 Mewburn's books have been published in 27 countries and won numerous awards including New Zealand Children's Book of the Year with "Old Hu-hu" in 2010 and a number of Storylines Notable Book Awards.Mewburn won the Joy Cowley Award (presented by Storylines Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand) in 2005, and won both the Picture Book Category and the Children's Choice Category with "Kiss!Kiss!