Book of the Year Short List - 2011

The Short List in each of the categories is decided at the Judges' Conference after extensive discussion and by secret ballot by the Judges. The Short List usually has six titles in each category. Questions you may have about the process of judging and the nature of the Short List might be answered on our new FAQ page.

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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

Older Readers Short List 2011
Author	Title	Publisher
Crowley, Cath	Graffiti Moon	Pan Macmillan Australia
Hartnett, Sonya	*The Midnight Zoo*	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Horniman, Joanne	*About a Girl*	Allen & Unwin
MacLeod, Doug	*The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher*	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Marchetta, Melina	*The Piper’s Son*	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Wood, Fiona	*Six Impossible Things*	Pan Macmillan Australia
These books are for mature readers

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Younger Readers Short List 2011
Author	Title	Publisher
Bauer, Michael Gerard	*Just a Dog*	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Bongers, Christine	*Henry Hoey Hobson*	Woolshed Press, Random House Australia
Branford, Anna Ill. Sarah Davis	*Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot*	Walker Books Australia
Carmody, Isobelle	*The Red Wind*	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
McKinlay, Meg Ill. Leila Rudge	*Duck for a Day*	Walker Books Australia
Murphy, Sally Ill. Rhian Nest James	*Toppling*	Walker Books Australia
Intended for independent younger readers.

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Early Childhood Short List 2011
Author	Title	Publisher
Champion, Tom Niland & Niland, Kilmeny Ill. Deborah Niland	*The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies*	Allen & Unwin
Dubosarsky, Ursula Ill. Mitch Vane	*The Deep End*	Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Lester, Alison	*Noni the Pony*	Allen & Unwin
Niland, Deborah	*It's Bedtime, William!*	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Norrington, Leonie Ill. Dee Huxley	*Look See, Look at Me!*	Allen & Unwin
Ormerod, Jan Ill. Freya Blackwood	*Maudie and Bear*	Little Hare Books
Intended for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages.

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Picture Book Short List 2011
Illustrator	Title	Publisher
Baker, Jeannie	*Mirror*	Walker Books
Bancroft, Bronwyn	*Why I Love Australia*	Little Hare Books
Greenberg, Nicki	*Hamlet*	Allen & Unwin
McKimmie, Chris	*Two Peas in a Pod*	Allen & Unwin
Masciullo, Lucia Written by Kim Kane	*Family Forest*	Hardie Grant Egmont
Riddle, Tohby	*My Uncle's Donkey*	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years range (Some books may be for mature readers).

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Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Short list 2011
Author	Title	Publisher
Brasch, Nicolas	*Theme Parks, Playgrounds and Toys*	Macmillan Education Australia
Brooks, Ron	*Drawn from the Heart: A Memoir*	Allen & Unwin
Davidson, Leon	*Zero Hour: The Anzacs on the Western Front*	The Text Publishing Company
Dubosarsky, Ursula Illustrated by Tohby Riddle	*The Return of the Word Spy*	Viking, Penguin Group (Australia)
Lloyd, Alison Illustrated by Terry Denton	*Wicked Warriors & Evil Emperors: The True Story of the Fight for Ancient China*	Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
One Arm Point Remote Community School	*Our World: Bardi Jaawi: Life at Ardiyooloon*	Magabala Books
Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. (Some books may be for mature readers).