Ali Teo

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)

Book of the Year
A Bird in the Hand, Janet Hunt (Random House)

Children's Choice
Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea! Ngareta Gabel, Ali Teo & Astrid Jensen (Huia Publishers)

Best First Book
Thunder Road, Ted Dawe (Longacre Press)

Honour Award
Napoleon and the Chicken Farmer, Lloyd Jones and Graeme Gash (Mallinson Rendel Publishers)

Young Adult Fiction
Thunder Road, Ted Dawe (Longacre Press)

Junior Fiction
Juggling with Mandarins, VM Jones (HarperCollins)

Picture Book
Cuthbert's Babies, Pamela Allen (Viking)

Non Fiction
A Bird in the Hand, Janet Hunt (Random House)

Finalists

• Watermark, Penelope Todd (Longacre Press)
• Thunder Road, Ted Dawe (Longacre Press)
• Tiggie Tompson's Longest Journey, Tessa Duder (Puffin)
• No Safe Harbour, David Hill (Mallinson Rendel)
• Lin and the Red Stranger, Ken Catran (Random House)

• Evil Fred, Kylie Begg & Jacob Leaf (Scholastic New Zealand)
• Fred the (Quite) Brave Mouse, Murray Ball (Scholastic New Zealand)
• My Story: Journey to Tangiwai, David Hill (Scholastic New Zealand)
• Juggling with Mandarins, VM Jones (HarperCollins)
• The Serpents of Arakesh, VM Jones (HarperCollins)

• Selafina, Catherine Hannken & Trish Bowles (Mallinson Rendel)
• Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea! Ngareta Gabel, Ali Teo & Astrid Jensen (Huia Publishers)
• Cuthbert's Babies, Pamela Allen (Viking)
• Grandpa and Thomas, Pamela Allen (Viking)
• Enough is Enough! Scott Willis & Jenna Packer (Scholastic Australia)

• To the Max, Mark Inglis (Random House)
• Pick up a Pack, Keith Olsen (Reed Publishing)
• The Life-size Guide to New Zealand Wildflowers, Andrew Crowe (Penguin Books)
• A Bird in the Hand, Janet Hunt (Random House)
• I am an Insect, Dr Simon Pollart (Reed Publishing)

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)

Picture Book Finalists

On Wednesday 16 May 2007 the New Zealand Post Book Awards ceremony was hosted at Parliament by Hon. Judith Tizard, Associate Minister of Arts, Culture & Heritage.

It was one of the gala events of the year!

View photos of the event in the gallery below.

The awards ceremony for the 2008 New Zealand Post Book Awards was held on the evening of Wednesday 21 May at the Wellington Town Hall.

The entrance to the Wellington Town Hall was transformed into an enchanted forest, complete with toadstools, fairylights and a pathway made from the jacket covers of the 2008 finalist titles.