The winners of this year's Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) awards have been announced.
The winning and honour books are:
Book of the Year: Older Readers
- The Ghost's Child (Sonya Hartnett, Viking)
Honour Books:
- Marty's Shadow (John Heffernan, Omnibus)
- Black Water (David Metzenthen, Penguin)
Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- Dragon Moon (Carole Wilkinson, Black Dog Books)
Honour Books:
- Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!) (Sherryl Clark, illustrated by Elissa Christian, Puffin)
- Amelia Dee and the Peacock Lamp (Odo Hirsch, A&U)
Book of the Year: Early Childhood
- Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley (Aaron Blabey, Viking)
Honour Books:
- Cat (Mike Dumbleton, illustrated by Craig Smith, Working Title Press)
- Lucy Goosey (Margaret Wild, illustrated by Ann James, Little Hare Books)
Picture Book of the Year
- Requiem for a Beast (Matt Ottley, Lothian)
Honour Books:
- The Peasant Prince (Li Cunxin, illus by Anne Spudvilas, Viking)
- Dust (Colin Thompson, ABC Books)
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
- Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books (Frances Watts, illus by David Legge, ABC Books)
Honour Books:
- Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years (Kaz Cooke, Viking)
- Kokoda Track: 101 Days (Peter Macinnis, Black Dog Books).
http://www.booksellerandpublisher.com.au/articles/2008/08/09164/
Tags:
childrens book council
What's Hot in the Media 1st December 2008This week's Most Mentioned books were largely Australian in theme with The Best Australian Stories 2008, Tie Me Kangaroo down, Sport and Churchill and Australia all making the top 10.
1 December, 2008
Bestsellers this weekIt's that time of year again when that hefty tome, the Guinness World Records (2009) boldly makes its first appearance on top of the charts.
27 November, 2008
Ten Days on the Island program launchedThe program for Tasmanian arts festival Ten Days on the Island, which runs from 27 March to 5 April, was launched yesterday.
27 November, 2008
Tasmanian Book Prize shortlist announcedThe shortlist for the biennial Tasmanian Book Prize has been announced.
27 November, 2008
The Memory Room' wins Waverley awardChristopher Koch has been awarded the 2008 CAL Waverley Library Award for Literature (‘The Nib') for his novel The Memory Room (Vintage).
27 November, 2008
Malouf wins Australia-Asia Literary prize; Buti wins WA Prem's prizeDavid Malouf's The Complete Stories (Random House) is the winner of the inaugural Australia-Asia Literary Award.
27 November, 2008
What's Hot in the Media 24th November 2008Roger Moore's visit to Sydney has done wonders for coverage of his autobiography My Word Is My Bond.
24 November, 2008
Bestsellers this weekA familiar street name (to Melbournians at any rate) and now book is atop the Highest New Entries chart this week--Lygon St by Michael Harden.
20 November, 2008
YABBA winners announcedThe YABBAs (Young Australian Best Book Award) were announced this week in Victoria.
20 November, 2008
Pattrick wins Mansfield PrizeThe 2009 New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize has gone to Jenny Pattrick.
20 November, 2008
Add a Comment
Please be civil.