Lists of Children's Bookspp Australian/ New Zealand authors or content

The Cradle Ship by Edith Annie Howes. (London: Cassell, 1916) Reprinted by Cassell, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1946.
"Its subject matter broke new ground in New Zealand junior fiction and the book was translated into several foreign languages." (Gilderdale, A Sea Change)

Six Little New Zealanders by Esther Glen. (London: Cassell, 1917) Also London: Cassell, 1928 and 1947; new edition illustrated by Els Noordhof, Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.

Quicksilver by Isabel Maud Peacocke. (London: Ward Lock, 1922)
1991)

Silver Island: A New Zealand Story by Edith Annie Howes. (Christchurch: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1928). Also new edition illustrated by Alan Gilderdale, Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.

Tales Out of School: the Adventures of Hilda (Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984).
Myths and Legends of Maoriland. (Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1946) Reprinted in 1967, 1950 and 1958; 3rd edition revised and enlarged in 1961; republished as Maori Myths and Legendary Tales (New Holland, 2000 and 2001).
1991)

Falter Tom and the Water Boy by Maurice Duggan. Illustrated by Kenneth Rowell. Also London: Faber, New York: Criterion, Hamilton: Paul’s Book Arcade, 1958. New edition with illustrations by Faith Jaques, Auckland: Longman Paul and London: Kestrel, 1974; new edition illustrated by Gwenda Turner, Auckland: Penguin, 1984. Sound recording published Wellington: Radio New Zealand, Replay Radio, 1991.

The Year of the Shining Cuckoo by Joyce West. (Hamilton: Paul’s Book Arcade, 1961) Also London: Dent, and Auckland: Blackwood & Janet Paul, 1963; New York: Roy, 1964; Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985.

The Runaway Settlers by Elsie Locke. Illustrated by Anthony Maitland. (London: Cape; Auckland: Blackwood & Janet Paul, 1965) Also New York: Dutton, 1966; London: Puffin, 1971 and 1977; new edition with illustrations by Gary Hebley, Christchurch: Hazard Press, 1993. Also published in a German edition.

A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Jenny Williams. (London: Dent, 1969; New York: Watts, 1969) Also Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1972; as A Lion in the Meadow and 5 Other Favourites (London: Dent, 1976); London: Dent, 1986; Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 1992; Harmondsworth and New York: Puffin, 1989. Also numerous foreign language editions.

The Duck in the Gun by Joy Cowley. Illustrated by Edward Sorel. (New York: Doubleday, 1969) New edition, illustrator Robyn Belton (Auckland: Shortland, 1984) Also Japan: Japan Peace Museum, c1990.

The First Margaret Mahy Story Book by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes. (London: Dent, 1972) Reprinted 1976.
School Journal.

Again, the Bugles Blow by Ron Bacon. Illustrated by V.J. Livingston. (Auckland: Collins, 1973) Also new edition illustrated by R. Jahnke, Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984.

Crayfishing With Grandmother by Jill Bagnall. Illustrated by Barbara Strathdee; Maori text by Hapi Potae. (Auckland: Collins, 1973)

The House on the Cliffs by Ruth Dallas. Illustrated by Gavin Rowe. (London: Methuen, 1975; Wellington: Hicks Smith, 1975) Also London: Methuen Children’s Books, Auckland: Methuen, 1981.

The House of the People by Ron Bacon. Illustrated by R.F. Jahnke. (Auckland: Collins, 1977) Also Auckland: Waiatarua Publishing, 1983; Gt. Brit.: Child’s Play (International), 1986; New York: Child’s Play (International), 1990.

Traveller by Anne de Roo. (London: Heinemann, 1979) Also London: Puffin, 1983; also a Japanese edition.

The Great Piratical Rumbustification & the Librarian and the Robbers by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. (London: Dent, 1978) Also Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1981 and 1984; New York: Beech Tree Paperback Books, 1993; Boston: David R. Godine, 2000; first title also Oxford, Windrush, 1990; numerous foreign language editions.

Under the Mountain by Maurice Gee. (Wellington and New York: Oxford University Press, 1979) Also Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1981; Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1982; Auckland: Puffin, 1997.


