Past Winners
Lamb, Julie
- 2017
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS BEST FIRST BOOK The Discombobulated Life of Summer Rain by Julie Lamb (Mākaro Press (Submarine), 2016)
Larsen, David
- 2008
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Non-Fiction Honour Award Reaching the Summit: Sir Edmund Hillary’s Story by David Larsen (Penguin, 2007)
Lasenby, Jack
- 1997
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Junior Fiction The Battle of Pook Island by Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press, 1996)
- 1999
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Senior Fiction Taur by Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press, 1998)
- 2005
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Junior Fiction Aunt Effie and the Island that Sank by Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press, 2004)
- 2009
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Junior Fiction Old Drumble by Jack Lasenby (HarperCollins, 2008)
- 2012
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Young Adult Fiction Calling the Gods by Jack Lasenby (HarperCollins, 2011)
See Jack Lasenby's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Lawford, Myles
- 2015
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Children’s Choice Non-Fiction The Letterbox Cat and other poems by Myles Lawford (Scholastic, 2014)
Lovelock, Brian
- 2009
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book Roadworks by Brian Lovelock (Walker Books, 2008)
See Brian Lovelock's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Lowry, Brigid
- 2006
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Young Adult Fiction With Lots of Love from Georgia by Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin, 2005)
See Brigid Lowry's biography on the NZ Book Council website.