Storylines Notable Book Awards winners 2006, for books published in 2005) were:
Storylines Notable Picture Books
Books for children and / or young adults where the narrative is carried equally by pictures and story.
- Where’s the Gold? by Pamela Allen (Penguin Viking)
- Nobody’s Dog by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop (Random House New Zealand)
- A Booming in the Night by Ben Brown, illustrated by Helen Taylor (Reed Publishing)
- Zachary Quack Minimonster by Lynley Dodd (Mallinson Rendel)
- Nanny Mihi’s Christmas by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Tracy Duncan (Reed Publishing)
- The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, illustrated by Bruce Potter (Reed Publishing)
- Marta and the Manger Straw by Virginia Kroll, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Zonderkidz, USA)
- The Waka by Jean Prior, illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Te Waka by Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira and Jean Prior, illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand)
Storylines Notable Junior Fiction
Fiction suitable for primary and intermediate-aged children.
- Janie Olive by Fifi Colston (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Through Thick and Thin by Shirley Corlett (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Hunter by Joy Cowley (Puffin)
- Super Freak by Brian Falkner (Mallinson Rendel) Stella Star by Brigid Feehan (Scholastic New Zealand) Sil by Jill Harris (Longacre Press)
- The Moa Cave by Des Hunt (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Maddigan’s Fantasia by Margaret Mahy (HarperCollins Publishers)
- China town Girl; The Diary of Silvey Chan, Auckland, 1942 [My Story] by Eva Wong Ng (Scholastic New Zealand)
- What about Bo? by Jillian Sullivan (Scholastic New Zealand)
Storylines Notable Young Adult Fiction
Fiction suitable for upper-intermediate and secondary school age.
- Deep Fried by Bernard Beckett and Clare Knighton (Longacre Press)
- Sea of Mutiny by Ken Catran (Random House New Zealand)
- Talking to Adam by Sarah Ell (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Bodies and Soul by David Hill (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Running Hot by David Hill (Mallinson Rendel)
- Like Wallpaper. New Zealand Short Stories for Teenagers edited by Barbara Else (Random House New Zealand)
- With Lots of Love from Georgia by Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin)
- Kaitangata Twitch by Margaret Mahy (Allen & Unwin)
- The Unknown Zone by Phil Smith (Random House New Zealand)
- Land of Milk and Honey by William Taylor (HarperCollins Publishers)
Storylines Notable Non-fiction
For authoritative, well-designed informational books accessible to children and young adults.
- Cameras in Narnia: How the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Came to Life by Ian Brodie (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Incredible Science edited by Alison Brook, University of Auckland (Penguin Books)
- Don’t Just Sit There by Tony Christiansen with Liz Dobson (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley, photographs by Nic Bishop (Scholastic)
- Scarecrow Army: The Anzacs at Gallipoli by Leon Davison (Black Dog Books)
- Filthy Flies and other Bad Bugs by Rachael Goddard, photographs by Rod Morris (Reed Publishing)
- Even More Things You Need to Know about the World by Simon Eliot by Lloyd Jones, illustrated by Timon Maxey (Four Winds Press)
- Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand (Four volume set) by John Parker (Scholastic New Zealand)
- Peter Blake Sailor, Adventurer: The Story of a New Zealand Hero by Alan Sefton (Puffin)
- Plants, Animals, Environments: A Visual Guide [Blue New Zealand] by Glenys Stace (Puffin)