The Silent One by Joy Cowley. Illustrated by Sherryl Jordan. (Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1981) Also New York: Kopf, 1981; London: Methuen, 1982; Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1984; Tokyo: Kagyusha, 1984; Ringwood, Vic.: Puffin, 1986; Auckland: Puffin, 2000. Also numerous foreign language editions, and produced as a movie, videorecording and sound recording.

Te Kuia me te Pungawerewere. Translated by Syd Melbourne. (Auckland: Puffin, 1982)
Bidibidi by Gavin Bishop. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1982) Also Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1991; basis for a TVNZ 13-part series, 1990.

The Haunting by Margaret Mahy. (London: Dent, 1982); New York: Auckland: Scholastic, c1982; London: Methuen Children’s, 1984; London: Mammoth, 1989; New York: Atheneum, 1982; Bath: Chivers, 1989; London: Puffin, 1992 and 2000. Also numerous foreign language editions.

Mr Fox by Gavin Bishop. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1982) Also London: Piccolo, 1986; Auckland: Scholastic NZ, 1999.

The Halfmen of O by Maurice Gee. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1982) Also Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1984; Auckland: Puffin, 1997; also foreign language editions.


Night Race to Kawau by Tessa Duder. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1982) Also Auckland: Puffin, 1985 and 1991; Harmondsworth: Puffin, 1985.

Bertie and the Bear by Pamela Allen. (Melbourne: Nelson, 1983; London: Hamilton, 1983; Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983). Also New York: Coward-McCann, 1984; Melbourne: Nelson, 1985, Puffin, 1989.

Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1999) which won the NZ Post Children’s Choice Award, 2000. Just published is Scarface Claw (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 2001).

The Tree Witches by Glenda Turner. (Harmondsworth: Kestrel (Penguin), 1983) Also Alibaba Verlag, 1983 (German).

Jacky nobody by Anne de Roo. (Auckland: Methuen, 1983) Also London: Methuen Children’s Books, 1985; Revised edition, Russell: Russell Centennial Trust Board, Te Whare Taonga o Kororareka/Russell Museum, 1999; also as Vem Ar Du, Jacky? (Stockholm: Raben & Sjog, 1988).

The Changeover: A Supernatural Romance by Margaret Mahy. (London: Dent, 1984) Also New York: Atheneum, 1984; London: Methuen Teens, 1987; G.K. Hall: 1988; Bath: Chivers, 1988; Macmillan Education, 1989; London: Mandarin, 1990; London: Penguin, 1993 and 1995; New York: Puffin, 1994; numerous foreign language editions.

Visitors by Caroline Macdonald. (Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984) Reprinted 1988. Also Melbourne: Nelson, 1985, Puffin, 1987 (reprinted 1990); also a Danish edition.

Hemi’s Pet by Joan de Hamel. Illustrated by Christine Ross. (Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1985; North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson, 1985) Also Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987; Picture Puffin, 1988; Capetown: Leo, 1989 (in 5 African language editions); Auckland: Puffin 1990.

New Zealand ABC by Gwenda Turner. (Christchurch: Whitcoulls, 1985) Also Auckland: Puffin, 1986. Also published as a frieze.

Literature Foundation of New Zealand Inc., 1no.3, May 2001)

A Lion in the Night by Pamela Allen. (Melbourne: Nelson, 1985; London: Hamilton, 1985) Also Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985 (reprinted 1990); New York: Coward-McCann, 1985; New York: Putnam, 1986; Ringwood: Puffin, 1988.

Jellybean by Tessa Duder. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1985) Also New York: Viking Kestrel, 1986; Harmondworth: Puffin, 1987; also Clavis, 1987 (Dutch ed).
Taniwha by Robyn Kahukiwa. (Auckland: Puffin, 1986 [reprinted 2000])

The Keeper by Barry Faville. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1986) Also Auckland: Puffin, 1988; also several foreign language editions.

The Tricksters on a sense of place to release its marvellous story, and to shape character and theme in its original treatment of the concepts of creativity, truth and illusion." (Hebley, The Power of Place)

Just an Ordinary Kid by Lisa Vasil. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1987) Also Auckland and Ringwood, Vic: Penguin, 1988. Also as a sound recording.

