New Zealand Post Picture Book
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The NZ Post Picture Book Award is one of seven awards sponsored by New Zealand Post. It is organised and administrated by Booksellers New Zealand and supported by Creative New Zealand and Book Tokens (NZ) Ltd. Prior to 1997, the awards were known as the AIM Children’s Book Awards.
2013 Finalists
- A great cake Tina Matthews
- Melu Kyle Mewburn, Ali Teo & John O’Reilly
- Mister Whistler Margaret Mahy and Gavin Bishop
- Mr Bear Branches and the cloud conundrum Terri Rose Baynton
- Remember that November / Maumahara ki tērā Nōema Jennifer Beck, Lindy Fisher and Kawata Teepa
2012
Rāhui (Te reo Māori edition) Chris Szekely; nā Malcolm Ross ngā pikitia; nā Brian Morris i whakamāori
Rāhui (English edition) Chris Szekely; illustrated by Malcolm Ross
- The cat’s pyjamas Catherine Foreman
- Shaolin burning Ant Sang (Honour award)
- Stomp Ruth Paul
- Waiting for later Tina Matthews
2011
The moon and Farmer McPhee Margaret Mahy and David Elliot
- Baa Baa smart sheep Mark and Rowan Sommerset
- A dog like that Janene Cooper; illustrated by Evie Kemp
- Hill & Hole Kyle Mewburn; illustrated by Vasanti Unka
- Marmaduke Duck and the marmalade jam Juliette MacIver; illustrated by Sarah Davis
2010
Old Hu-Hu Kyle Mewburn; illustrated by Rachel Driscoll
Hū-Hū koroheke (Te reo Māori edition) translated by Kāterina Te Heikoko Mataira
- The word witch Margaret Mahy; illustrated by David Elliot; edited by Tessa Duder (Honour award)
- Cowshed Christmas Joy Cowley; illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig goes to Dad’s cafe Diana Neild; illustrated by Philip Webb
- The wonky donkey Craig Smith; illustrated by Katz Cowley
2009
Roadworks Sally Sutton; illustrated by Brian Lovelock
- Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig Diana Neild; illustrated by Philip Webb (Honour award)
- Duck’s stuck! Kyle Mewburn; illustrated by Ali Teo and John O’Reilly
- Every second Friday Kiri Lightfoot; illustrated by Ben Galbraith
- The Were-Nana Melinda Szymanik and Sarah Nelisiwe Anderson
2008
Tahi - one lucky kiwi Melanie Drewery; designed and illustrated by Ali Teo
- The king’s bubbles Ruth Paul (Children’s choice winner)
- Out of the egg Tina Matthews (Best first book award winner)
- Rats! Gavin Bishop
- To the harbour Stanley Palmer (Honour award)
2007
Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! Kyle Mewburn; illustrated by Ali Teo and John O’Reilly
- Matatuhi Robyn Kahukiwa
- A present from the past Jennifer Beck; illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Honour award)
- Riding the waves Gavin Bishop
- Whakaeke i ngā ngaru Gavin Bishop; translated by Kāterina Mataira
- The three fishing Brothers Gruff Ben Galbraith
2006
A booming in the night Benjamin Brown; illustrated by Helen Taylor
- Haere - farewell, Jack, farewell Tim Tipene; illustrated by Huhana Smith (Honour award)
- Nobody’s dog Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher
- The waka Jean Prior; illustrated by Gavin Bishop / Te waka Jean Prior; illustrated by Gavin Bishop; translated by Kāterina Mataira
- Where’s the gold? Pamela Allen
2005
Clubs: a Lolly Leopold story Kate De Goldi; illustrated by Jacqui Colley
- Taming the sun Gavin Bishop
- Koro’s medicine Melanie Drewery; illustrated by Sabrina Malcolm
- The night kite Peter Bland; illustrated by Carl Bland
- The other ark Lynley Dodd
2004
Cuthbert’s babies Pamela Allen
- Napoleon and the chicken farmer Lloyd Jones; illustrated by Graeme Gash (Honour award)
- Enough is enough! Scott Willis; illustrated by Jenna Packer
- Grandpa and Thomas Pamela Allen
- Oh hogwash, Sweet Pea! Ngareta Gabel; translated and adapted from te reo Māori by Hannah Rainforth; illustrated by Ali Teo and Astrid Jensen (Children’s Choice Award) (Published in te reo Māori as: Tekiteora, kei hea ō hū?)
