Ted Dawe

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)