Just an Ordinary Kid is a minor classic." (Fitzgibbon, Beneath Southern Skies)
Memory by Margaret Mahy. (London: Dent, 1987) Also Oxford: Windrush, 1988; London and Auckland: Penguin, 1989; Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1990; London: Puffin, 1995; New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999; also as a sound recording and in several foreign language editions.

Alex by Tessa Duder. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1987) Also Auckland: Penguin, 1989; Harmondworth: Puffin, 1989; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989; New York: Bantam Starfire, 1991; film tie-in edition: Auckland: Penguin, 1992; Auckland: Puffin, 1998; included in The Alex Quartet (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1992); also several foreign language editions; also produced as a movie.

My Brown Bear Barney by Dorothy Butler. Illustrator Elizabeth Fuller. (Auckland: Reed Methuen, 1988) Also Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1988; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989; New York: Greenwillow, 1989; Auckland: Little Mammoth, 1990; Sevenoaks: Picture Knight, 1991; Auckland: Reed Children’s Books, 1994.

The Mangrove Summer by Jack Lasenby. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1988) Also Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1990.

Biddy Alone by Wanda Cowley. Illustrated by Susan Opie. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1988)

Grandpa’s Slippers by Joy Watson. Illustrated by Wendy Hodder. (Auckland: Scholastic, 1989) Also published in overseas editions. Published in Maori as Nga Paenaena o Papa Koroua (Auckland: Scholastic NZ, 1993).

Chen Li and the River Spirit by Anthony Holcroft. Illustrator Lyn Kriegler. (Auckland and London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1990).

Tangaroa’s Gift : Te Koha a Tangaroa by Mere Whaanga-Schollum. (Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1990).

Grandma McGarvey by Jenny Hessell. Illustrated by Trevor Pye. (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1990) Also Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1992.

The Wednesday Wizard by Sherryl Jordan. (Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1991) Also New York: Scholastic, 1993; London: Andre Deutsch, 1993; London: Hippo, 1994.

Denzil’s Dilemma (Auckland: Scholastic NZ, 1992) and Denzil’s Great Bear Burglary (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1997).

Prudence M. Muggeridge, Damp Rat by Gaelyn Gordon. (Auckland: Collins, 1991; Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1991) Also Bluegum, 1992.

Bow Down, Shadrach by Joy Cowley. (Auckland: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991) Also Auckland: Puffin, 1992 and 2000.

Duckat by Gaelyn Gordon. Illustrated by Chris Gaskin. (Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1992) Also New York: Scholastic Hardcover, 1992; London: Andre Deutsch, Scholastic, 1992.

The Little Yellow Digger at the Zoo (Auckland: Scholastic New Zealand, 1998).

Deepwater Black by Ken Catran. (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1992) Also London: Hodder Children’s Books, 1995; Sydney: Hodder Headline, 1996.
New Zealand Literature)

Underrunners by Margaret Mahy. (London: Hamilton, 1992) Also New York: Viking, 1992; Bath: Chivers, 1992; London: Puffin, 1994; also foreign language editions.

The Juniper Game by Sherryl Jordan. (Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1991; New York: Scholastic, 1991) Also London: Scholastic, 1992; Andre Deutsch, 1992; Denmark:

Forlaget Klim, 1992; Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1994.


Slide the Corner by Fleur Beale. (Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1993) Reprinted 1996 and 2000.

Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan. (New York: Scholastic, 1992) Also Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1993 and 1994.

A Dolphin in the Bay by Diana Noonan. (Auckland: Ashton Scholastic, 1993) Also Norwood, SA: Omnibus Books, 1993.

Sasscat to Win by Paula Boock. (Dunedin: McIndoe, 1993) Also South Melbourne: Hyland House, 1995.

The Fat Man by Maurice Gee. (Auckland: Viking, 1994) Also New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997; New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999; Auckland: Puffin, 2000.

The Blue Lawn by William Taylor. (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1994) Simultaneously published in the USA; also Los Angeles: Alyson Books, 1999.

