On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi" by Clare SCOTT; illustrated by Amy HAARHOFF
• "Te Wairua o Waitangi" (The Spirit of Waitangi) by Sharon HOLT; illustrated by Sophie HOLT

Fiction:

• "The Dog that Saved Christmas" by Nicola DAVIES
• "Break" by Kayla MILLER
• "Diary of a Pug :Beach Pug" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)

Non-fiction:

• "Neil Armstrong" by Isabel Sanchez VIGARA (Little People, Big Dreams series)
• "Matter and Materials" by Peter MELLET (Hands on Science series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Gamer" by Chris BRADFORD (Mortal Kombat series)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Junior Fiction

Double Dippers! by Raymond McGrath

Take Me to Your Leader  by Leonie Agnew

Lopini the Legend by Feana Tu‘akoi

Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru Hauraki)

Grimmelings by Rachael King


Visit the blog again next week for the Non-Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Ten Delicious Teachers" by Ross MONTGOMERY; illustrated by Sarah WARBURTON
• "Lucy and the Dark" by Melinda SYZMANIK; illustrated by Vasanti UNKA

Fiction:

• "Dream Team" by Alan GIBBONS
• "Fairytales : The Villains Version" by Kaye UMANSKY
• "Masher" by Fifi COLSTON
• "Animorphs : The Message" by K.A. APPLEGATE & Michael GRANT; illiustrated by Chris GRIME (Animorphs - Graphic Novel series)

Non-fiction:

• "Squawk! - Donovan Bixley's Forest Birds of Aotearoa" by Donovan BIXLEY
• "Smart Kids Science"

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Picture Books

Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai written by Michaela Keeble & illustrated by Tokerau Brown

Hatch and Match written & illustrated by Ruth Paul

Lucy and the Dark written by Melinda Szymanic & illustrated by Vasanti Unka

Dazzlehands written by Sascha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau-a-Kai)

At the Bach written by Joy Cowley & illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper


Visit the blog again next week for the Junior Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Excuse Me, Santa!" by Dave HUGHES & Holly IFE; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Te Tunu Keke/ Cake Bake" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "Hot Dog! - Tidy Time!" by Anh DO(Hot Dog! series) 
• "Bella's Den" by Berlie DOHERTY
• "Dragon Girls : Hana the Thunder Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Forces and Movement" by Richard ROBINSON (Super Science series)
• "501 Great Kiwi Jokes"

Senior Fiction:

• "Sunny Makes her Case" by Jennifer HOLM & Matthew HOLM (Sunny series)