Storylines: Children’s Literature Foundation of New Zealand Notable New Zealand Books
The list of Notable Books was established in 1999 to reflect the wide-ranging achievements of New Zealand authors and illustrators. It appears in February each year. The CLFNZ Notable Books list allows for the inclusion of picture books with offshore illustrators as well as anthologies.
2010
Picture books
Our daft dog Danny Pamela Allen- The toymaker and the bird Pamela Allen
- There was a crooked man Gavin Bishop
- Cowshed Christmas Joy Cowley; illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- Greedy Cat and the goldfish Joy Cowley; illustrated by Robyn Belton
- The cat with no name Sher Foley; illustrated by Brian Lovelock
- Aunt Concertina and her Niece Evalina Paula Green; illustrated by Michael Hight
- Your mother didn’t do that Sharon Holt; illustrated by Brian Lovelock
- Old Hu-Hu Kyle Mewburn; illustrated by Rachel Driscoll
- Tiny Miss Dott and her dotty umbrella Michelle Osment; illustrated by Sarah Nelisiwe Anderson
Junior fiction
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Saffron Victoria Azaro - Glory Fifi Colston
- Friends: Snake and Lizard Joy Cowley; illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- Salt River Elizabeth Hegarty
- Dog tucker K. Drinkwater
- Sting Raymond Huber
- The secret of Jelly Mountain Des Hunt
- The dark blue 100-ride bus ticket Margaret Mahy
- Doghead Jill Marshall
- The strange and diverting story of the loblolly boy James Norcliffe
Senior (young adult) fiction
- End of the alphabet Fleur Beale
- Saving Sam Susan Brocker
- Brainjack Brian Falkner
- Tribal ash Vince Ford
- The crossing Mandy Hager
- Banquo’s son Tania Roxborogh
- About Griffen’s heart Tina Shaw
Special mention of Bone Tiki by David Hair. The author currently lives in India so is ineligible for the list.
Non-fiction
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Counting the stars: four Māori myths Gavin Bishop - Ben and Mark: boys of the high country John Bougen
- Save our seas Maria Gill
- Blast!: Pat Hanly - the painter and his protests Trish Gribben
- E3 call home Janet Hunt
- Willie Apiata, VC the reluctant hero Paul Little with Paul Lockyer
- Nature’s techno tricks: biomimetics: science mimicking nature Dee Pignéguy
- Dear Alison: a New Zealand soldier’s story from Stalag 383 edited by Simon Pollard
- Wearing the poppy A. J. Toledo
Special mention of The word witch by Margaret Mahy; edited by Tessa Duder; illustrated by David Elliot. The poems have been printed previously and so are ineligible for the list.