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NZ Post Book Award

Here are the finalists for the 2009 New Zealand Post Book Awards - they were announced on Tuesday 3 March. All winners were announced at an awards ceremony held at Auckland Museum on Wednesday 20 May.

AND THE WINNERS ARE:

Category winners and the honour award recipient:

* Picture Book: Roadworks written by Sally Sutton and illustrated by Brian Lovelock.
* Honour Award: Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig written by Diana Neild and illustrated by Philip Webb.
* Non-fiction: Back & Beyond: New Zealand Painting for the Young & Curious by Gregory O'Brien.
* Junior Fiction: Old Drumble by Jack Lasenby.
* First Book Award: Violence 101 by Denis Wright.

* Young Adult Fiction and New Zealand Post Book of the Year: The 10pm Question by Kate De Goldi.
* Children's Choice Award: The Were-Nana written by Melinda Szymanik and illustrated by Sarah Nelisiwe Anderson.
* The winner of each category was awarded $7500, with the winner of book of the year taking home an extra $7500.
* The winner of the best first book and the children's choice award received $2000 each.
* The honour award recipient received a monetary award of $500.
 
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Picture Book - NZ Post


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9781921150166

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NZ$ 30.00 each
Hardback
Author: Sally Sutton (illus Brian Lovelock)
Published by: Walker Books Australia
NZ Post Childrens Book Awards, Picture Book Winner 2009

A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids. "Plan the road. Plan the road. Mark it on the map." Roadworks takes the reader through all the stages of making a road; from planning to construction to driving on the finished road, the full journey is detailed for young and curious minds with a rhythmic text and bright illustrations.
Sally Sutton is an Auckland playwright and children's writer. Brian Lovelock is a practising fine artist from New Zealand. He has only recently ventured into the world of book illustration.


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>>> 2009 NZ Post Book Awards Winner of the Picture Book Category <<<

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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869438692

The Were-Nana (NOT A Bedtime Story) order quantity
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NZ$ 17.00 each
Paperback
Author: Melinda Szymanik & Sarah Nelisiwe Anderson (ill.)
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand
NZ Post Childrens Book Awards, Children's Choice Award 2009

Simon loves to scare Stella Rosa, especially with his stories. Most of the time Stella Rosa can cope but now her grandmother, Nana Lupin, is coming to visit from a far-away country and Simon whispers that Nana Lupin is a Were-Nana ...and Stella Rosa believes him. The darkly robed figure that comes through the arrival gate at the airport does look like a Were-Nana after all...and Stella Rosa is afraid because she hasn't been given the special potion that Simon says she should have drunk to protect her!

First published 2008.

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>>> 2009 NZ Post Book Awards Winner of the Children's Choice Award <<<

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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869438746

Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
Paperback
Author: Diana Neild & Philip Webb (ill.)
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Picture Book Honour Award 2009

When Piggity Wiggity complains to dad about the length of his name, Dad explains that he and his wife felt that their large family of four boys and four girls was missing something. When Piggity Wiggity came along they wanted to give him a really spcial sort of name. Piggity Wiggity goes to sleep very satisfied with the explanation.

First published 2008.



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>>> 2009 NZ Post Book Awards Winner of the Honour Award <<<

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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869438265

Duck's Stuck! order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
Paperback
Author: Kyle Mewburn (illus Ali Teo and John O'Reilly
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Greedy Duck sticks his head where he shouldn't and gets stuck. Will a rat be able to solve Duck's problem?

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ISBN / ISSN:
9780340956120

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NZ$ 35.00 each
Hardback
Author: Kiri Lightfoot (illus Ben Galbraith)
Published by: Hodder Childrens Books
2009 NZ POST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST
Every second Friday, Margi and Totty go and stay at Dad's house where they get magnificently muddy, worryingly wet and mind-blowingly messy. Their Dad's house is messy and he collects stuff. They never know what is going to happen, but the children always have fun.
A fun, wonderfully illustrated, reassuring picture book about children whose parents live apart. For children and parents to share.

 

Non Fiction - NZ Post


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9781869404048

Back & Beyond: New Zealand Painting for the Young & Curious order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Hardback
Author: Gregory O'Brien
Published by: Auckland University Press
NZ Post Childrens Book Awards Non-fiction Winner 2009

A painting can take you to many places. It can take you around the world, or it can take you around the country, city or neighbourhood you live in. It can also transport you back into the distant past of myths, legends and ancient history - or it can take you way into the future. Since Maori first drew moa and mythical birds on cave walls, artists in Aotearoa New Zealand have provided an imaginative, lively account of the lives locals have been leading, the dreams they've been dreaming and the stories they've been telling. Alongside works painted during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book features art by contemporary painters and printmakers, all of them seasoned travellers across time and space. Angels, rugby players, whales, kiwi and canoes, moa and mountains, the bush and the beaches all play starring roles in this bird's-eye view of New Zealand ... more

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>>> 2009 NZ Post Book Awards Winner of the Non Fiction Category <<<

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9780061456350

Crafting of Narnia : The Art, Creatures and Weapons from Weta Workshop order quantity
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NZ$ 50.00 each
Hardback
Author: Weta Workshop, Paul Tobin & Daniel Falconer
Published by: HarperCollins
Before you can film a fantasy movie, you must create an authentic world. What kind of weather is found within, what would the buildings be made of, what creatures populate its land, and what is the history behind its people? For every stunning frame of film, there have been countless hours of work to create such majesty. And what a task to bring to the screen one of the world's most beloved children's series, C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia," This book, written and designed by the artists of the Academy-Award winning special effects house Weta Workshop, chronicles the stunning concept drawings, designs, and props that helped director Andrew Adamson shape the world of Narnia in cinematic glory. With detailed photography, hundreds of never before seen drawings and sculptures, and commentary from the artists and craftspeople of the workshop, discover the intricate work and exhaustive research and detail that went into each ... more

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9781869790127

High-Tech Legs on Everest order quantity
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NZ$ 27.00 each
Paperback
Author: Mark Inglis and Sarah Ell
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
FINALIST 2009 NZ POST CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD

On 15 May 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis fulfilled a childhood ambition - to stand on the top of the highest mountain in the world. High-Tech Legs on Everest tells the stoy of how he got there, and then the equally gripping tale of how he got back down again. There are plenty of illustrations and boxed material to enliven the pages of a story that is already colourful.

