Scholastic New Zealand Award
for Best Children’s Book 2025

Finalist

Designer: Kate Barraclough with illustrations by Pippa Keel Situ

Title: The Beach Activity Book: 99 Ideas for Activities by the Water around Aotearoa New Zealand
Publisher: Te Papa Press
Format: 270 x 200 mm, 176pp, limpbound.

Typography: Blaue Brush for various heading levels and Sofia Pro for body copy.

 

 

Publisher's Brief
"A follow-up to The Nature Activity Book, another immersive activity book for children aged 7 to 14, designed to be taken out into natural environments, and drawn and written in.

The design was heavily driven by Pippa’s illustrations with the type needing to sit cleanly alongside them. The focus was on making things clear and easy for kids to read and follow along."

 

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