Book of the Year 2012 Winners

The winner and honour books in each of the categories are decided at the Judges' Conferences after extensive discussion and by secret ballot by the Judges.

Categories:

Older Readers

Younger Readers

Early Childhood

Picture Books

Eve Pownall

These awards are funded by generous donations to the CBCA Awards Foundation, especially the Benefactors and Major Donors.

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Older Readers Book of the Year 2012

NOTE: These books may be for mature readers

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Gardner, Scot	The Dead I Know	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	Condon, Bill	A Straight Line to my Heart	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	Newton, Robert	When We were Two	Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

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Younger Readers Book of the Year 2012

NOTE: These books are intended for independent younger readers

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Constable, Kate	Crow Country	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	French, Jackie	Nanberry: Black Brother White	Angus & Robertson Harper Collins Publishers
HONOUR	Green, Susan	The Truth about Verity Sparks	Walker Books

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Early Childhood Book of the Year 2012

NOTE: Intended for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Bland, Nick Ill. Freya Blackwood	The Runaway Hug	Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
HONOUR	Hartnett, Sonya Ill. Lucia Masciullo	Come Down, Cat!	Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
HONOUR	Honey, Elizabeth	That's Not a Daffodil!	Allen & Unwin

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Picture Book of the Year 2012

NOTE: Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some books may be for mature readers

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Graham, Bob	A Bus called Heaven	Walker Books
HONOUR	Brooks, Ron Text. Margaret Wild	The Dream of the Thylacine	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	Whatley, Bruce Text. Jackie French	Flood	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia

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Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2012

NOTE: Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some books may be for mature readers

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Lester, Alison & Tulloch, Coral	One Small island: The Story of Macquarie Island	Penguin Group (Australia)
HONOUR	Do, Anh & Do, Suzanne Ill. Bruce Whatley	The Little Refugee	Allen & Unwin