First published 2008.

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9781869790103

Piano Rock : A 1950s Childhood order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Hardback
Author: Gavin Bishop
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
This is a memoir of Gavin Bishop's idyllic childhood days, growing up in Kingston beside gorgeous Lake Wakatipu. It's a gentle tale of a boyhood spent haring around outside, building huts, eating griddle scones, catching eels, watching the train, eating roast mutton, going to school on a horse, arguing with your best mate, eating marmite sandwiches, Guy Fawkes Day - and lots more eating. It's an elegantly written story but it's the illustrations that are the real star of this book. Using two different techniques, Gavin has created both colour and black and white illustrations that bring the story to life and give a great sense of nostalgia to it. This also includes a glossary that explains things like box brownie, tilly lamp, coronation, mutton birds, melting moments and brylcreem.
 

Junior Fiction - NZ Post


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ISBN / ISSN:
9781869506742

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NZ$ 17.00 each
Paperback
Author: Jack Lasenby
Published by: HarperCollins New Zealand
NZ Post Childrens Book Awards, Junior Fiction Winner NZ Post Book Awards 2009

The humorous and heartwarming story of Jack Jackman, a young boy who wants to be a stock drover. Jack has a wonderful, warm relationship with his parents and old family friends, Andy the Drover and his dog, Old Drumble. Each week Andy tells an even more amazing story of how Old Drumble has saved the day again, with each adventure becoming more and more absurd.

First publishd 2008.

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>>> 2009 NZ Post Book Awards Winner of the Junior Fiction Category <<<

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ISBN / ISSN:
9780143303909

Chicken Feathers order quantity
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NZ$ 18.00 each
Paperback
Author: Joy Cowley Illustrated by David Elliot
Published by: Puffin
A feel-good story about Josh, and his cantankerous pet hen, Semolina. Semolina can talk and in return for prawn crackers and the odd beer, she tells Josh all the animal gossip. The problem is that no one believes she can talk and Josh's warning about a fox on the loose in the chicken house is laughed at - until it is too late. Underscored by the drama of Josh's mother having to stay in hospital until her new baby is born. 'Son, we're not good layers.'this story has an appealing humorous, folksy feel.

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9781869438135

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NZ$ 18.00 each
Paperback
Author: Philippa Werry
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand Limited
It's December 1936 when the first polio cases are suspected. Soon a polio epidemic is sweeping the country. Schools are closed, swimming pools and movie theatres banned to children, and travel restricted - but the epidemic is still spreading.
Tom is the best runner in his school - but you can't outrun polio. Your family can't hide from it. And nobody knows where it will strike next.

Finalist for the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2009


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9781869790530

Five (and a Bit) Days in the Life of Ozzie Kingsford #2 order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: Val Bird Illustrated by Rebecca Cundy)
Published by: Random House New Zealand Ltd
Ozzie and his family get ready for the visit of Uncle Rusty from London. As Ozzie says: Prediction: This forthcoming social event will throw my parents into a state of pre-visitor-tension, and our family will suffer from disharmony. And it does. Mum goes into a frenzy of getting the house tidy (read - Ozzie has to clean his room!), the lawn mowed and the menu prepared. The Brat, Snoops, Ozzie and Dad all suffer. Add to that a huge storm, the fact it's nearly Christmas and a few little Ozzie-disasters and it's chaos. Another hilarious story from Val Bird with brilliant illustrations from her daughter Rebecca Cundy.

Finalist for the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2009.

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NZ$ 19.00 each
Paperback
Author: Michelle Kelly
Published by: Scholastic New Zealand
FINALIST 2009 NZ POST CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS - Junior Fiction
Thirteen-year-old Riley has a skateboarding accident and discovers that he has a serious delay in bone development. He also has a run in with Vince, an all round tough guy, who plays in his softball team and now seems to be hanging out with his ex-girlfriend.

First published 2008.
 

Young Adult Fiction - NZ Post


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9781877460203

The 10 PM Question order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Paperback
Author: Kate De Goldi
Published by: Longacre Press
2009 Montana Book Awards Reader's Choice Winner
FICTION Category Runner-up


Frankie Parsons is twelve going on old man : an apparently sensible, talented Year 8 with a drumbeat of worrying questions steadily gaining volume in his head.
'Does the cat, and therefore the rest of the family, have worms?'
'Will bird flu strike and ruin life as we know it?'
'Is the kidney-shaped spot on his chest actually a
galloping cancer?'

Most of the significant people in Frankie’s world – his father, his brother and sister, his great-aunts, his best friend Gigs – seem gloriously untroubled by worry.
Only Ma takes seriously his catalogue of persistent anxieties; only Ma listens patiently to his 10 p.m. queries.
But of course, it is Ma who is the cause of the most worrying question of all, the one that Frankie can never bring himself to ask.
Then the new girl arrives at ... more

 
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