Category Archives: Children’s
The Bomb — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Winner Judges’ Comments “A riot of fun about being true to yourself. The endpapers of the book are a wonderful piece of storytelling in themselves – introducing the illustrative mix and … Continue reading
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Secret World of Butterflies — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “The cover’s array of butterflies, paired with the warm yellow and foil type is an eye-catching invitation to the book. The simple open layout uses an approachable sans … Continue reading
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Jillion: By New Zealand’s Young Writers and Artists— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A fresh modern package, Jillion understands what the role of design is in an anthology like this – to be a vessel that lets the varied content within … Continue reading
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The Bomb— Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
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ART-TASTIC — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Bold and irreverent, with an illustrative and playful use of type, and a fun use of vernacular, referencing film, tv, low brow design, internet memes etc. It is … Continue reading
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Kia Ora, You Can be a Kiwi Too — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A great wee book to introduce young arrivals to New Zealand. Minky’s illustration have a simple, graphical quality, and are given added depth through the use of painterly … Continue reading
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Dear Donald Trump — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “The production values for Dear Donald Trump are lovely, the luscious felt like feel of the cream coloured paper stock. For a book themed on such a loud … Continue reading
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Cook’s Cook: The Cook who Cooked for Captain Cook — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Captain Cook’s journey to the South Pacific is viewed through a new lens – that of the ship’s cook. Collaboration between design and illustration is evident throughout the book, … Continue reading
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Oink — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “Design is the quiet partner in this wordless tale. The subtle “diminishing border” around the illustrations is used to great effect to add to the ramping up of … Continue reading
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I am Jellyfish — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2019 Finalist Judges’ comments: “A fun package, with clear, easy to read type that’s well integrated with the illustrations. Type is used for dramatic storytelling effect. The murky depths are captured well … Continue reading
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