AIM Children's Book Awards - Non-Fiction
From 1997, the award became the New Zealand Post Children's Book Award - Non-Fiction. Here the winner is presented for each year followed by the other finalists.
1996
Aya’s Story Jenny Scown, photographs by Trish Gribben
- Joe's Ruby, by Elsie Locke; illustrated by Gary Hebley [Honour Award]
- Many happy returns; a review of recycling, written and photographed by Brian Enting
- Nonu, by Epi Swan; photographed by Justine Lord
- Samantha's story, by Trish Gribben; photographed by Jenny Scown (My sea is the Pacific series).
1995
Which Native Forest Plant? Andrew Crowe
- Discovering New Zealand birds, written and illustrated by Sandra Morris
- Free fall, as told to Pat Quinn by Kathy Basalaj; illustrated by Phillip Paea; photographed by Martin de Ryter
- The life cycle of the praying mantis, written and illustrated by Betty Brownlie [Honour Book].
- Which native fern?: a simple guide to the identification of New Zealand native ferns, by Andrew Crowe; illustrated by Sandra Parkkali
1994
Old blue: the rarest bird in the world Mary Taylor
- Beneath southern skies: New Zealand children's book authors & illustrators, by Tom Fitzgibbon with Barbara Spiers
- The making of Alex the movie, by Tessa Duder; photographed by Gil Hanly and Ken George
- Sailing with New Zealand Endeavour, by Pat Quinn; illustrated by Ann Skelly; foreword by Grant Dalton
- Stretch, bend and boggle, by Brian Stokes; illustrated by Carolyn Smith [Honour Award]
1993
Picture magic Chris Gaskin
- Abel Tasman: in search of the Great South Land, by Gordon Ell
- Dinosaurs of New Zealand, written and illustrated by Geoffrey J. Cox
- Earthkids: New Zealand conservation stories, activities and games, by Andrew Crowe; activity page illustrations by Sandra Parkkali and cartoon illustrations by Pauline Whimp
- The life cycle of the common frog, written and illustrated by Betty Brownlie
- The life cycle of the common sparrow, written and illustrated by Betty Brownlie
- The life cycle of the hedgehog, written and illustrated by Betty Brownlie
- The life cycle of the monarch butterfly, written and illustrated by Betty Brownlie
New Zealand Government Publishing Awards Children's Book of the Year Award for Non-fiction
1987 - 1988
No awards
1986
The story of New Zealand, by Judith Bassett, Keith Sinclair and Marcia Stensen