- Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers
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Children's Book of the Year Award: Younger Readers Awarded for Excellence in Australian middle to upper primary school books Presented by Children's Book Council of Australia Country Australia First awarded 1982 Official website http://cbca.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]
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Award winners
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 2005 Sonya Hartnett The Silver Donkey Viking Books 2004 Carole Wilkinson Dragon Keeper 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 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 HarperCollins 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 Jeannie Adams Pigs and Honey Omnibus Books 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
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References
Categories:- Australian children's literary awards
- Awards established in 1982
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