The Bomb

SUPREME WINNER, The Margaret Mahy Book of the Year, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult, 2019

WINNER, Picture Book Award, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adult, 2019

WINNER, Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book, PANZ Book Design Awards, 2019

Storylines Notable Book Award, Picture Book, 2019

In this story about being true to oneself, a boy searches for the secret to doing the perfect bomb into the water. With training from Nan, an expert and former champion, and by listening to his own voice, he finds his unique style and pulls off a wonderful, acrobatic, truly awe-inspiring bomb.