Book of the Year 2012 Winners
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 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 |