The Storylines Notable Books for 2024 were announced this morning. Test your knowledge of all books notable here!
Questions
- A previous book by one of the junior fiction writers on the list is currently being made into a television series. Which book is it?
A) The Memory Thief by Leonie Agnew
B) Mystic and the Midnight Ride by Stacy Gregg
C) The Dragon Defenders by James Russell
D) Red Rocks by Rachael King - Titiro is one of a recent series of board books in English and Māori by Gavin Bishop. Which of these titles is not one of the series?
A) E Hoa
B) Kuri
C) Koro
D) Mihi - Which title on the junior fiction list won the same category at the 2024 NZCYA awards?
A) Children of the Rush – Book 3 by James Russell
B) The Raven’s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey
C) Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg
D) The Grimmelings by Rachael King - Which author on the list was a founding editor of The Sapling?
A) Juliette MacIver
B) Jane Arthur
C) Steph Matuku
D) Ruth Paul - Dear Moko is one a series of books by Dr Hinemoa Elder based on Mātauranga Māori. How many other books are there in the series?
A) 9
B) 6
C) 3
D) 1 - The Squeakling: The tale of Spike, Max and the Tiny Intruder by Kristin Kelly and Ronja Schipper features a new sibling. Which other book in the category features a new baby?
A) Hatch and Match by Ruth Paul
B) Beddy Bye Time in the Kōwhai Tree by Juliette MacIver and Lily Uivel
C) The Very Best Words by Erin Munro and Sarah Trolle
D) Elephant Park by Melanie Koster and Jenny Cooper - Some of the writers on the list have previously won Storylines manuscript awards. Which author is not one of those?
A) Angie Belcher
B) Kristin Kelly
C) Elaine Bickell
D) Claire Aramakatu - Which book in the te reo Māori list features taonga puoro?
A) Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro, by Elizabeth Gray and Rehua Wilson
B) Rere Atu Taku Poi! Let My Poi Fly! By Tangaroa Paul and Rebecca Gibbs
C) Ngā Kupenga a Nanny Rina by Qiane Matata-Sipu and Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
D) A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara by Witi Ihimaera and Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, translated by Hēni Jacob - Watson the Detective Dog is in training to protect which native New Zealand species?
A) Pepeketua, Archey’s frog
B) Īnanga, whitebait
C) Karure/Kakaruia, Chatham Island black robin
D) Hihi, stichbird - Elephant Park is inspired by a playground in which New Zealand centre?
A) Whanganui
B) Picton
C) Auckland
D) Christchurch
Answers
- D—Red Rocks is currently in production with Libertine Pictures.
- B—Kuri (though E Hoa does feature a kuri).
- C—Nine Girls by Stacey Gregg. James Russell has been a finalist in previous years and The Raven’s Eye Runaways wasn’t released in time for the NZCYA awards, but we predict it will be shortlisted in 2025!
- B—Jane Arthur, author of Brown Bird, established The Sapling in 2017, along with Sarah Forster.
- C—3. The related titles are Aroha, Waitohu and Wawata – Moon Dreaming.
- C—The Very Best Words. Hatch and Match does feature freshly hatched chicks though!
- A—Angie Belcher. Te Pīkari Pipi was shortlisted in the 2024 NZCYA awards.
- A—Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro. Author Elizabeth Gray is a member of the Haumanu Collective.
- B—Īnanga.
- D—The elephant slide can be found in Bishopdale, Christchurch.
Storylines Notable Books for 2024
Non-Fiction
Dear Moko: Māori wisdom for our young ones, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Miriama Grace-Smith (Penguin
Random House NZ)
Piki te Ora: Your Wellbeing Journal, Hira Nathan, Jessie Eyre, Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho (Allen &
Unwin)
Kiwi Bees Have Tiny Knees: Native Bees of Aotearoa New Zealand, Rachel Weston (Weston Books)
Kuwi & Friends He Puka Ngohe Activity Book, Kat Quin, Pānia Papa (translator) (Illustrated
Publishing)
The Beach Activity Book: 99 Ideas for Activities by the Water Around Aotearoa New Zealand, Rachel
Haydon, Pippa Keel (Te Papa Press)
Play Wild: Nature Craft Projects for Tamariki, Rachel Clare (Bateman Books)
Tasting With Your Feet, Ned Barraud (Potton & Burton)
My Matariki Colouring & Activity Book, Dr Rangi Matamua, Miriama Kamo, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
(Scholastic New Zealand)
Te Reo Māori
A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara, Witi Ihimaera, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, Hēni Jacob (translator),
(Penguin Random House NZ)
Ngā Kupenga a Nanny Rina, Qiane Matata-Sipu, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Penguin Random House
NZ)
Titiro / Look, Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press)
Kuwi & Friends He Puka Ngohe Activity Book, Kat Quin, Pānia Papa (translator) (Illustrated
Publishing)
Rere Atu Taku Poi! Let My Poi Fly!, Tangaroa Paul, Rebecca Gibbs (Oratia Books)
Te Pīkari Pipi, Angie Belcher, Lily Uivel, Pānia Papa (translator) (Scholastic New Zealand)
Ko Ngā Whetū Kai o Matariki. Ko Tupuānuku rāua ko Tupuārangi, Miriama Kamo, Zak Waipara,
Ariana Stevens (translator) (Scholastic New Zealand)
Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro, Elizabeth Gray, Rehua Wilson (Huia Publishers)
Young Adult
Gracehopper, Mandy Hager (One Tree House)
Migration, Steph Matuku (Huia Publishers)
Junior Fiction
Take Me To Your Leader, Leonie Agnew, Paul Beavis (Penguin Random House NZ)
Nine Girls, Stacy Gregg (Penguin Random House NZ)
Brown Bird, Jane Arthur (Penguin Random House NZ)
The Raven’s Eye Runaways, Claire Mabey (Allen & Unwin)
The Grimmelings, Rachael King (Allen & Unwin)
Brave Kāhu and the Pōrangi Magpie, Shelley Burne-Field (Allen & Unwin)
Children of the Rush – Book 3, James Russell (Dragon Brothers Books)
Jason Mason and the Dastardly Master of Disguise, Jason Gunn, Andrew Gunn (Bateman Books)
Pipi and Pou and the Firewoman, Tim Tipene, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (One Tree House)
Koro’s Star, Claire Aramakutu (Scholastic New Zealand)
Picture Books
The Very Best Words, Erin Munro, Sarah Trolle (Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand)
Hatch and Match, Ruth Paul (Walker Books Australia)
Watson the Detective Dog, Susan Brocker, Jenny Cooper (Scholastic New Zealand)
Spotty the Zebra, Peter Millett, Raymond McGrath (Scholastic New Zealand)
The Squeakling: The tale of Spike, Max and the tiny intruder, Kristin Kelly, Ronja Schipper
(Scholastic New Zealand)
The Little Witch Who Lost Her Broom!, Elaine Bickell, Raymond McGrath (Scholastic New Zealand)
Beddy-Bye Time in the Kōwhai Tree, Juliette MacIver, Lily Uivel (Scholastic New Zealand)
Elephant Park, Melanie Koster, Jenny Cooper (Scholastic New Zealand)
