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
[edit]The most awarded author is Emily Rodda, with six awards.
1980s
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Christobel Mattingley, illus. Patricia Mullins | Rummage | Angus and Robertson |
| 1983 | Robin Klein, illus. Alison Lester | Thing | Oxford University Press |
| 1984 | Max Dann, illus. Ann James | Bernice Knows Best | Oxford University Press |
| 1985 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | Something Special | Angus and Robertson |
| 1986 | Mary Steele | Arkwright | Hyland House |
| 1987 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | Pigs Might Fly | Angus and Robertson |
| 1988 | Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins | My Place | Collins Dove |
| 1989 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | The Best-Kept Secret | Angus and Robertson |
1990s
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Jeanie Adams | Pigs and Honey | Omnibus Books |
| 1991 | Emily Rodda, illus. Noela Young | Finders Keepers | Omnibus Books |
| 1992 | Anna Fienburg, illus. Kim Gamble | The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels | Allen & Unwin |
| 1993 | Garry Disher | The Bamboo Flute | Angus & Robertson |
| 1994 | Emily Rodda | Rowan of Rin | Omnibus Books |
| 1995 | Wendy Orr, illus. Kerry Millard | Ark in the Park | HarperCollins |
| 1996 | James Moloney | Swashbuckler | University of Queensland Press |
| 1997 | Libby Gleeson, illus. Ann James | Hannah Plus One | Puffin Books |
| 1998 | Elaine Forrestal | Someone Like Me | Puffin Books |
| 1999 | Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor | My Girragundji | Allen & Unwin |
2000s
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jackie French | Hitler's Daughter | HarperCollins |
| 2001 | Diana Kidd | Two Hands Together | Penguin Books |
| 2002 | John Heffernan, illus. Andrew McLean | My Dog | Margaret Hamilton Books |
| 2003 | Catherine Bateson | Rain May and Captain Daniel | University of Queensland Press |
| 2004 | Carole Wilkinson | Dragonkeeper | Black Dog Books |
| 2005 | Sonya Hartnett | The Silver Donkey | Viking Books |
| 2006 | Elizabeth Fensham | Helicopter Man | Bloomsbury Press |
| 2007 | Catherine Bateson | Being Bee | University of Queensland Press |
| 2008 | Carole Wilkinson | Dragon Moon | Black Dog Books |
| 2009 | Glenda Millard, illus. Stephen Michael King | Perry Angel's Suitcase | ABC Books |
2010s
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Odo Hirsch | Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2011 | Isobelle Carmody | The Red Wind | Viking Books | |
| 2012 | Kate Constable | Crow Country | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2013 | Sonya Hartnett | The Children of the King | Viking Books | |
| 2014 | Catherine Jinks | City of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2015 | Libby Gleeson | The Cleo Stories : The Necklace and the Present | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2016 | Morris Gleitzman | Soon | Viking Books | |
| 2017 | Trace Balla | Rockhopping | Allen & Unwin | [2] |
| 2018 | Bren MacDibble | How to Bee | Allen & Unwin | [3] |
| 2019 | Emily Rodda | His Name Was Walter | HarperCollins | [4] |
2020s
[edit]| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pip Harry | The Little Wave | University of Queensland Press | [5] |
| 2021 | Kate Gordon | Aster's Good, Right Things | Riveted Press | [6] |
| 2022 | Shirley Marr | A Glasshouse of Stars | Puffin | [7] |
| 2023 | Craig Silvey | Runt | Allen & Unwin | [8] |
| 2024 | Tristan Bancks | Scar Town | Penguin Random House Australia | [9] |
See also
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ CBCA Guidelines for Publishers Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Book of the Year Awards 2018". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year 2021 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 21 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards". Books+Publishing. 19 August 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2023 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Story, Hannah (16 August 2024). "'It's never been so difficult to get a book into kids' hands': The book prize reaching young people". ABC News. Retrieved 16 August 2024.