It's that time of year for the NZ Children’s Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Heather Haylock’s Granny McFlitter the Champion Knitter, illustrated by Lael Chisholm (Penguin Random House NZ) is shortlisted for the Picture Book Award
Eileen Merriman’s Catch Me When You Fall (Penguin Random House NZ) is shortlisted for the Young Adult Fiction category and Pieces of You (Penguin Random House NZ) for The Best First Book
Maria Gill’s Abel Tasman Mapping the Southern Seas, (Scholastic NZ), illustrated by Marco Ivancic is shortlisted for the Russell Clark Illustrator Award.
The Awards will be announced at a ceremony in Wellington, August 8
Find out more here.