Today at noon, The Children’s Book Council of Australia announced their 2017 Short List, as well as the Crichton Award Short List for new illustrators.
Download PDF of the SHORT LIST 2017
The Book of the Year: Older Readers NB: These books are for mature readers
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Author |
Title | Publisher |
ISBN |
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| CADDY, Meg | Waer | Text Publishing | 9781922182210 |  |
| CROWLEY, Cath | Words in Deep Blue | Pan Macmillan Australia | 9781742612386 |  |
| FRAILLON, Zana | The Bone Sparrow | Hachette Australia | 9780734417138 |  |
| JACOBSON, Megan | Yellow | Penguin Random House | 9780143573333 |  |
| PLOZZA, Shivaun | Frankie | Penguin Random House | 9780143573166 |  |
| ZORN, Claire | One Would Think the Deep | University of Queensland Press | 9780702253942 |  |
The Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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Author |
Title | Publisher |
ISBN |
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| BALLA, Trace | Rockhopping | Allen & Unwin | 9781760112349 |  |
| BAVATI, Robyn | Within These Walls | Scholastic Australia | 9781760152857 |  |
| FOXLEE, Karen | A Most Magical Girl | Allen & Unwin | 9781848125742 |  |
| ORR, Wendy | Dragonfly Song | Allen & Unwin | 9781760290023 |  |
| PASCOE, Bruce | Mrs Whitlam | Magabala Books | 9781925360240 |  |
| TEMPLE, Kate & Jol (illus by John Foye) | Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade | Allen & Unwin | 9781760291938 |  |
The Book of the Year: Early Childhood
| Author/Illustrator | Title | Publisher |
ISBN |
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BELL, Johanna (illus by Dion Beasley) | Go Home, Cheeky Animals! | Allen & Unwin | 9781760291655 |
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BROOKE, Cori (illus by Megan Forward) | All I Want For Christmas is Rain | New Frontier Publishing | 9781925059717 |
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CHAMBERS, Susannah (illus by Mark Jackson) | The Snow Wombat | Allen & Unwin | 9781760113810 |
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DUNSTAN, Kylie | Nannie Loves | Working Title Press | 9781921504839 |
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HOWARTH, Kylie | Chip | The Five Mile Press | 9781760400736 |
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RUDGE, Leila | Gary | Walker Books Australia | 9781925081695 |
The Picture Book of the Year NB Some of these books may be for mature readers. Arranged by illustrator
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Illustrator/Author |
Title | Publisher |
ISBN |
|
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ANELLI, Liz (text by Ross Watkins) | One Photo | Penguin Random House Australia | 9780670077977 |
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BALCHIN, Lance | Mechanica: A Beginner’s Field Guide | The Five Mile Press | 9781760401085 |
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GRAHAM, Bob | Home in the Rain | Walker Books | 9781406368239 |
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HUXLEY, Dee, Oliver & Tiffany | My Brother | Working Title Press | 9781921504853 |
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RUDD, Van T (text by Maxine Beneba Clarke | The Patchwork Bike | Hachette Australia | 9780734416681 |
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SWAN, Owen (text by Angela May George) | Out | Scholastic Press | 9781743629000 |
The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books NB: These books are intended for an audience birth to 18 years
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Author/Illustrator |
Title | Publisher |
ISBN |
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| COOTE, Maree | Spellbound: Making Pictures with the A-B-C | Melbournestyle Books | 9780992491727 |  |
| COSSINS, Jennifer | A – Z of Endangered Animals | Red Parka Press | 9780987594662 |  |
| HENDRY, Lorna | The Gigantic Book of Genes | Wild Dog Books | 9781742034102 |  |
| McMULLIN, Neridah (illus by Andrew McLean) | Fabish, The Horse that Braved a Bushfire | Allen & Unwin | 9781925266863 | 
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| NEWTON, Gina M | Amazing Animals of Australia’s National Parks | NLA Publishing | 9780642278883 |  |
| SEDUNARY, Michael (illus by Bern Emmerichs) | William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times | Berbay Publishing | 9780994289537 |
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The Crichton Award for New Illustrators
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Illustrator/Author |
Title | Publisher |
ISBN |
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| Balchin, Lance | Mechanica: A Beginner’s Field Guide | The Five Mile Press | 9781760401085 |  |
| Forward, Megan | A Patch from Scratch | Penguin Random House Australia | 9780670078295 |  |
| Kennedy, Lisa (Text by Aunty Joy Murphy) | Welcome to Country | Black Dog Books, Walker Books Australia | 9781922244871 |  |
| McMahon, Michael | Melbourne Word by Word | Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont | 9781760126674 |  |
| Rudd, Van T (Text by Maxine Beneba Clarke) | The Patchwork Bike | Hachette Australia | 9780734416681 |  |
| Tregonning, Mel | Small Things | Allen & Unwin | 9781742379791 |  |
