Storylines Notable Book Awards winners 2005, for books published in 2004) were:
Storylines Notable Picture Books
Books for very young up to intermediate-age children where the narrative is carried equally by pictures and story.
- Mr McGee and the Big Bag of Bread by Pamela Allen (Penguin)
- The Princess and the White Bear King retold by Tanya Batt, illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli (Barefoot Books)
- Taming the Sun: Four Māori Myths by Gavin Bishop (Random House)
- The Night Kite: Poems for Children by Peter Bland, illustrated by Carl Bland (Mallinson Rendel)
- The Wishing of Biddy Malone by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Christopher Denise (Penguin)
- The Other Ark by Lynley Dodd (Mallinson Rendel)
- Koro’s Medicine by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Sabrina Malcolm (Huia)
- Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story by Kate De Goldi, illustrated by Jacqui Colley (Trapeze)
- The Biggest Number in the Universe by Julie Leibrich, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird (Scholastic)
- Godwit’s Journey by Sandra Morris (Reed)
Storylines Notable Junior Fiction
Fiction suitable for primary and intermediate-aged children.
- A New Song in the Land: The Writings of Atapo, Paihia, c.1840 [My Story] by Fleur Beale (Scholastic)
- Walking Lightly by Fleur Beale, illustrated by Michaela Sangl (Mallinson Rendel)
- You’ve Got Guts, Kenny Melrose by Shirley Corlett (Scholastic)
- Wild West Hullabalo by Joy Cowley (Harper Collins)
- Claws and Jaws: 30 New Zealand Animal Stories edited by Barbara Else, illustrated by Philip Webb (Random House)
- The Real Thing by Brian Falkner (Mallinson Rendel)
- Beyond the Shroud [The Karazan Quartet, Book 2] by V.M. Jones (HarperCollins)
- Prince of the Wind [The Karazan Quartet, Book 3] by V.M Jones (Harper Collins)
- Aunt Effie and the Island that Sank by Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press)
- The Stonekeeper’s Daughter by Linda McNabb (Scholastic)
Storylines Notable Young Adult Fiction
Fiction suitable for secondary school age.
- Malcolm and Juliet by Bernard Beckett (Longacre)
- On a Good Day by Deborah Burnside (Penguin)
- Robert Moran: Private by Ken Catran (Lothian)
- Seal Boy by Ken Catran (Lothian)
- The Swap by Wendy Catran (Lothian)
- Coming Back by David Hill (Mallinson Rendel)
- The Hunting of the Last Dragon by Sherryl Jordan (Simon & Schuster)
- Cross Tides by Lorraine Orman (Longacre)
- Out of Tune by Joanna Orwin (Longacre)
- Dark by Penelope Todd (Longacre)
Storylines Notable Non-fiction
For authoritative, well-designed informational books accessible to children and young adults.
- Antarctica: The Unfolding Story by Margaret Andrew (Waiatarua)
- Bats [Nature Kids series] by Alina Arkins, photographed by Len Doel (Reed)
- Shorebirds [Nature Kid] by Alina Arkins, photographs by Len Doel (Reed)
- John Britten: The Boy who did do Better by Jennifer Beck (Scholastic)
- The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach by Andrew Crowe (Penguin)
- The Silver Ferns’ Way to Play Netball by Jane Hunt (HarperCollins)
- From Weta to Kauri: A Guide to the New Zealand Forest by Janet Hunt, photography by Rob Lucas (Random House New Zealand)
- Everything You Need to Know About the World by Simon Eliot by Lloyd Jones, illustrated by Timon Maxey (Four Winds Press)
- Welcome to the South Seas: Contemporary New Zealand Art for Young People by Gregory O’Brien (Auckland University Press)
- Boating Fun by Mike and Dee Pigneguy (Reed)