Take It Easy by David Hill. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1995)

The Waterfall by Jack Lasenby (Dunedin: Longacre Press, 1995)

Dead Man’s Head (Dunedin: McIndoe, 1994); reprinted Dunedin: Longacre Press, 1997,
The Battle of Pook Island (Dunedin: Longacre Press, 1996). won the NZ Post Junior Fiction Award, 1997.

Crossroads by Janice Marriott. (Auckland: Reed, 1995) Also Norwood, SA: Omnibus Books, 1995.

Mechanical Harry by Bob Kerr. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1996)

Mechanical Harry and the Flying Bicycle (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1999).

The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck. Illustrated by Robyn Belton. (Auckland: Scholastic New Zealand, 1996)

Sanctuary by Kate de Goldi. (Auckland: Penguin, 1996) Also Ringwood, Vic., Puffin, 1996.

The Shearwater Bell by Margaret Beames. (Auckland: Scholastic NZ, 1997)

Dare, Truth or Promise by Paula Boock. (Dunedin: Longacre Press, 1997) Also London: Livewire, 1998; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.

Alphabet Apartments by Lesley Moyes. (Wellington: Mallinson Rendel, 1997)

Fat, Four-Eyed and Useless by David Hill. (Auckland: Scholastic NZ, 1997)

Because We Were the Travellers by Jack Lasenby. (Dunedin: Longacre, 1997) Also South Melbourne: Hyland House, 1997.

I Am Not Esther by Fleur Beale. (Dunedin: Longacre Press, 1998)

A Summery Saturday Morning by Margaret Mahy. Illustrated by Selina Young. (Auckland: Penguin, 1998) Also New York: Viking, 1998; London: Hamilton, 1998.

The Tiggie Tompson Show by Tessa Duder. (Auckland: Puffin, 1999)

Tiggie Tompson: All At Sea (Auckland: Puffin, 2001)

The House That Jack Built by Gavin Bishop. (Auckland: Scholastic New Zealand, 1999)

The Raging Quiet by Sherryl Jordan. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999) Also London: Simon & Schuster, 2000; Leicester: Spectrum, 2000.

Becker, Bonny. A Visitor for Bear. Illus. by Kady MacDonald Denton. Candlewick. (9780763628079).
The simple backdrop of bear’s forest home sets the stage for a visit from the persistent and irritating mouse who insists the two will become friends.

Bee, Wlliam. Beware of the Frog. Illus. by the author. Candlewick. (9780763639204).
Living alone in the forest, Old Mrs. Collywobbles needs protection from the Greedy Goblin, the Smelly Troll, and the Giant Hungry Ogre. Her pet frog jumps out of folklore to come to her rescue and give Mrs. Collywobbles more than she anticipated.

Campbell, Sarah C. Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator. Photos by Sarah C. and Richard P. Campbell. Boyds Mills Press. (9781590785546).
Magnified photographs and informative text provide a nonfiction look at the carnivorous wolfsnail trapping and devouring its victim. This science book will amaze and attract readers. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)

Davis, Eleanor. Stinky. Illus. by the author. RAW Junior/TOON Books. (9780979923845).
Stinky, the swamp monster, is at first determined to rid his beloved “muddy, slimy, smelly swamp” of Nick, only to realize that this dreaded “kid” is not the appallingly clean intruder he supposes him to be. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)

Dorros, Arthur. Papá and Me. Illus. by Rudy Gutierrez. Rayo, an imprint of HarperCollins. (9780060581565).
Lively artwork tells the story of a father and son who spend a special day together in the city—singing, cooking, going to the park and the beach, riding the bus, and telling stories, culminated by a visit with Papá’s parents. (2009 Belpré Illustrator Honor Book)

Fleming, Denise. Buster Goes to Cowboy Camp. Illus. by the author. Henry Holt. (9780805078923).
After a week at Cowboy Camp for Dogs, Buster’s homesickness evaporates as he joyfully joins the controlled canine chaos of camp activities. Fleming’s richly colored multimedia art details the camp’s layout and the animals’ constant motion.

