Reviewers - 2012 NZ Post Children's Book Awards

LThe Cat's Pyjamas by Catherine Foreman (Scholastic New Zealand) - Lucy O

Rāhui (English &Maori version) by Chris Szekely and illustrated by Malcolm Ross (Huia Publishers) - Olivia C & Jason te Kare

Shaolin Burning by Ant Sang (HarperCollins Publishers) - Amy Huang

Stomp! By Ruth Paul (Scholastic New Zealand) - Maddison

Waiting for Later by Tina Matthews (Walker Books Australia) - Olivia H

The Flytrap Snaps by Johanna Knox and illustrated by Sabrina Malcolm (Hinterland Press) - Ruby-Jak

Just Jack by Adele Broadbent (HarperCollins Publishers) - Emily

The Loblolly Boy & the Sorcerer by James Norcliffe(Random House New Zealand) - Maddy K

Super Finn by Leonie Agnew (Scholastic New Zealand) - Caitlin

The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else (Gecko Press) - Lucy

Digging Up The Past: Archaeology For The Young & Curious by David Veart (Auckland University Press) - Ella

Kimble Bent: Malcontent by Chris Grosz (Random House New Zealand) - Will

New Zealand Hall of Fame: 50 Remarkable Kiwis by Maria Gill and illustrated by Bruce Potter (New Holland Publishing) - Cassa

Nice Day for a War: Adventures of a Kiwi Soldier in World War l by Chris Slane and illustrated by Matt Elliott (HarperCollins Publishers) - Jessica

The Bridge by Jane Higgins (Text Publishing Company) - Miriam Tofan

Sacrifice by Joanna Orwin (HarperCollins Publishers) - Sophie Lee

Dirt Bomb by Fleur Beale (Random House New Zealand) - Harmony Zhou

Yes by Deborah Burnside (HarperCollins Publishers) - Gabi Newman & Holly Reid