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Protest Tautohetohe — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Designer: Gideon Keith, Seven Title: Protest Tautohetohe Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 250 x 195mm, 416pp, flexibind. The screen printed craft stock cover is a nod to handmade … Continue reading
Crafting Aotearoa — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 FINALIST
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2020 Finalist Designer: Alan Deare, Area Design Title: Crafting Aotearoa Publisher: Te Papa Press Format: 265 x 215mm, 464pp, hardback. The cover image is a bespoke aute, which was made … Continue reading
Māui’s Taonga Tales — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
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
Hindsight: Pivotal Moments in New Zealand’s History — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments An engaging textbook packed with historical ephemera, archival images and useful links for further readings. The design is dynamic, aiming to make the various kinds of … Continue reading
Exploring Society: Sociology for New Zealand Students, 4th Edition — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 FINALIST
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Zealand — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Secondary/Tertiary 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Rich in photographic detail, this comprehensive study of Odonata in New Zealand is resource book doubling as a field guide with its slim and compact format. … Continue reading
Te Kura i Monoa | The Treasured Plume — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 Finalist The graphic novel was produced in two languages, te reo Māori and English. The designer was required to typeset and layout the text components, in both languages, in … Continue reading
Ngāti Manawa Taniwha Stories, Big Books for Shared Reading — Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 FINALIST
Edify Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments A great addition to the growing library of big book Te Reo titles. Super engaging and educational. This series is impressive in size, typographic detail and … Continue reading
Mophead — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
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
The Gobbledegook Book — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Truckloads of fun and colour to keep minds entertained interspersed with playful typographical touches to match Joy Cowley’s playful verse. Giselle Clarkson’s whimsical illustrations positively sing from the … Continue reading





