The annual Storylines Notable Books list, representing the very best books for children and young adult published in the last twelve months, has been released by the Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa. Read more about the list here.

Check out our reviews of Gracehopper, by teenage reviewers Katarina and Amelia; Brown Bird, by mother-daughter team Kirsteen and Libby; the Raven's Eye Runaways, by consummate reviewer David Hill; Migration, reviewed by Tania Roxborogh; Pipi and Pou and the Firewoman, by 12-yr old Fleur; and the mother-daughter review of The Grimmelings.

Also check out our picture book round up for May and June, by Melinda Syzmanik, which mentions several of the picture book winners!