Scholastic New Zealand Award
for Best Children’s Book 2024

Finalist

Designer: Cat Taylor, illustrations by Vasanti Unka

Title: Lucy and the Dark
Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ
Format: 285 x 240mm, 32pp, paperback, section sewn. Text printed 4c x 4c on wood free paper. Cover printed 4cx 1c on 350gsm 2-sided artcard with matt lamination and glow-in-the-dark spot UV.

Typography: Primary/headline font: A Secret Garden
H2: Tortoise And Deer (varying sizes)
Body copy font: Sofia Pro.

"The cover glow-in-the-dark spot UV creates texture and introduces new elements to the illustration in the dark."