Announcing the 2018 CBCA Book of the Year Award Winners and Honour Books

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.

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The Book of the Year: Older Readers NB: These books are for mature readers​

WINNER HONOUR BOOK HONOUR BOOK
CROWLEY, Cath
HOWELL, Simonne
WOOD, Fiona

Take Three Girls

9781742612744

Pan Macmillan Australia

 

ARCHBOLD, Charlie

Mallee Boys

9781743055007

Wakefield Press

Black, Cally

In the Dark Spaces

9781760128647

Hardie Grant Egmont

The Book of the Year: Younger Readers

WINNER HONOUR BOOK HONOUR BOOK
MacDIBBLE, Bren

How to Bee

9781760294335

Allen & Unwin

 

MURRAY, Martine

Henrietta and the Perfect Night

9781760290245

Allen & Unwin

MURRAY, Martine

Marsh and Me

9781925498011

Text Publishing

The Book of the Year: Early Childhood

WINNER HONOUR BOOK HONOUR BOOK
BAUER, Michael Gerard
Illus. KREBS, Chrissy

Rodney Loses it!

9781742991900

Scholastic Australia

 

LESTER, Alison

The Very Noisy Baby

9781925475616

Affirm Press

SHANAHAN, Lisa
Illus. Binny

Hark it’s Me, Ruby Lee!

9780734416568

Hachette Australia

The Picture Book of the Year: Some of these books may be for mature readers. Arranged by illustrator

WINNER HONOUR BOOK HONOUR BOOK
PERKINS, Gwyn

A Walk in the Bush

9781925475531

Affirm Press

 

 

BLACKWOOD, Freya

The Great Rabbit Chase

9781743811641

Scholastic Australia

BUNTING, Philip

Mopoke

9781742991658

Omnibus Books

The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Note: These books are intended for an audience birth to 18 years

WINNER HONOUR BOOK HONOUR BOOK
BEN-BARAK, Idan
Illus. FROST, Julian

Do Not Lick this Book

9781760293055

Allen & Unwin

HENDRY, Lorna

Left & Right

9781742034430

Wild Dog Books

SAXBY, Claire
Illus. VIVAS, Julie

Koala

9781925126396

Walker Books Australia

The Crichton Award for New Illustrators

CAI, Rovina

Tintinnabula

9781742975252

Little Hare

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