Category Archives: Children’s

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Typography: The primary typeface is Arnhem, designed by Fred Smeijers in 2002. All body type is set at 12pt without hyphenation to be legible for readers of the age group … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Front cover: English title: Bugbear, 50pt on 51pt leading Māori title: Bugbear, 21pt on 22pt leading Back cover: Calibre Medium 22pt on 27pt leading and 19pt on 23pt leading Spine: … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments Fun, inventive and endlessly energetic, Selina Tusitala Marsh’s Pasifika graphic memoir addresses colonialism and white privilege for kids with a positive, funny, light-hearted yet serious vibe. There’s a … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A quiet, gentle, reflective picture book, which helps identify anxiety and stress. Painted in a sumptuous colour palette of rich yet muted tones, the detailed illustrations and minimal … Continue reading →

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Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments An amazing achievement for a first graphic novel. This exciting mystery-thriller is brilliantly illustrated for young readers, with a clear line style reminiscent of Hergé’s Tintin, and a … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments Understated and elegant, this book encourages the learning of te reo and the concept of mihimihi to readers. It’s instructive, helpful and unintimidating in style. There is a … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments A terrific concept — telling treasured tales of Aotearoa using artifacts from the Te Papa collection. Easy to navigate, adept typography and  bursting with illustrations all packaged in … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments You know you are onto something when you see a book and you get that bat squeak of excitement. As exciting and unruly as the hand-drawn mop of … Continue reading →