Notable New Zealand Books 2014
The list of Notable Books was established in 1999 to reflect the wide-ranging achievements of New Zealand authors and illustrators. The CLFNZ Notable Books list allows for the inclusion of picture books with offshore illustrators as well as anthologies.
Picture books
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A book is a book Jenny Bornholdt; illustrated by Sarah Wilkins - Alphabet Squabble Isaac Drought; illustrated by Jenny Cooper
- Bad Dog Flash Ruth Paul
- Henry’s Map David Elliot
- Swim – the story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai and Tahoe – he pakiwaitara mo Hinemoa raua ko Tūtānekai Chris Szekely; illustrated by Andrew Burdan; translated by Scotty Morrison
- Teddy Bear’s Promise Diana Noonan; illustrated by Robyn Belton
- The Boring Book Vasanti Unka
- The Boy and the Cherry Tree Mark & Rowan Sommerset
- The Quiet Pirate Stephanie Thatcher
- The Three Bears ... sort of Yvonne Morrison; illustrated by Donovan Bixley
- The weather machine Donovan Bixley
- Toucan can Juliette MacIver; illustrated by Sarah Davis
- While you are sleeping Melinda Szymanik; illustrated by Greg Straight
Junior fiction
A winter’s day in 1939 Melinda Szymanik- Dunger Joy Cowley
- Felix and the Red Rats James Norcliffe
- New Zealand Girl: Rebecca & the Queen of Nations Deborah Burnside
- New Zealand Story: Lighthouse Family Philippa Werry
- Project Huia Des Hunt
- Scrap: Tale of a blond puppy Vince Ford
- Shot boom score Justin Brown
- Sinking David Hill
- The Phantom of Terawhiti Des Hunt
- The Princess and the Foal Stacy Gregg
- Where the flag floats Dawn Grant
Senior (young adult) fiction
- A necklace of souls R.L. Stedman
- Birthright Tania Roxborogh
- Bugs Whiti Hereaka
Cattra’s Legacy Anna Mackenzie- Dear Vincent Mandy Hager
- Mortal Fire Elizabeth Knox
- Murder at Mykenai Catherine Mayo
- Recon Team Angel: Ice War Brian Falkner
- Speed Freak Fleur Beale
- The Freedom merchants Sherryl Jordan
- When we wake Karen Healey
Non–fiction
- An extraordinary land Peter Hayden and Rod Morris
- ANZAC Day: The New Zealand story Philippa Werry
- First crossings Kevin Biggar and Jamie Fitzgerald
- In the garden: explore and discover the New Zealand backyard Gillian Candler
- Flight of the honey bee Raymond Huber; illustrated by Brian Lovelock
- Nic’s lunchbox Nicholas Brockelbank
- Quarantine inspected Jaimie Baird
- Running the country: A look inside New Zealand’s government Maria Gill
- The beginner’s guide to hunting and fishing in New Zealand Paul Adamson
- Wearable wonders Fifi Colston