Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) this week released the shortlist for its annual Book of the Year Awards.
These awards were started with the objective to promote literacy and the need for good literacy skills, and enabling speech pathologists, teachers and parents the resources to build a library that can be uses to help promote literacy and reading.
There are four categories and this years short list is :
YOUNG CHILDREN
A Giraffe in the Bath
Mem Fox & Olivia Rawson, ill. Kerry Argent – Penguin Group (Australia)
The ABC Book of Cars, Train, Boats and Planes
Helen Martin, Judith Simpson & Cheryl Orsini – Harper Collins Publishers Australia
Can We Lick the Spoon Now?
Carol Goess, ill. Tamsin Ainslie – Working Title Press
The Flying Orchestra
Clare McFadden – University of Queensland Press
I Found a Friend and My Friend Found Me
Beth Norling – Penguin Group (Australia)
It’s Bedtime, William!
Deborah Niland – Penguin Group (Australia)
JoJo Goes to Playgroup
Christine Miesen – Penguin Books (Australia)
Leo, the Littlest Seahorse
Margaret Wild, ill. Terry Denton – Penguin Group (Australia)
The Little Drummer Boy
Bruce Whatley – Random House (Australia)
Love from Grandma
Jane Tanner – Penguin Group (Australia)
One Funky Monkey
Stacey McCleary, ill. Sue Degennaro – Walker Books Australia
The Truth About Penguins
Meg McKinlay, ill. Mark Jackson – Walker Books
LOWER PRIMARY
Boris Gets a Lizard
Andrew Joyner – Penguin Group (Australia)
The Boy and the Toy
Sonya Hartnett, ill. Lucia Masciullo – Penguin Group (Australia)
Duck for a Day
Meg McKinlay – Walker Books
Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt
Elizabeth Frankel, ill. Garry Duncan – Jane Curry Publishing
The Important Things
Peter Carnavas – New Frontier Publishing
Magpie
Luke Davies, ill. Inari Kiuru – Harper Collins Publishers Australia
The Miracle of the Little Wooden Duck
Margaret Wild, ill. Dee Huxley – Working Title Press
Miracle on Separation Street
Bob Graham – Walker Books
Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna
Cathy Goonack – Magabala Books
Shake a Leg
Boori Pryor – Allen & Unwin
The Snake and the Boy
Azmen Senastien – Magabala Books
UPPER PRIMARY
Arnie Avery
Sue Walker – Walker Books
Battle Boy: White War
Charlie Carter – Pan MacMillan Australia
Grimsdon
Deborah Abela – Random House Australia
Harriet Bright: The Star You Are
Claire Craig – Penguin Group (Australia)
Head Spinners
Thalia Kalkipsakis – Allen & Unwin
Mosquito Advertising: The Parfizz Pitch
Kate Hunter – Quniversity of Queensland Press
The Keepers: Museum of Thieves
Lian Tanner – Allen & Unwin
Nanny Piggins & the Runaway Lion
R. A. Spratt – Random House (Australia)
NOW
Morris Gleitzman – Penguin Group (Australia)
Raven’s Mountain
Wendy Orr – Allen & Unwin
Red Dirt Diary
Katrina Nannestad – Harper Collins Publishers
The Song of the Winns
Frances Watts – Harper Collins Publishers
INDIGENOUS CHILDREN
Beautiful Colours
Tina Raveneau – Black Ink Press
The Devil You Know
Leonie Norrington – Allen & Unwin
Fair Skin Black Fella
Renee Fogorty – Magabala Books
Guulaangga the Green Tree Frog
Gloria Whalan – Black Ink Press
Jakobi & Nan
Esther Fisher – Black Ink Press
The Little Moo Cow
John Delacour – Black Ink Press
Look See, Look at Me
Leonie Norrington – Allen & Unwin
Our World: Bardi Jaawi Life at Ardiyooloon
One Arm Point Remote Community School – Magabala Books
Peka-Boo, the smallest bird in the world
Eliza Feely – Allen & Unwin
Sam’s Fishing Adventure
Monique Russell – Black Ink Press
Scaly-tailed Possum and Echidna
Cathy Goonack – Magabala Books
Shake a Leg
Boori Pryor – Allen & Unwin
Sissy’s Secret
Althea McKeown – Black Ink Press
The Snake and the Boy
Azmen Goonack – Magabala Books
Stolen Girl
Trina Saffioti – Magabala Books
Walkabout with our Mates
Esther Fischer – Black Ink Press
Congratulations to all short listed authors. The Awards will be presented in Darwin on Tuesday 18 October 2011.
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The Flying Orchestra – Clare McFadden
The Last Viking – Norman Jorgensen/James Foley
The Jewelfish of Karnak – Graeme Base
Violet Mackeral’s Natural Habitat – Anna Branford
Mystery in Paris – Thea Stilton (As with the rest of the series)
The Amazing Voyage – Geronimo Stilton (really I love the whole series)
Eight Keys – Suzanne LaFleur
The Medusa Plot – Gordon Korman
Wonderstruck – Brain Selznick
Daughter of Smoke and Bone – Laini Taylor
The Extraordinaires – Michael Pryor
Mastiff – Tamora Pierce
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