Book of the Year 2011 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.

Printer-friendly copy in PDF format: CBCA Winners 2011 | The 2011 Short Lists

Older Readers Book of the Year 2011

NOTE: These books may be for mature readers

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Hartnett, Sonya	The Midnight Zoo	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
HONOUR	Crowley, Cath	Graffiti Moon	Pan Macmillan Australia
HONOUR	MacLeod, Doug	The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher	Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

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Younger Readers Book of the Year 2011

NOTE: These books are intended for independent younger readers

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Carmody, Isobelle	The Red Wind	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
HONOUR	Bauer, Michael Gerard	Just a Dog	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
HONOUR	Branford, Anna Illus: Davis, Sarah	Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot	Walker Books

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Early Childhood Book of the Year 2011

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

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Ormerod, Jan Illus: Blackwood, Freya	Maudie and Bear	Little Hare Books
HONOUR	Champion, Tom Niland & Niland, Kilmeny Illus: Niland, Deborah	The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	Norrington, Leonie Illus: Huxley, Dee	Look See, Look at Me	Allen & Unwin

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Picture Book of the Year 2011

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

	Author	Title	Publisher
JOINT WINNER	Baker, Jeannie	Mirror	Walker Books
JOINT WINNER	Greenberg, Nicki	Hamlet	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	Bancroft, Bronwyn	Why I Love Australia	Little Hare Books
HONOUR	Riddle, Tohby	My Uncle's Donkey	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

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Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2011

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

	Author	Title	Publisher
WINNER	Ursula Dubosarsky Illus: Riddle, Tohby	The Return of the Word Spy	Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
HONOUR	Brooks, Ron	Drawn From the Heart: A Memoir	Allen & Unwin
HONOUR	One Arm Point Remote Community School	Our World: Bardi Jaawi: Life at Ardiyooloon	Magabala Books