LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Awarded • 1975 • Esther Glen Medal for My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes with Eve Sutton
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1981 • Prize for Illustrations for Druscilla
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1983 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
New Zealand Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1985 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Bone
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1986 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary Scattercat
New Zealand Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1987 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Wake Up, Bear
New Zealand Book Awards
Winner • 1988 • New Zealand Children's Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1988 • Russell Clark Award for Illustration for Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
AIM Children's Book Awards
Third place • 1990 • Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1990 • Esther Glen Medal for Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet
AIM Children's Book Awards
Third place • 1991 • Picture Book of the Year for Slinky Malinki
AIM Children's Book Awards
Winner • 1992 • Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary's Showbusiness
AIM Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1993 • Picture Book of the Year for The Minister's Cat ABC
LIANZA Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1994 • Russell Clark Award for Illustration for Slinky Malinki, Open the Door
AIM Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1995 • Picture Book of the Year Description5 for Schnitzel von Krumm's Basketwork
AIM Children's Book Awards
Shortlisted • 1996 • Picture Book of the Year for Sniff-Snuff-Snap!
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 1997 • Picture Book of the Year for Schnitzel von Krumm, Forget-Me-Not
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 1998 • Picture Book of the Year for Hairy Maclary, Sit
Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
Awarded • 1999 • for lifetime achievement and distinguished contribution to New Zealand’s children’s literature
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 1999 • Picture Book of the Year for Slinky Malinki Catflaps
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Winner • 2000 • Children's Choice Award for Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
Nielsen BookData Booksellers' Choice Award
Shortlisted • 2000 • Bookseller's Choice Award Description6 for Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack
New Zealand Order of Merit
Awarded • 2002 • Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to children's literature and book illustration
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Shortlisted • 2002 • Picture Book of the Year for Scarface Claw
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Winner • 2005 • Children's Choice Award for The Other Ark
Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book
Awarded • 2006 • for The Nickle Nackle Tree
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waikato
Awarded • 2009 • Honorary Doctor of the University of Waikato
University of Auckland Distinguished Alumni Award
Awarded • 2009 • University of Auckland Distinguished Alumni Award
Storylines Notable Picture Book Award
Awarded • 2013 • for Slinky Malinki, Early Bird
Storylines Notable Picture Book Award
Awarded • 2018 • for Scarface Claw, Hold Tight!
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