New Zealand Post Children’s Book of the Year

Nice Day for a War by Matt Elliott, illustrated by Chris Slane (HarperCollins, 2011)

Children’s Choice

The Cat’s Pyjamas by Catherine Foreman (Scholastic, 2011)

Best First Book

Super Finn by Leonie Agnew (Scholastic, 2011)

Young Adult Fiction

Calling the Gods by Jack Lasenby (HarperCollins, 2011)

Young Adult Fiction Honour Award

The Bridge by Jane Higgins (Text, 2011)

Junior Fiction

Super Finn by Leonie Agnew (Scholastic, 2011)

Junior Fiction Honour Award

The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else (Gecko Press, 2011)

Picture Book

Rāhui (Māori version) by Chris Szekely, translated by Brian Morris, illustrated by Malcolm Ross (Huia, 2011)

Picture Book

Rāhui (English version) by Chris Szekely, illustrated by Malcolm Ross (Huia, 2011)

Picture Book Honour Award

Shaolin Burning by Ant Sang (HarperCollins, 2011)

Non-Fiction

Nice Day for a War by Matt Elliott, illustrated by Chris Slane (HarperCollins, 2011)

Non-Fiction Honour Award

Digging Up the Past: Archaeology For the Young and Curious by David Veart (Auckland University Press, 2011)