From the Storylines website:
STORYLINES NOTABLE BOOKS LIST 2020
The 2020 Storylines Notable Book List, for the highest quality books in five genres of children’s literature published during 2019, is compiled from more than 110 entries from publishers by expert panels of authors, teachers, librarians, book sellers and academics.
The annual list was begun by Storylines in 1999 and selection is eagerly sought by authors, illustrators and publishers. It provides a useful reading and purchasing guide to families, schools and libraries and to young readers.
The following lists are compiled in age order, from youngest to eldest.
Storylines Notable Picture Books Picture books (from birth to 18 years)
I Had a Brother (One Tree House) by Diana Menefy, illustrated by Malena Laugesen
Song of the River (Gecko Press) by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews
Granny McFlitter: A Country Yarn (Penguin Random House) by Heather Haylock, illustrated by Lael Chisholm
The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! (Scholastic NZ) by Elaine Bickell, illustrated by Raymond McGrath
Things in the Sea are Touching Me! (Scholastic NZ) by Linda Jane Keegan, illustrated by Minky Stapleton
The Gobbledegook Book (Gecko Press) by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson
Mr Kiwi Has an Important Job (Potton & Burton) by Heather Hunt
Bess the Brave War Horse (Scholastic NZ) by Susan Brocker, illustrated by Raymond McGrath
Storylines Notable Junior Fiction books(from 7 years to 13 years)
Prince of Ponies (HarperCollins) by Stacy Gregg
Avis and the Promise of Dragons (The Cuba Press) by Heather McQuillan
Tūi Street Heroes (Wildling Books) by Anne Kayes
#Tumeke! (Massey University Press) by Michael Petherick
Hazel and the Snails (Massey University Press) by Nan Blanchard, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson
The Telegram (Pipi Press) by Philippa Werry
Bullseye Bella (Scholastic NZ) by James T Guthrie
Lizard's Tale (Text Publishing) by Weng Wai Chan
To Trap a Thief (Scholastic NZ) by Des Hunt
Storylines Notable Young Adult Fiction books (from 13 years to 18 years)
A Place of Stone and Darkness (Penguin Random House) by Chris Mousdale
White Lies, Maori Legends and Fairytales written and published by Falstaff Dowling-Mitchell
Invisibly Breathing (Penguin Random House) by Eileen Merriman
Ursa (Walker Books Australia) by Tina Shaw
Wynter's Thief (One Tree House) by Sherryl Jordan
Afakasi Woman (One Tree House) by Lani Wendt Young
Storylines Notable Non-Fiction books(from 13 years to 18 years)
Dinosaur Hunter: Joan Wiffen's Awesome Fossil Discoveries (Penguin Random House) by David Hill, illustrated by Phoebe Morris
Tohorā: The Southern Right Whale (Potton & Burton) by Ned Barraud
Wildlife of Aotearoa (Penguin Random House) by Gavin Bishop
Mophead: How your Difference Makes a Difference (Auckland University Press) by Selina Tusitala Marsh
Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi (Lift Education) by Ross Calman and Mark Derby, illustrated by Toby Morris, te reo Māori text by Piripi Walker
Māui's Taonga Tales: A Treasury of Tales from the South Pacific (Te Papa Press) edited by David Brechin-Smith, illustrated by Rewiti Arapere, Arika Brightwell, Te Hana Goodyear, Miriama Grace-Smith, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho, Josh Morgan, Munro Te Whata
The Adventures of Tupaia (Allen & Unwin) by Courtney Sina Meredith, illustrated by Mat Tait
Three Kiwi Tales: More Fabulous Fix-it Stories from Wildbase Hospital (Massey University Press) by Janet Hunt
New Zealand Nature Heroes (Potton & Burton) by Gillian Candler
First Map: How James Cook Charted Aotearoa New Zealand (HarperCollins) by Tessa Duder, illustrated by David Elliot
Storylines Notable Te Reo Māori books
(original texts or translation into Te Reo Māori, any genre)
Te Kī Taurangi a Puanga: He pūrākau Matariki (Scholastic NZ) by Kirsty Wadsworth, illustrated by Munro Te Whata
He Paki Taonga i a Māui: He putunga kōreo mai i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (Te Papa Press) edited by David Brechin-Smith, illustrated by Rewiti Arapere, Arika Brightwell, Te Hana Goodyear, Miriama Grace-Smith, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho, Josh Morgan, Munro Te Whata
2020 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal winner
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