CONGRATULATIONS MILA'S BOOKS

One Tree House Congratulations Aotearoa New Zealand publisher Mila’s Books, winner of the 2025 Bologna Prize for the Best Children’s Publisher of the Year in the Oceania category, announced at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) during the fair’s opening day. They were the only New Zealand company shortlisted - against 4 Australian publishers. A very deserved win.

Photo: PANZ - Display of all winners.

Mila’s Books is the world’s only all-Pasifika publishing team, dedicated to creating stories that celebrate the languages, cultures, and identities of the Pacific. ‘Founded in 2019, Mila’s Books exists to ensure that Pasifika tamaiti (children), families, and communities feel seen, heard, and valued in the stories they read,’ with all books created by Pasifika authors, illustrators and creatives, said the prize announcement.

Six prizes are awarded annually across six geographical areas, with the aim to ‘highlight publishers at the forefront of innovation in their activity for the creative nature of the editorial choices they have made during the previous year