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CBCA Awards 2015

It is that time of year again, the Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced its award winners. So for you information here they are:

OLDER READERS

WINNER

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By: Claire Zorn

Publisher: University of Queensland

ISBN: 780702250194

HONOUR BOOKS

Nona and Me

Title: Nona & Me

By: Clare Atkins

Publisher: Black Inc

ISBN: 9781863956895

The Minnow

Title: The Minnow

By: Diana Sweeney

Publisher: Text Publishing

ISBN: 9781922182012

YOUNGER READERS

WINNER

The Cleo Stories

Title: The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present

By: Libby Gleeson,  Ill. Freya Blackwood

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

ISBN: 9781743315279

HONOUR BOOKS

Two Wolves

Title: Two Wolves

By: Tristan Banks

Publisher: Random House Australia

ISBN: 9780857982032

Withering-by-Sea

Title: Withering-by-Sea: a Stella Montgomery Intrigue

By: Judith Rossell

Publisher: ABC Books, Harper Collins Publishers

ISBN: 9780733333002

EARLY CHILDHOOD

WINNER

Go to Sleep Jessie

Title: Go To Sleep Jessie!

By: Libby Gleeson,  Ill. Freya Blackwood

Publisher: Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont

ISBN: 9781742977805

HONOUR BOOKS

Scary Night

Title: Scary Night

By: Lesley Gibbs Ill. Stephen Michael King

Publisher: Working Title Press

ISBN: 9781921504631

Noni the Pony

Title: Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach

By: Alison Lester

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

ISBN: 9781743311141

PICTURE BOOKS
WINNER

My Two Blankets

Title: My Two Blankets

By: Irena Lobald Ill. Freya Blackwood

Publisher: Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont

ISBN: 9781921714764

HONOUR BOOKS

 
One Minute's Silence

Title: One Minute’s Silence

By: David Metzenthen, Ill. Michael Camilleri

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

ISBN: 9781743316245

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Title: The Stone Lion

By: Margaret Wild, Ill. Ritva Voutila

Publisher: Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont

ISBN: 9781921894855

EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS

WINNER

A-Z of Convicts

Title: A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land

By: Simon Barnard

Publisher: Text Publishing

ISBN: 9781922079343

HONOUR BOOKS

Tea and Sugar Christmas

Title: Tea and Sugar Christmas

By: Jane Jolly, Ill. Robert Ingpen

Publisher: National Library of Australia

ISBN: 9780642278630

Audacity

Title: Audacity: Stories of Heroic Australians in Wartime

By: Carlie Walker

Publisher: Department of Veterans’ Affairs

ISBN: 9781877007934

There you have it, a huge congrats to all the winners and to all the nominees as well.

 

 

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2014 CBCA Awards

It is that time of year, the Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards have been announced.

So here they are.

Older Readers

Winner

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Wildlife by Fiona Wood

Honourable Mentions

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Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Alysse Near

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The Sky so Heavy by Claire Zorn

Younger Readers

Winner

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City of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit by Catherine Jinks

Honourable Mentions

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My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg

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Light Horse Boy by Dianne Wolfer

Early Childhood

WInner

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The Swap by Jan Ormerod and Andrew Joyner

Honourable Mentions

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I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian, Ann James

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Banjo and Ruby Red by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood

Picture Books

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Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan

Honourable Mentions

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King Pig by Nick Bland

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The Silver Button by Bob Graham

Eve Pownell Award (Information Books)

Winner

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Jeremy by Christopher Faille and Danny Snell

Honourable Mentions

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Welcome to my Country by  Laklak Burarrwanga and Family

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Ice, Wind, Rock by Peter Gouldthorpe

A huge congrats to all these winners and all of the nominated. To see the full list go here.

 

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CBCA – Shortlist 2013

It is that time of year again, the CBCA Shortlist has been announced and as always there are some truly brilliant works on this list. We all have our favourites and a huge congrats must go out to everyone who made this list.

2012 Winner

2012 Winner

Older Readers

The Ink Bridge: Neil Grant – Allen & Unwin

Sea Hearts: Margo Lanagan – Allen & Unwin

The Shiny Guys: Doug MacLeod – Penguin Group

Creepy & Maud: Dianne Touchell – Fremantle Press

Friday Brown: Vikki Wakefield – Text Publishing

The Wrong Boy: Suzy Zali – Black Dog Books, Walker Books Australia

2012 Winner

2012 Winner

Younger Readers

Pennies for Hitler: Jackie French – Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins

Other Brother: Simon French – Walker Books Australia

After: Morris Gleitzman – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia

Children Of The King: Sonya Hartnett – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia

Pookie Aleera is Not my Boyfriend: Steven Herrick – University of Queensland Press

The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk: Glenda Millard/Stephen Michael King – HarperCollins

2012 Winner

2012 Winner

Early Childhood 

The Terrible Suitcase: Emma Allen/Freya Blackwood – Omnibus Books

With Nan: Tania Cox/ Karen Blair – Windy Hollow Books

The Pros and Cons of Being a Frog: Sue DeGennaro – Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia

Too Many Elephants: Ursula Dubosarsky/Andrew Joyner – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia

It’s a Miroocool!: Christine Harris/Anne James – Little Hare Books, Hardie Grant Edgmont

Peggy: Anna Walker – Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia

2012 Winner

2012 Winner

Picture Books

The Coat: Julie Hunt/Ron Brooks – Allen & Unwin

Tanglewood: Margaret Wild/Vivienne Goodman – Omnibus Books

Herman and Rosie: Gus Gordon – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia

