The NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and illustrators make to building national identity and cultural heritage.
Pūkeko Who-keko? Toby Morris
Shortlisted for the BookHub Picture Book Award
What do you call a pūkeko solving a mystery? Clue-keko! So begins Detective Pūkeko’s investigation to find out who spilled a tin of paint. Playful illustrations and tongue-twisting wordplay draw the reader into the search. Tamariki will love this interactive book that is pure fun, and perfect to read aloud.
Dreamslinger: Slinger Series Book 1 Graci Kim
Shortlisted for the Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction
Dreamslingers are viewed with suspicion, and hated by many – and Aria Loveridge is a carrier of the dreamslinger genetic mutation. Aria lives at the Resthaven Academy, where students learn to curb their abilities, until a surprising opportunity leads her to the Royal trials. There she uncovers hidden truths and family secrets in this well-formed fantasy that explores marginalisation, grief, and self-acceptance.
Taniwha Gavin Bishop
Shortlisted for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration
The secretive worlds of taniwha are revealed in a super-sized book that is quintessentially Gavin Bishop, holding works of art on each page. Words wrap around the illustrations and introduce young readers to folkloric stories of mythical creatures we hold dear, and tales that reflect how our landscape and values were shaped.
We're proud to have published four of the Storylines Notable Books for 2025
Easter is coming up, and once the novelty of chocolate wears off, older kids still need something to sink their teeth into.
After an exhausting and unusual 2020, we’ve got plenty of reasons to be grateful for a new year, not least because of the stellar line up of children’s books we have coming your way over the next few months!
Read on for a sneak peek at some of the best new children’s books we’re bringing to you in 2021.
Two Penguin Random House titles have been awarded the Women's Prize this year.
We are delighted to share that Virginia Evans and Susan Choi have been shortlisted for the Women's Prize For Fiction 2026 awards!
We are delighted to share that we have an abundance of female authors shortlisted for the Women's Prize For Non-fiction 2026 awards!
Propulsive and hypnotic, Flesh asks profound questions about what drives a life: what makes it worth living, and what breaks it.
Come and meet bestselling author Dr Hinemoa Elder as she introduces Ara: A Māori Guidebook of the Mind.
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and illustrators make to building national identity and cultural heritage.
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The award aims to encourage the publication of new and exciting high-quality picture books from new New Zealand illustrators.
The most beautifully designed books in Aotearoa have been revealed with the announcement of the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards finalists.
The NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and illustrators make to building national identity and cultural heritage.