Frazee, Marla. A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. Illus. by the author. Harcourt. (9780152060206).
With lively, detailed, subtly retro cartoons, Frazee gently pokes fun at adult expectations and captures the unbounded joy of two friends experiencing a parent-free summer adventure. (2009 Caldecott Honor Book)

George, Jean Craighead. Goose and Duck. Illus. by Priscilla Lamont. HarperCollins/Laura Geringer. (9780061170768).
Goose imprints on the boy who finds his egg, Duck imprints on goose, and both follow the boy around until fall when they figure out who they are and join their fellows flying south.

Graham, Bob. How to Heal a Broken Wing. Illus. by the author. Candlewick. (9780763639037).
On a busy city street, young Will stops for an injured pigeon. Soft watercolor panels depict the family’s care of the bird and its subsequent release into the sky over the city.

Grant, Judyann Ackerman. Chicken Said, “Cluck!” Illus. by Sue Truesdell. HarperCollins.(9780060287238).
Earl and Pearl shoo Chicken away as they work on their pumpkin patch, but as the story comes full circle, it’s Chicken who does the shooing and saves the day. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)

Harris, Robie H. Maybe a Bear Ate It! Illus by Michael Emberley. Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic. (9780439929615).
When a favorite book goes missing, our frantic narrator conducts a frenzied search, imagining the worst. Cartoony art illustrates the emotions of losing and finding a cherished object.

Henkes, Kevin. Old Bear. Illus. by the author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. (9780061552052).
During his annual hibernation, Old Bear dreams of the seasons of his youth. Seasonal changes and Old Bear’s sense of wonder are gently evoked in Henkes’ ink and watercolor pictures.

Hills, Tad. What's Up, Duck? A Book of Opposites. Illus. by the author. Random House/Schwartz & Wade. (9780375847387).

Adapting Duck and Goose for the board book crowd, Hills whimsically presents concepts such as loud and quiet, far and near, and heavy and light in clear, child-appealing watercolors.

Hole, Stian. Garmann’s Summer. Illus. by the author. Tr. by Don Bartlett. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. (9780802853394)
Humorous and poetic text, combined with surreal and multi-layered artwork, creates a truly unique and complex look at the universality of fear and uncertainty in this tale of a six-year-old’s last summer before starting school. (2009 Batchelder Honor Book)

Kohara, Kazuno. Ghosts in the House! Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook. (9781596434271).
Faced with a houseful of ghosts, a little girl and her cat come up with a creative solution for repurposing them. Orange and black linocuts, collaged with rice paper “ghosts,” complete this appealing package for very young children.

McDonald, Megan. The Hinky Pink. Illus. by Brian Floca. Atheneum/Richard Jackson.(9780689875885).
Until the young seamstress Anabel finds the perfect bed for the Hobbledy-gob Hinky-Pink, she will get no sleep and the Princess’s dress will never be ready in time for the ball.


Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. One Boy. Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.(9781596432741).
Seeger’s eye-catching picture book leads readers to discover words within words through a distinctive die-cut design and clean, bold illustrations. (2009 Geisel Honor Book)


Willems, Mo. Are You Ready to Play Outside? Illus. by the author. Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group. (9781423113478).
Easily approachable text and expressive drawings tell the story of Piggie and Gerald who experience the ups and downs of a rainy day. (2009 Geisel Award Book)



Hale, Shannon and Dean Hale. Rapunzel’s Revenge. Illus. by Nathan Hale. Bloomsbury.(9781599900704).
In a vibrantly illustrated graphic novel set in a make-believe frontier land, an untraditional Rapunzel escapes the tower, uses her long braids as weapons, and takes revenge on the wicked Mother Gothel.


Law, Ingrid. Savvy. Dial/Walden Media. (9780803733060).
This rich first-person narrative draws readers into a wild bus ride, winding through the countryside on a journey of self-discovery for Mibs Beaumont and her companions. (2009 Newbery Honor Book)



One Woolly Wombat by Rod Trinca Kerry Argent (Illustrator) 1985

Tucking Mommy in by Morag Jeanette Loh Donna Rawlins (Illustrator)1988

The Tram to Bondi Beach by Elizabeth Hathorn Julie Vivas (Author)1989

Mr. Archimedes' Bath by Pamela Allen 1980

The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek by Jenny Wagner, 1980

Possum Magic (Voyager Books) by Mem Fox Julie Vivas (Illustrator) 1991