AIM Children’s Book Awards - Fiction
Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
From 1997, the awards became the New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards.
1996
Senior Fiction: Crossroads Janice Marriott
- Annie & Co. and Marilyn Monroe, by William Taylor
- Dream-bite, by Ken Catran
- Home run, by Paula Boock
- Sounds crazy, by Pat Quinn
Junior Fiction: The Waterfall Jack Lasenby
- Laura’s poems, by Laura Ranger [Best First Book Award].
- Numbskulls, by William Taylor
- Take it easy, by David Hill [Honour Award].
- Whitebait fritters, by Kingi McKinnon; illustrated by Kelvin Hawley
1995
Senior Fiction: The Blue Lawn William Taylor
- The emerald encyclopedia, by James Norcliffe [Honour Award].
- The birdman hunts alone, by Norman Bilbrough
- Goodbye Molly McGuire, by Christine Johnston
- Tanith, by Sherryl Jordan
Junior Fiction: The Fat Man Maurice Gee
- Dead man’s head, by Jack Lasenby
- Driving a bargain, by Fleur Beale; illustrated by Lyn Kriegler
- Gladly, here I come, by Joy Cowley
- Saved by Ryan Kane, by Pauline Cartwright
1994
Senior Fiction: The value of X Pat Quinn
- The ace of diamonds gang, by Owen Marshall [Honour Award]
- Road warriors, by Alan G. Bunn
- Swag and tucker, by Margaret Hall
- Winter of fire, by Sherryl Jordan
Junior Fiction: A dolphin in the bay Diana Noonan
- Brain drain, by Janice Marriott
- The reluctant pirate, by Pauline Cartwright; illustrated by Marg Hamilton
- The triggerstone, by Ged Maybury
- What! No TV?, by Pauline Cartwright
1993
Senior Fiction: Songs for Alex Tessa Duder
- The conjuror, by Jack Lasenby [Honour Award]
- Deepwater black, by Ken Catran
- See ya, Simon, by David Hill
- Tripswitch, by Gaelyn Gordon
Junior Fiction: Underrunners Margaret Mahy
- Denzil’s dilemma, by Sherryl Jordan
- The optimist, by Bob Kerr [Honour Award and Best First Book Award].
- Place of the talking birds, by Ian Charlton
- Supermum & Spike the dog, by William Taylor
1992
Bow down Shadrach by Joy Cowley
- The Juniper game, by Sherryl Jordan [Second Prize]
- Alessandra: Alex in Rome, by Tessa Duder [Third Prize]
- Out walked Mel, by Paula Boock [Best First Book]
- Prudence M. Muggeridge, Damp Rat, by Gaelyn Gordon
- The Wednesday wizard, by Sherryl Jordan
- Dangerous spaces, by Margaret Mahy
1991
Rocco by Sherryl Jordan
- Secrets, by Ruth Corrin [Second prize]
- Several things are alive and well and living in Alfred Brown’s head, by Gaelyn Gordon
- Speaking to Miranda, by Caroline Macdonald [Third prize]
- Water in the blood, by Alan G. Bunn
1990
Alex in Winter, by Tessa Duder
- The champion, by Maurice Gee [Second prize]
- The lake at the end of the world, by Caroline Macdonald [Third prize]
- The mangrove summer, by Jack Lasenby
- …then there were nine, by Phyllis Johnston