Storylines Notable Book Awards winners 2011, for books published in 2010) were:
Storylines Notable Picture Books
Books for children and / or young adults where the narrative is carried equally by pictures and story.
- Hetty’s Day Out by Pamela Allen (Penguin / Viking)
- Ria the Reckless Wrybill by Jane Buxton, illustrated by Jenny Cooper (Puffin)
- A Dog Like That! by Janene Cooper, illustrated by Evie Kemp (Duck Creek Press)
- The Rain Train by Elena De Roo, illustrated by Brian Lovelock (Walker Books Australia)
- The Moon & Farmer McPhee by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by David Elliot (Random House)
- Hill & Hole by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Vasanti Unka (Puffin) Quaky Cat by Diana Noonan, illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic) Two Little Pirates by Ruth Paul (Scholastic)
- Magpie Mischief by June Peka, illustrated by Jo Thapa (Scholastic)
- The Mountain Who Wanted to Live in a House by Maurice Shadbolt, illustrated by Renee Haggo (Duck Creek Press)
Storylines Notable Junior Fiction
Fiction suitable for primary and intermediate-aged children.
- Jonty and Choc by Vince Ford (Scholastic)
- Hollie Chips by Anna Gowan (Scholastic)
- The Crocodile Nest by Des Hunt (HarperCollins) Finnigan and the Pirates by Sherryl Jordan (Scholastic) Viola Vincent Reporting by Anna Kenna (Scholastic) The Haystack by Jack Lasenby (HarperCollins)
- Staying Home: My True Diary of Survival by Jess O. (O’Connor) (Puffin)
- The Sheep on the Fourth Floor by Leonie Thorpe (HarperCollins)
- A Girl Called Harry by Philippa Werry (Scholastic)
- This Way Up by Lindsay Wood (HarperCollins)
Storylines Notable Young Adult Fiction
Fiction suitable for upper-intermediate and secondary school age.
- Fierce September by Fleur Beale (Random House) Dreams of Warriors by Susan Brocker (HarperCollins) Smiling Jack by Ken Catran (HarperCollins)
- The Project by Brian Falkner (Walker Books Australia)
- The Limping Man by Maurice Gee (Puffin)
- Into the Wilderness by Mandy Hager (Random House) Ebony Hill by Anna Mackenzie (Longacre / Random House) Organ Music by Margaret Mahy (Gecko Press)
- Tussock by Elizabeth Pulford (Walker Books Australia)
- Bloodlines by T. K. (Tania) Roxborogh (Penguin)
Special mention: authors ineligible due to residing outside of New Zealand:
- The Taniwha’s Tear by David Hair (HarperCollins)
- Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey (Allen & Unwin)
Storylines Notable Non-fiction
For authoratative, well-designed informational books accessible to children and young adults.
- Brave Bess and the Anzac Horses by Susan Brocker (HarperCollins)
- The Life Cycle of the Pukeko by Betty Brownlie (Scholastic)
- The Kiwi Fossil Hunter’s Handbook by James Crampton, illustrated by Marianna Terezow (Random House)
- Zero Hour: The Anzacs on the Western Front by Leon Davidson (The Text Publishing Company)
- Who’s Cooking Tonight? by Claire Gourley (Penguin)
- Naughty Kid’s Book of Nature by Des Hunt, illustrated by Scott Tulloch (HarperCollins)
- Who You Are is What you Do: Making Choices about Life after School by Heather McAllister (Beatnik)
- Sensational Survivors: An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand’s Remarkable Wildlife by Sandra Morris (Walker Books Australia)
- Star boy and Friends: How to Make Cool Stuff from Socks and Gloves and Weird Wabbit and Friends: How to Make Cool Stuff from Felt by Vasanti Unka (Penguin). NB: Both books in this series are considered notable.