Winners and Commended Books 1970 - 1979

Note:

The Picture Book of the Year Award was established as a separate award in 1952
Until 1982 there was no division between Older and Younger Readers.
The Eve Pownall Award for information books was presented by Eve Pownall's family in 1988, then by the Children's Book Council from 1993.
The Early Childhood Award was introduced in 2001
A complete list of winners, honour books and shortlisted books for the Book of the Year Awards is available at a cost of A$5.00 from Reading Time, PO Box 62, Ashmont, NSW, 2650, Australia

1970 Book of the Year
Winner	Macarthur-Onslow, Annette	Uhu	Ure Smith, 1969
Highly Commended	Thiele, Colin Illus. Roger Haldane	Blue Fin	Rigby, 1969
Commended	Southall, Ivan	Finn's Folly	Angus and Robertson, 1969
Commended	Ottley, Reginald	The Bates Family	Collins, 1969
Commended	O'Dea, Marjory Collard Illus. Jonathon Waud	Six Days Between a Second	Heinemann, 1969
Commended	Hill, Deirdre Illus. James Hunt	Over the Bridge	Hutchinson, 1969
Commended	Wesley-Smith, Peter Illus. David Fielding	The Ombley-Gombley	Angus and Robertson, 1969
1970 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	No award
Commended	Ord, Marion Illus. Penelope Janic	Donovan and the Lost Birthday	Heinemann, 1969
Commended	Randell, Beverley Illus. Noela Young	John, the Mouse who Learned to Read	Collins, 1969
Commended	Greenwood, Ted	Obstreperous	Angus and Robertson, 1969

1971 Book of the Year
Winner	Southall, Ivan	Bread and Honey	Angus and Robertson, 1970
Highly Commended	Lo, Hui-Min Iillus. Elaine Haxton	The Story of China	Angus and Robertson, 1970
Commended	Finkel, George Iillus. Amnon Sadubin	James Cook, Royal Navy	Angus and Robertson, 1971
Commended	Norman, Lilith	Climb a Lonely Hill	Collins, 1970
1971 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	Paterson, A.B. Illus. Desmond Digby	Waltzing Matilda	Collins, 1970

1972 Book of the Year
Winner	Brinsmead, H.F.	Longtime Passing	Angus and Robertson, 1971
Highly Commended	Mattingley, Christobel Illus. Gavin Rowe	The Windmill at Magpie Creek	Brockhampton, 1971
Commended	Martin, David Illus. Ron Brooks	Hughie	Nelson Australia, 1971
Favourable Mention	Mattingley, Christobel Illus. Carolyn Dinan	Worm Weather	Hamilton, 1971
Favourable Mention	Macarthur-Onslow, Annette	Minnie	Ure Smith, 1971
1972 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	No award

1973 Book of the Year
Winner	Shelley, Noreen Illus. Robert Micklewright	Family at The Lookout	Oxford University Press, 1972
Highly Commended	Wrightson, Patricia Illus. Noela Young	An Older Kind of Magic	Hutchinson, 1972
Commended	Hooper, Meredith	Everyday Inventions	Angus and Robertson, 1972
1973 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	No award
Highly Commended	Greenwood, Ted	Joseph and Lulu and the Prindiville House Pigeons	Angus and Robertson, 1972
Commended	Pender, Lydia Illus. Judy Cowell	Barnaby and the Rocket	Collins, 1972
Special Mention	Milton, Paul	Art Folios. Volume One : 12 Australian paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales	Heinemann, 1972

1974 Book of the Year
Winner	Wrightson, Patricia	The Nargun and the Stars	Hutchinson, 1973
Highly Commended	Fatchen, Max Illus. Trevor Stubley	The Spirit Wind	Hicks Smith, 1973
Commended	Thiele, Colin	The Fire in the Stone	Rigby, 1973
Special Award	Wagner, Jenny Illus. Ron Brooks	The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek	Longman Young, 1973
1974 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	Wagner, Jenny Illus. Ron Brooks	The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek	Longman Young, 1973
Commended	Roughsey, Dick	The Giant Devil Dingo	Collins, 1973

