NZ Post Children's Book Awards Winners!

Results are being texted in from our woman in Auckland ....

Congratulations to:

Young adult fiction winner (and WCBA member!) Mandy Hager for The Crossing

Non-fiction winner Janet Hunt for E3 Call Home

Junior fiction winner James Norcliffe for  The Loblolly Boy

Picture book winners Kyle Mewburn and Rachel Driscoll for Old Hu-Hu

and the winners of an additional picture book honour award - Margaret Mahy, David Elliot and Tessa Duder for The Word Witch

Further congratulations to:

Children's Choice winners Craig Smith and Katz Cowley for  The Wonky Donkey

Best First Book winner David Hair for the The Bone Tiki


and

The big prize - overall Best Book winners Kyle Mewburn and Rachel Driscoll for Old Hu-Hu !