THE CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS

The Children’s Book Council of Australia has pleasure in announcing

THE 2014 SHORT LIST Book of the Year: Older Readers

NB: These books are for mature readers

Castagna, Felicity The Incredible Here and Now Giramondo Publishing 9781922146366

Keil, Melissa Life in Outer Space Hardie Grant Egmont 9781742973951

Kostakis, Will The First Third Penguin Group (Australia)

9780143568179

Near, Allyse Fairytales for Wilde Girls Random House Australia 9781742758510

Wood, Fiona Wildlife Pan Macmillan Australia 9781742612317

Zorn, Claire The Sky so Heavy University of Queensland Press

9780702249761

Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Branford, Anna Ill. Sarah Davis

Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend

Walker Books Australia 9781921977565

Hunt, Julie Song for a Scarlet Runner Allen & Unwin 9781743313589

Jinks, Catherine City of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit

Allen & Unwin 9781743313060

Jonsberg, Barry My Life as an Alphabet Allen & Unwin 9781743310977

Wolfer, Dianne Ill. Brian Simmonds

Light Horse Boy Fremantle Press 9781922089137

Book of the Year: Early Childhood

Brian, Janeen Ill. Ann James

I'm a Dirty Dinosaur Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

9781921541087

Fox, Mem Ill. Emma Quay

Baby Bedtime Viking, Penguin Group (Australia)

9780670075195

Gleeson, Libby Ill. Freya Blackwood

Banjo and Ruby Red Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont

9781921541087

Lester, Alison Kissed by the Moon Viking, Penguin Group (Australia)

9780670076758

Ormerod, Jan Ill. Andrew Joyner

The Swap Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont

9781921541414

Wolfer, Dianne Ill. Karen Blair

Granny Grommet and Me Walker Books Australia 9781921720161

Picture Book of the Year Some of these books may be for mature readers (Arranged by illustrator)

Blackwood, Freya Text. Margaret Wild

The Treasure Box Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

9780670073658

Bland, Nick King Pig Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia

9781742834955

Graham, Bob Silver Buttons Walker Books Australia 9781406342246

Ottley, Matt Text. Danny Parker

Parachute Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont

9781921894206

Smith, Craig Text. Doug MacLeod

The Windy Farm Working Title Press 9781921504419

Tan, Shaun Rules of Summer Hachette Australia 9780734410672

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

NB: These books are intended an audience birth to 18 years.

Faille, Christopher Ill. Danny Snell Jeremy Working Title Press 9781921504402

Gouldthorpe, Peter Ice, Wind, Rock Hachette Australia 9780734411556

Greenwood, Mark Ill. Terry Denton

Jandamarra Allen & Unwin 9781742375700

Ham, Paul ed Yoko’s Diary: The Life of a Young Girl in Hiroshima HarperCollins Publishers 9780733331176

Murdie, Rae Ill. Chris Nixon

Meet... Captain Cook Random House 9780857980175

Burarrwanga, Laklak and Family Welcome To My Country Allen & Unwin 9781743313961

Crichton Award for New Illustrators Byrne,  Graham      

Text  Saxby,  Claire    Big  Red  Kangaroo       Walker  Books  Australia 9781921720420

Cranna,  Andrew The  Bloodhound  Boys  Book  1:  The  Great  Blood  Bank  Robbery        

Walker  Books  Australia 9781922179302

Sanders,  Ben     I’ve  An  Uncle  Ivan         Thames  &  Hudson 9780500500361

Snowdon,  David    Text  Wheeldon,  Danielle  

The  Nerdy  Birdy      Danielle  Wheeldon  &  David  Snowdon  

9780987532404

The Awards will be announced and presented in Canberra

on Friday August 15, 2014.

CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK: August 16-22, 2014

THEME: Connect To Reading

http://cbca.org.au

CBCA Awards Foundation Donor List Benefactors:

Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd Allen & Unwin Ltd

Laurie Copping OAM (in memoriam) Thyne Reid Trust No1

Major Donors:

Australia Post, Sandy Campbell, Jean Chapman (in memoriam), Era Publications, Max Fatchen (in memoriam), Five Mile Press, Libby Gleeson AM, Bob Graham, Hachette

Children’s Books Aust, Hardie Grant Egmont, HarperCollins Publishers Australia, Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians’ Network, James N Kirby Foundation, Kinross-Wolaroi School, Koala Books, Library Board of Queensland, Beryl Moncrieff Matthews (in memoriam), Jill Midolo (in memoriam), Angela Namoi, Northern Territory Government, Parents & Boys of

Sydney Grammar Edgecliff Prep, Penguin Books Aust, Eve Pownall (in memoriam), Random House Australia, Marion E Robertson (in memoriam), Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe), Gillian Rubinstein, Maurice Saxby AM,SA Dept of the Arts & Cult. Dev, University of Queensland

Press, Julie Vivas, Walker Books Australia, Cassandra Weddell, Qld (in memoriam), Maisie Williams, Garah, NSW (in memoriam), Margaret Wild, Sue Williams.

Donations to the CBCA Awards Foundation are tax deductable and can be sent to: PO Box 172, Blackheath NSW 2785.Ph. 0247878492 Fax: 0296302594