Children's book awards 2001

New Zealand

Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Children's Book Awards

Esther Glen Award
Mahy, Margaret 24 hours
Russell Clark Award
Kerr, Bob After the war
Non-Fiction for Young People Award
Parkinson, Brian The tuatara
Te Kura Pounamu Award
Tawhara, Merito Te Puriri

New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards

Picture Book of the Year
Beames, Margaret Oliver in the garden illustrated by Sue Hitchcock
Book of the Year
Catran, Ken Voyage with Jason
Non-Fiction
Hogg, Colin The zoo
Book of the Year (Supreme Award)
Catran, Ken Voyage with Jason
Children's choice
Beames, Margaret Oliver in the garden illustrated by Sue Hitchcock

United States

Newbery Medal

Peck, Richard A year down yonder

Caldecott Medal

St George, Judith So you want to be president?

Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards

Picture Book
DeFelice, Cynthia C Cold feet
Fiction
Nelson, Marilyn Carver: A Life in Poems
Non-Fiction
Dash, Joan The longitude prize

Australia

Children's Book Council Book of the Year awards

Picture Book
Wild, Margaret Fox illustrated by Ron Brooks
Early Childhood
Jinks, Catherine You'll wake the baby!
Younger Readers
Kidd, Diana Two hands together
Older Readers
Clarke, Judith Wolf on the Fold
The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Blacklock, Dyan Olympia: warrior athletes of ancient Greece

England

Carnegie Medal

Naidoo, Beverley The other side of truth

Kate Greenaway Medal

Child, Lauren I will not ever never eat a tomato

Whitbread Award

Gavin, Jamila Coram boy

Signal Poetry Award

Reid, Christopher All sorts

Guardian Award

Crossley-Holland, Kevin The Seeing Stone

Smarties Prize (overall winner)

5 and Under Category
Graham, Bob Max
6 to 8 Years Category
Wilson, Jacqueline Lizzie Zipmouth
9 to 11 Years Category
Nicholson, William The wind singer

Canada

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for illustration (Canadian Library Association)

Reynolds, Marilyn The magnificent piano recital illustrated by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson

Young Adult Book Award (Canadian Library Association)

Goobie, Beth Before wings