Other the past few years Storylines and its predecessor - the Children's Literature Association (CLA) - have produced many thematic booklists.

These are of interest, as they show a history of children's books (and layouts!) - offering snapshots into the past.

The lists are available to Storylines members only in downloadable, printable, PDF files.

Thank you to those who supplied their precious hardcopy versions of older lists for us to scan.

Special lists:

• In and Out of Time [CLA list - unknown date]
• 50 New Zealand Picture Books to Share with Your Preschooler [from 2003]

Year-by-year:

• 1996: November: Christmas list
• 1997: February: New Picture Books
• 1997: May: Modern Classics
• 1997: September: Special Interests
• 1997: November: Christmas list
• 1998: February: Sophisticated Picture Books
• 1998: May: Junior Novels
• 1998: May: Soft Covers for Young Readers
• 1998: November: Christmas list
• 1999: February: Poetry
• 1999: May: Stories from the World Wars
• 1999: September: Picture Books
• 1999: November: Christmas list
• 2000: June: Fantasy
• 2000: October: Animal Stories
• 2000: November: Christmas list
• 2001: February: Read Alouds
• 2001: May: Magical and Mythical
• 2001: November: Christmas list
• 2002: May: Humorous
• 2002: August: War
• 2002: November: Christmas list
• 2003: February: Feast of Facts
• 2003: February: Poetry
• 2003: May: Timeslip Novels
• 2003: August: Beyond the Paperbag Princess
• 2003: November: Christmas list
• 2004: February: Animal Stories
• 2004: May: International Stories
• 2004: August: Read Alouds
• 2004: November: Christmas list
• 2005: February: New Zealand Historical Fiction
• 2005: May: Eager to Read
• 2005: August: Sophisticated Picture Books
• 2005: November: Christmas list
• 2006: February: Sports
• 2006: May: All at Sea
• 2006: August: Children with Disabilities
• 2006: November: Christmas list
• 2007: February: Food, Glorious Food
• 2007: May: Spies and Detectives
• 2007: August: Keeping in Touch
• 2007: November: Christmas list
• 2008: February: What a Performance
• 2008: May: Going Green
• 2008: August: Interactive Books and Short Story Collections
• 2008: November: Christmas list
• 2009: February: Art for Arts Sake
• 2009: May: Science and Technology
• 2009: August: Concept Books and Graphic Novels
• 2009: November: Christmas List
• 2010: February: Flights of Fantasy and Science Fiction [NB: this is set to A3 paper]
• 2010: May: Fabulously Funny [NB: this is set to A3 paper]
• 2010: August / September: Books in Translation [NB: this is set to A3 paper]
• 2010: November: Christmas List.
• 2011: February: Friends Will be Friends. [NB: this has no images].
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