charles Upham, Our Finest Fighting Soldier, Janice Mariott (HarperCollins)
Winging It! The Adventures of Tim Wallis, Neville Peat (Longacre Press)

2006

Book of the Year

Hunter, Joy Cowley (Puffin)

Children's Choice

Nobody's Dog, Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand)

Best First Book

The Unknown Zone, Phil Smith (Random House New Zealand)

Young Adult Fiction Winner

With Lots of Love from Georgia, Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin)

Honour Award

Kaitangata Twitch, Margaret Mahy (Allen & Unwin)

Junior Fiction Winner

Hunter, Joy Cowley (Puffin)

Honour Award

Sil, Jill Harris (Longacre Press)

Picture Book Winner

A Booming in the Night, Ben Brown and Helen Taylor (Reed Publishing)

Honour Award

Haere - Farewell, Jack, Farewell, Tim Tipene and Huhana Smith (Huia Publishers)

Non Fiction Winner

Scarecrow Army: The Anzacs at Gallipoli, Leon Davidson (Black Dog Books)

Honour Award

Blue New Zealand, Glenys Stace (Penguin New Zealand)

Finalists

Deep Fried, Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press)
Kaitangata Twitch, Margaret Mahy (Allen & Unwin)
Running Hot, David Hill (Mallinson Rendel)
The Unknown Zone, Phil Smith (Random House)
With Lots of Love from Georgia, Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin)

Hunter, Joy Cowley (Puffin)
Maddigan's Fantasia, Margaret Mahy (HarperCollins)
Maddigan's Quest (TV tie-in), Margaret Mahy (HarperCollins)
My Story: Chinatown Girl, Eva Wong Ng (Scholastic New Zealand)
Sil, Jil Harris (Longacre Press)
Super Freak, Brian Falkner (Mallinson Rendel)

A Booming in the Night, Ben Brown & Helen Taylor (Reed Publishing)
Haere - Farewell, Jack, Farewell, Tim Tipene & Huhana Smith (Huia Publishers)
Nobody's Dog, Jennifer Beck & Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand)
The Waka/ Te Waka, Katerina Te Keikoko Mataira, Jean Prior & Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand)
Where's the Gold? Pamela Allen (Penguin Viking)

Blue New Zealand, Glenys Stace (Puffin)
Cameras in Narnia, Ian Brodie (HarperCollins)
Frontier of Dreams: The Weight of World Wars 1897-1949, John Parker (Scholastic New Zealand)
Peter Blake Sailor, Adventurer, Alan Sefton (Puffin)
Scarecrow Army, Leon Davidson (Black Dog Books)