The award-winning titles in the Storylines Notable Books List 2017, for books published in 2016, were:
Picture Books
- If I was a Banana by Alexandra Tylee, illustrated by Kieran Rynhart (Gecko)
- Gwendolyn! by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Terri Rose Baynton (HarperCollins)
- Tuna and Hiriwa by Ripeka Takotowai Goddard, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews (Huia)
- Maui – Sun Catcher by Tim Tipene, illustrated by Zak Waipara (Oratia)
- Gladys Goes to War by Glyn Harper, illustrated by Jenny Cooper (Penguin Random House NZ)
- Fuzzy Doodle by Melinda Szymanik, illustrated by Donovan Bixley (Scholastic NZ)
- Gorillas in our Midst by Richard Fairgray and Terry Jones (Scholastic NZ)
- Henry Bob Bobbalich by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Link Choi (Scholastic NZ)
- Witch’s Cat Wanted Apply Within written by Joy H Davidson, illustrated by Nikki Slade-Robinson (Scholastic NZ)
- The Harmonica by Dawn McMillan, illustrated by Andrew Burdan (Scholastic NZ)
- Rasmas by Elizabeth Pulford, illustrated by Jenny Cooper (Scholastic NZ)
- The Best Dad in the World by Pat Chapman, illustrated by Cat Chapman (Upstart)
Junior Fiction
- The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Gecko)
- Annual edited by Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris (Gecko)
- The Diamond Horse by Stacy Gregg (HarperCollins UK)
- Rona by Chris Szekely, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Huia)
- Enemy Camp by David Hill (Penguin Random House NZ)
- The Impossible Boy by Leonie Agnew (Penguin Random House NZ)
- Grandad’s Wheelies by Jack Lasenby, illustrated by Bob Kerr (Penguin Random House NZ)
- Barking Mad by Tom E Moffatt (Scholastic NZ)
- Sunken Forest by Des Hunt (Scholastic NZ)
Young Adult
- Lonesome When You Go by Saradha Koirala (Makaro)
- Coming Home to Roost by Mary-anne Scott (Penguin Random House NZ)
Non-Fiction
- See Play Do: A Kid’s Handbook for Everyday Creative Fun written and illustrated by Louise Cuckow (Beatnik)
- Bruce Wants to Go Faster by Dreydon Sobanja, illustrated by Murray Dewhurst (Inspired Kids)
- Armistice Day: the New Zealand Story by Philippa Werry (New Holland)
- Speed King: Burt Munro, the World’s Fastest Indian by David Hill, illustrated by Phoebe Morris (Penguin Random House NZ)
- Jack and Charlie: Boys of the Bush by Jack Marcotte (Penguin Random House NZ)
- The Beginner’s Guide to Netball by Maria Tutaia (Penguin Random House NZ)
- Cricket with Kane Williamson by Kane Williamson (Penguin Random House NZ)
- The Cuckoo and the Warbler: A True New Zealand Story by Kennedy Warne, illustrated by Heather Hunt (Potton and Burton)
- ANZAC Heroes by Maria Gill, illustrated by Marco Ivancic (Scholastic NZ)
- Much ado about Shakespeare written and illustrated by Donovan Bixley (Upstart)