Holiday Reading 2003
Awards
New Zealand
Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Children's Book Awards
- Esther Glen Award
- Hill, David, Right where it hurts
- Russell Clark Award
- Wilkins, Sarah, The immigrants, text by Alan Bagnall
- Elsie Locke Award (was Non-Fiction for Young People Award)
- Crowe, Andrew, Which New Zealand insect?
- Te Kura Pounamu Award
- Gabel, Ngareta, Tekiteora, kei hea o hu?
New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards
- Picture Book
- Elliot, David Pigtails the pirate
- Junior Fiction
- Jones, V. M. Buddy
- Senior Fiction
- Mahy, Margaret Alchemy
- Non-Fiction
- Sullivan, Robert Weaving earth and sky: myths & legends of Aotearoa. Illustrated by Gavin Bishop.
- Book of the Year (Supreme Award)
- Sullivan, Robert Weaving earth and sky: myths & legends of Aotearoa. Illustrated by Gavin Bishop.
- Children's choice
- McMillan, Dawn Why do dogs sniff bottoms?
United States
- Newbery Medal
- Avi Crispin: the cross of lead
- Caldecott Medal
- Rohmann, Eric My friend Rabbit
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
- Picture Book
- Root, Phyllis Big Momma makes the world
- Fiction
- Fine, Anne The Jamie and Angus stories
- Non-Fiction
- Kalman, Maria Fireboat: the heroic adventures of the John J Harvey
Australia
Children's Book Council book of the year awards
- Picture Book
- Jorgensen, Norman In Flanders Fields
- Early Childhood
- Matthews, Penny A year on our farm
- Younger readers
- Bateson, Catherine Rain May and Captain Daniel
- Older readers
- Zusak, Markus The messenger
- The Eve Pownall Award for information books
- Tucker, Alan Iron in the blood
England
- Carnegie Medal
- Creech, Sharon Ruby Holler
- Kate Greenaway Medal
- Graham, Bob Jethro Byrde, fairy child
- Whitbread Award
- McKay, Hilary Saffy's angel
- Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award
- Under the moon & over the sea: a collection of Caribbean poems edited by John Agard and Grace Nichols
- Guardian Award
- Haddon, Mark The curious incident of the dog in the night-time
- Smarties Prize
- 5 and Under - Jones, Ursula The Witch's Children and the Queen
- 6 to 8 Years Category
- - Said, S F Varjak Paw
- 9 to 11 Years
- - Almond, David The Fire-Eaters
Canada
- Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for illustration (Canadian Association of Children's Librarians)
- Griek, Susan Vande Art Room
- Book of the Year for Children (Canadian Association of Children's Librarians)
- Levine, Karen Hana's Suitcase
- Young Adult Book Award (Canadian Library Association)
- Brooks, Martha True Confessions Of A Heartless Girl