- Selafina Catherine Hannken; illustrated by Trish Bowles
2003
Pigtails the pirate David Elliot
- Auntie Rosie and the rabbit Diana Noonan; illustrated by Christine Ross
- The Christmas caravan Jennifer Beck; illustrated by Robyn Belton
- The immigrants Alan Bagnall; illustrated by Sarah Wilkins
- Why do dogs sniff bottoms? Dawn McMillan and Bert Signal; illustrated by Ross Kinnaird (Children’s Choice)
2002
Brodie Joy Cowley; illustrated by Chris Mousdale
- Grandpa’s shorts Joy Watson; illustrated by Wendy Hodder (Children’s Choice)
- The last whale Reneé Hapimarika van de Weert; illustrated by Anton Petrov (Published in te reo Māori as Te tohorā whakamutunga)
- Te tohorā whakamutunga na Reneé Hapimarika van de Weert; nā Anton Petrov ngā whakaahua (Published in English as The last whale)
- Scarface Claw Lynley Dodd
- Tom Thumb: the true history of Sir Thomas Thumb retold and illustrated by Gavin Bishop
2001
Oliver in the garden Margaret Beames; illustrated by Sue Hitchcock
- After the war Bob Kerr
- Dragor, or, How a dragon suffering from prickly heat saved the world from perpetual winter and established a well-known weed Pat Quinn; illustrated by Philip Webb (Honour award)
- Stay awake, Bear! Gavin Bishop
- Timo and the kingfish Mokena Potae Reedy; illustrated by Elton Gregory
2000
The house that Jack built Gavin Bishop
- Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack Lynley Dodd (Children’s choice)
- Mouse opera Richard Wolfe; illustrated by Pamela Wolfe
- Sydney and the sea monster David Elliot (Honour award)
- The video shop sparrow Joy Cowley; illustrated by Gavin Bishop
1999
A summery Saturday morning Margaret Mahy; illustrated by Selina Young
- Hinepūkohurangi: he pūrākau nō roto o Tūhoe Hirini Melbourne; nā Manu Smith ngā pikitia
- The life-sized inflatable whale Gaelyn Gordon; illustrated by John Tarlton (Children’s Choice)
- Slinky Malinki catflaps Lynley Dodd (Honour award) (Variant title Catflaps)
- Te tautoko 35 Kāterina Te Heikoko; nā Gus Hunter ngā pikitia
1998
Alphabet apartments Lesley Moyes
- Hairy Maclary, sit Lynley Dodd (Variant title Sit).
- Midnight at the museum Richard Wolfe; illustrated by Pamela Wolfe
- The sandman Esther Tamehana; illustrated by Kerry Gemmill (Published in te reo Māori as He tangata kirikiri)
- He tangata kirikiri Esther Tamehana; nā Kerry Gemmill ngā pikitia (Published in English as The sandman)
- Tane steals the show Lino Nelisi; illustrated by Gus Hunter (Published in te reo Māori as Tāne te whetū o te rā)
- Tāne te whetū o te rā, manata korero Lino Nelisi; manata whakaahua Gus Hunter; nā Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira i whakamaori (Published in English as Tane steals the show)
1997
The bantam and soldier Jennifer Beck; illustrated by Rosie Belton
- Maui and the sun: a Māori tale retold and illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- Mechanical Harry Bob Kerr
- Nicketty-nacketty, noo-noo-noo Joy Cowley; illustrated by Tracey Moroney
- Schnitzel von Krumm forget-me-not Lynley Dodd
For awards before 1997 see Aim Picture Book.