NZ Book Awards

Winners of the 12th annual New Zealand Post Book Awards 2008 (the best of those published in 2007.)

New Zealand Post Book of the Year 2008

Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop.

Young Adult Fiction Winner

Salt by Maurice Gee

Young Adult Fiction Honour Award

The Sea-wreck Stranger by Anna Mackenzie

Non Fiction Winner

Which New Zealand Spider? By Andrew Crowe

Junior Fiction Winner

Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop

Picture Book Winner

Tahi - One Lucky Kiwi by Melanie Drewery, Ali Teo & John O'Reilly

Picture Book Honour Award

To the Harbour by Stanley Palmer

Children's Choice Award

The King's Bubbles by Ruth Paul

Best First Book Award Winner

Out of the Egg by Tina Matthews