Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
| Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Australian middle to upper primary school books |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Children's Book Council of Australia |
| First awarded | 1982 |
| Website | cbca |
The Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers has been presented annually since 1982 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Note: from 1982 to 1986 this award was titled Junior Book of the Year.
The Award "will be made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, poetry or concept books for readers who have developed independent reading skills but are still developing in literary appreciation. Generally, books in this category will be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years."[1]
Award winners
The most awarded author is Emily Rodda, with six awards.
2020s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Pip Harry | The Little Wave | University of Queensland Press |
2010s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[3] | Emily Rodda | His Name Was Walter | HarperCollins |
| 2018[4] | Bren MacDibble | How to Bee | Allen & Unwin |
| 2017[5] | Trace Balla | Rockhopping | Allen & Unwin |
| 2016 | Morris Gleitzman | Soon | Viking Books |
| 2015 | Libby Gleeson | The Cleo Stories : The Necklace and the Present | Allen & Unwin |
| 2014 | Catherine Jinks | City of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit | Allen & Unwin |
| 2013 | Sonya Hartnett | The Children of the King | Viking Books |
| 2012 | Kate Constable | Crow Country | Allen & Unwin |
| 2011 | Isobelle Carmody | The Red Wind | Viking Books |
| 2010 | Odo Hirsch | Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool | Allen & Unwin |
2000s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Glenda Millard, illus. Stephen Michael King | Perry Angel's Suitcase | ABC Books |
| 2008 | Carole Wilkinson | Dragon Moon | Black Dog Books |
| 2007 | Catherine Bateson | Being Bee | University of Queensland Press |
| 2006 | Elizabeth Fensham | Helicopter Man | Bloomsbury Press |
| 2005 | Sonya Hartnett | The Silver Donkey | Viking Books |
| 2004 | Carole Wilkinson | Dragonkeeper | Black Dog Books |
| 2003 | Catherine Bateson | Rain May and Captain Daniel | University of Queensland Press |
| 2002 | John Heffernan, illus. Andrew McLean | My Dog | Margaret Hamilton Books |
| 2001 | Diana Kidd | Two Hands Together | Penguin Books |
| 2000 | Jackie French | Hitler's Daughter | HarperCollins |
1990s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor | My Girragundji | Allen & Unwin |
| 1998 | Elaine Forrestal | Someone Like Me | Puffin Books |
| 1997 | Libby Gleeson, illus. Ann James | Hannah Plus One | Puffin Books |
| 1996 | James Moloney | Swashbuckler | University of Queensland Press |
| 1995 | Wendy Orr, illus. Kerry Millard | Ark in the Park | HarperCollins |
| 1994 | Emily Rodda | Rowan of Rin | Omnibus Books |
| 1993 | Garry Disher | The Bamboo Flute | Angus & Robertson |
| 1992 | Anna Fienburg, illus. Kim Gamble | The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels | Allen & Unwin |
| 1991 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | Finders Keepers | Omnibus Books |
| 1990 | Jeanie Adams | Pigs and Honey | Omnibus Books |
1980s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | The Best-Kept Secret | Angus and Robertson |
| 1988 | Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins | My Place | Collins Dove |
| 1987 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | Pigs Might Fly | Angus and Robertson |
| 1986 | Mary Steele | Arkwright | Hyland House |
| 1985 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | Something Special | Angus and Robertson |
| 1984 | Max Dann, illus. Ann James | Bernice Knows Best | Oxford University Press |
| 1983 | Robin Klein, illus. Alison Lester | Thing | Oxford University Press |
| 1982 | Christobel Mattingley, illus. Patricia Mullins | Rummage | Angus and Robertson |
See also
External links
References
- ^ CBCA Guidelines for Publishers Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "CBCA – Book of the Year Awards 2018". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Convery, Stephanie; Harmon, Steph (17 August 2017). "Claire Zorn's grief-and-surfing story wins children's book of the year award". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2017.