Category Archives: Children’s
Muki and Pickles — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2022 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2022 Finalist Typography: A combination of hand-drawn lettering and Doves Type. The Doves typeface (featured on the cover and appendix) was chosen to reflect the use of visual cues from the Arts & … Continue reading
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Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2022 FINALIST
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I am the Universe — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Winner Judges’ comments A book that explodes with inventive, intricate, playful and vivid illustrations. This is a book which readers can enjoy over and over, and find something new to discover … Continue reading
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What Adults Don’t Know About Art / Architecture — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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
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My Little Book of Bugs — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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
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Mophead Tu — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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
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Hare and Ruru — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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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I am the Universe — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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The Inkberg Enigma — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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
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Mihi — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 FINALIST
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
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