Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers

Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
Awarded forExcellence in Australian middle to upper primary school books
CountryAustralia
Presented byChildren's Book Council of Australia
First awarded1982
Websitecbca.org.au/index.htm

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.

1980s

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

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ CBCA Guidelines for Publishers Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Book of the Year Awards 2018". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. ^ "CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2023 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  9. ^ 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.