Margaret Mahy Margaret Mahy Book of the Year award. Also in 2013, a playground based on her work was commissioned to be built in Christchurch's East Frame. Some other awards: The Phoenix Award from the Children's Literature Association designates the best English-language children's book that did not win a major award when it was originally published twenty years earlier. It is named for the mythical bird phoenix, which is reborn from its ashes, to suggest the book's rise from obscurity. Mahy is one of three authors to win it twice (1985 to 2012). The Margaret Mahy Playground in the Christchurch Central City
Bird & Bottle Inn Warren at the beginning of the conflict in 1776. The renamed Nelson's Tavern became a favorite watering hole for both Continental and British soldiers during the Revolution. It was ultimately seized by the Continental Army, which used it as a regional headquarters. The tavern closed in 1832, and was reborn as the Bird and Bottle in 1940. The "Bird" part of the Inn's name is a reference to the wild pheasant that were prevalent in the area. Bird & Bottle Inn The Bird & Bottle, formerly named Warren's Tavern, is a historic Inn located in Garrison, New York. It is