Today at noon, The Children’s Book Council of Australia announced their 2017 Book of the Year winner and honour books, as well as the Crichton Award Winner for new illustrators.
Download PDF of the 2017 BOYA winners (includes Honour Books and the Crichton Winner)
The Book of the Year: Older Readers NB: These books are for mature readers
| Author | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |
| ZORN, Claire
WINNER |
One Would Think the Deep | University of Queensland Press | 9780702253942 |  |
| CROWLEY, Cath
HONOUR BOOK |
Words in Deep Blue | Pan Macmillan Australia | 9781742612386 |  |
| FRAILLON, Zana
HONOUR BOOK |
The Bone Sparrow | Hachette Australia | 9780734417138 |  |
The Book of the Year: Younger Readers
| Author | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |
| BALLA, Trace
WINNER |
Rockhopping | Allen & Unwin | 9781760112349 |  |
| ORR, Wendy
HONOUR BOOK |
Dragonfly Song | Allen & Unwin | 9781760290023 |  |
| TEMPLE, Kate & Jol (illus by John Foye)
HONOUR BOOK |
Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade | Allen & Unwin | 9781760291938 |  |
The Book of the Year: Early Childhood
| Author/Illustrator | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |
|
BELL, Johanna (illus by Dion Beasley)
WINNER |
Go Home, Cheeky Animals! | Allen & Unwin | 9781760291655 |
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DUNSTAN, Kylie
HONOUR BOOK |
Nannie Loves | Working Title Press | 9781921504839 |
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RUDGE, Leila
HONOUR BOOK |
Gary | Walker Books Australia | 9781925081695 |
The Picture Book of the Year NB Some of these books may be for mature readers. Arranged by illustrator
| Illustrator/Author | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |
 |
GRAHAM, Bob
WINNER |
Home in the Rain | Walker Books | 9781406368239 |
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BALCHIN, Lance
HONOUR BOOK |
Mechanica: A Beginner’s Field Guide | The Five Mile Press | 9781760401085 |
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RUDD, Van T (text by Maxine Beneba Clarke)
HONOUR BOOK |
The Patchwork Bike | Hachette Australia | 9780734416681 |
The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books NB: These books are intended for an audience birth to 18 years
| Author/Illustrator | Title | Publisher | ISBN | |
| NEWTON, Gina M
WINNER |
Amazing Animals of Australia’s National Parks | NLA Publishing | 9780642278883 |  |
| COSSINS, Jennifer
HONOUR BOOK |
A – Z of Endangered Animals | Red Parka Press | 9780987594662 |  |
| HENDRY, Lorna
HONOUR BOOK |
The Gigantic Book of Genes | Wild Dog Books | 9781742034102 |  |
The Crichton Award for New Illustrators
| Rudd, Van T (Text by Maxine Beneba Clarke)
WINNER |
The Patchwork Bike | Hachette Australia | 9780734416681 |  |