1975 Book of the Year
Winner	No award
Highly Commended	Park, Ruth Illus. Kilmeny Niland	Callie's Castle	Angus and Robertson, 1974
Commended	Thiele, Colin Illus. Roger Haldane	Magpie Island	Rigby, 1974
Commended	Thiele, Colin	Uncle Gustav's Ghosts	Rigby, 1974
Commended	Shelley, Noreen Illus. Astra Lacis	Faces in a Looking-Glass	Oxford University Press, 1974
1975 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	Paterson, A.B. Illus. Quentin Hole	The Man from Ironbark	Collins, 1975
Commended	Recorded and illustrated by students of Kormilda College in the Northern Territory	Djugurba: Tales from the spirit time	ANU Press, 1974
Commended	Forbes, Ron Collages Francia Forbes	The Wind Comes	Hicks Smith, 1974

1976 Book of the Year
Winner	Southall, Ivan	Fly West	Angus and Robertson, 1974
Highly Commended	Balderson, Margaret Illus. Nikki Jones	A Dog called George	Oxford University Press, 1975
Worthy of Mention	Martin, David Illus. Astra Lacis	Mister P and his Remarkable Flight	Hodder and Stoughton, 1975
Worthy of Mention	Donkin, Nance Illus. Mary Dinsdale	Patchwork Grandmother	Hamilton, 1975
Special Mention	French, Simon Illus. Alex Nicholas	Hey Phantom Singlet	Angus and Robertson, 1975
1976 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	Roughsey, Dick	The Rainbow Serpent	Collins, 1975
Highly Commended	Brooks, Ron	Annie's Rainbow	Collins, 1975
Commended	Greenwood, Ted	Terry's Brrrmmm GT	Angus and Robertson, 1974
Commended	Wagner, Jenny Illus. Ron Brooks	Aranea: A story about a spider	Kestrel, 1975

1977 Book of the Year
Winner	Spence, Eleanor Illus. Malcolm Green.	The October Child	Oxford University Press, 1976
Highly Commended	Phipson, Joan	The Cats	Macmillan, 1976
Commended	Syred, Celia	Hebe's Daughter	Hodder and Stoughton, 1977
1977 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	No award
Highly Commended	Niland, Deborah	ABC of Monsters	Hodder and Stoughton, 1976
Commended	Chapman, Jean Illus. Deborah and Kilmeny Niland Song settings by Margaret Moore	Tell Me Another Tale: Stories, verses, songs and things to do	Hodder and Stoughton, 1976

1978 Book of the Year
Winner	Wrightson, Patricia	The Ice is Coming	Hutchinson, 1977
Highly Commended	Spence, Eleanor	A Candle for Saint Antony	Oxford University Press, 1977
Commended	Roy, Thomas Albert Illus. Rex Backhaus-Smith	The Curse of the Turtle	Bodley Head, 1977
Commended	Bennett, Jack	The Lieutenant: An epic tale of courage and endurance on the high seas	Angus and Robertson, 1977
1978 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	Wagner, Jenny Illus. Ron Brooks	John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat	Viking Kestrel, 1977
Highly Commended	Armitage, Ronda and Armitage, David	The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch	Deutsch, 1977
Commended	Chapman, Jean Iillus. Deborah Niland Song settings Margaret Moore	The Sugar-Plum Christmas Book: A book for Christmas and all the days of the year	Hodder and Stoughton, 1977
Commended	Written and illustrated by Australia's Aboriginal Children.	The Aboriginal Children's History of Australia	Rigby, 1977

1979 Book of the Year
Winner	Manley, Ruth Illus. Marianne Yamaguchi	The Plum-Rain Scroll	Hodder and Stoughton, 1978
Highly Commended	Scott, Bill Illus. A.M. Hicks	Boori	Oxford University Press, 1978
Commended	Greenwood, Ted Illus. Ron Brooks	The Pochetto coat	Hutchinson of Australia, 1978
Commended	Park, Ruth	Come Danger, Come Darkness	Hodder and Stoughton, 1978
1979 Picture Book of the Year
Winner	Trezise, Percy and Roughsey, Dick	The Quinkins	Collins, 1978
Highly Commended	Armitage, Ronda and Armitage, David	The Trouble with Mr Harris	Deutsch, 1978
Commended	McLean, Andrew and McLean, Janet	The Riverboat Crew	Oxford University Press, 1978
Commended	Axelsen, Stephen	The Oath of Bad Brown Bill	Nelson, 1978