Sophie Scott Goes South: Alison Lester – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia

Lightning Jack: Glenda Millard/Patricia Mullins – Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia

A Day to Remember: Jackie French/Mark Wilson – Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins

2012 Winner

2012 Winner

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Short List

Python: Christopher Cheng/Mark Jackson – Walker Books, Australia

Lyrebird! A True Story: Jackie Kerin/Peter Gouldthorpe – Museum Victoria

Topsy-turvey World: How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers: Kirsty Murray – National Library of Australia

Portrait of Spain for Kids: Queensland Art Gallery – Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art

Tom the Outback Mailman: Kristin Weidenback/Timothy Ide – Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette Australia

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CBCA Short List 2012 – Part 2

Here is the second part of the recently announced CBCA short lists.

EARLY CHILDHOOD SHORT LIST

Bland, Nick

Ill: Freya Blackwood The Runaway Hug, Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia

Hartnett, Sonya

Ill: Lucia Masciullo Come Down Cat!, Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

Honey, Elizabeth That’s Not a Daffodil!, Allen & Unwin

Jorgensen, Norman

Ill: James Foley The Last Viking, Fremantle Press

McKinley, Meg

Ill: Leila Rudge No Bears, Walker Books Australia

Quay, Emma, Rudie Nudie, ABC Books, HarperCollins

 

PICTURE BOOK SHORT LIST

Blackwood, Freya

Text. Libby Gleeson Look, a Book! Little Hare Books, Hardie Grant Egmont

Brooks, Ron

Text. Margaret Wild The Dream of the Thylacine, Allen & Unein

Cool, Rebecca

Text. Glenda Millard For All Creatures, Walker Books Australia

Graham, Bob A Bus Called Heaven, Walker Books Australia

Rudge, Leila

Text. Meg McKinley No Bears, Walker Books Australia

Whatley, Bruce

Text. Jackie French Flood Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia

 

EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS SHORT LIST

Do, Anh & Do, Suzanne

Ill: Bruce Whatley The Little Refugee, Allen & Unwin

Lester, Alison & Tulloch, Coral One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island, Penguin Group (Australia)

Queensland Art Gallery Surrealism for Kids, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art

Wignell, Edel

Ill: Mark Jackson Bilby Secrets, Walker Books Australia

Wilkinson, Carole Fromelles: Australia’s Bloodiest Day at War, Black Dog Books

Wheatley, Nadia (Ed)

Ill: Ken Searle Playground, Allen & Unwin

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CBCA Book of the Year Winners

The Children’s Book Council of Australia announced their Book Of The Year winners and honour books today.

A big congratulations to all winners and honour recipients as well as all those who were short-listed.

 

Older Readers 

Sonya Hartnett – The Midnight Zoo

Cath Crowley – Graffiti Moon

Doug MacLeod – The Life of a Teenage Bodysnatcher

 

Younger Readers

 


Isobelle Carmody – The Red Wind

Michael Gerard Bauer- Just a Dog

Anna Branford, Ill.  Sarah Davis- Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot

 

Early Childhood

Jan Ormerod, Ill. Freya Blackwood – Maudie and Bear

Tom Niland Champion, Kilmeny Niland, Ill. Deborah Niland – The Tall Man and Twelve Babies

Leonie Norrington, Ill. Dee Huxley – Look See, Look At Me!

 

Picture Book

Jeannie Baker – Mirror

Nikki Greenberg – Hamlet

Bronwyn Bancroft – Why I Love Australia

Tohby Riddle – My Uncle’s Donkey

 

Crichton Winner

Clare McFadden – The Flying Orchestra

 

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CBCA Shortlist

Today saw the announcement of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Shortlist.

A big congratulations to all the authors included in these lists.

Older Readers Shortlist 2011

Cath Crowley – Graffiti Moon

Sonya Hartnett – The Midnight Zoo

Joanne Horniman – About A Girl

Doug MacLeod – The Life of a Teenage Bodysnatcher

Melina Marchetta – The Piper’s Son

Fiona Wood – Six Impossible Things

Younger Readers Shortlist 2011

Michael Gerard Bauer- Just a Dog

Bongers, Christine – Henry Hoey Hobson

Anna Branford, Ill.  Sarah Davis- Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot

Isobelle Carmody – The Red Wind

Meg McKinlay, Ill. Leila Rudge – Duck For A Day

Sally Murphy, Ill. Rhian Nest James – Toppling

Early Childhood Shortlist 2011

Tom Niland Champion, Kilmeny Niland, Ill. Deborah Niland – The Tall Man and Twelve Babies

Ursula Dubosarsky, Ill. Mitch Vane – The Deep End

Alison Lester – Noni The pony

Deborah Niland – It’s Bedtime William!

Leonie Norrington, Ill. Dee Huxley – Look See, Look At Me!

Jan Ormerod, Ill. Freya Blackwood – Maudie and Bear

Picture Book Shortlist 2011

Jeannie Baker – Mirror

Bronwyn Bancroft – Why I Love Australia

Nikki Greenberg – Hamlet

Kim Kane, Ill. Lucia Masciullo – Family Forest

Chris McKimmie – Two Peas In A Pod

Tohby Riddle – My Uncle’s Donkey

For a complete list with publisher details you can check here.

To check out the list of Notable Books, and a congratulations to all authors listed there, go here.

For a look at the Chrichton Shortlist for Illustrators, and a big congratulations to you all, go here.




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