Winners 2007
Older Readers Book of the Year 2007
Author | Title | Publisher | |
WINNER | Lanagan, Margo | Red spikes | Allen & Unwin, 2006 |
HONOURS | Cornish, D. M. | Monster blood tattoo book 1: Foundling | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2006 |
Dubosarsky, Ursula | The red shoe | Allen & Unwin, 2006 | |
SHORTLIST | Bauer, Michael Gerard | Don't Call Me Ishmael! | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2006 |
Clarke, Judith | One Whole and Perfect Day | Allen & Unwin, 2006 | |
Shanahan, Lisa | My Big Birkett | Allen & Unwin, 2006 |
Younger Readers Book of the Year 2007
Author | Title | Publisher | |
WINNER | Bateson, Catherine | Being Bee | (Young Adult Fiction) University of Queensland Press, 2006 |
HONOUR | Flynn, Pat Illus. Tom Jellett |
The tuckshop kid | (Young Adult Fiction) University of Queensland Press, 2006 |
Laguna, Sofie | Bird & Sugar Boy | Penguin Group (Australia), 2006 | |
SHORTLIST | French, Jackie | Macbeth and son | Angus& Robertson, HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia, 2006 |
Griffiths, Andy; illus Terry Denton | The Cat on the mat is flat | Pan Macmillan Australia, 2006 | |
Millard, Glenda; illus Stephen Michael King |
Layla, Queen of hearts | ABC Books, 2006 |
Early Childhood Book of the Year 2007
Author | Title | Publisher | |
WINNER | Gleeson, Libby Illus. Freya Blackwood |
Amy & Louis | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2006 |
HONOURS | Costain, Meredith Illus. Pamela Allen |
Doodledum dancing | Viking, Penguin Group (Australia), 2006 |
Wild, Margaret Illus. Deborah Niland |
Chatterbox | Viking, Penguin Group (Australia), 2006 | |
SHORTLIST | Allen, Pamela | Grandpa and Thomas go to the beach | Viking, Penguin Group (Australia), 2006 |
Fox, Lee; illus cathy Wilcox | Ella Kazoo will not brush her hair | Lothian Books, 2006 | |
Lee, Lyn; illus Kim Gamble | Eight | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2006 |
Picture Book of the Year 2007
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers
Author | Title | Publisher | |
WINNER | Tan, Shaun | The Arrival | Lothian Books, 2006 |
HONOURS | Rippin, Sally Text: David Metzenthen |
The Rainbirds | Lothian Books, 2006 |
Spudvilas, Anne Text: Margaret Wild |
Woolvs in the sitee | Viking, Penguin Group (Australia), 2006 | |
SHORTLIST | McKimmie, Chris | Brian Banana Duck Sunshine Yellow | Allen & Unwin, 2006 |
Oliver, Narelle | Home | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2006 | |
Omerod, Jan | Water witcher | Little Hare Books, 2006 |
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2007
NOTE: Some of these books are for mature readers
Author | Title | Publisher | |
WINNER | Norman, Mark | The penguin book: birds in suits | Black Dog Books, 2006 |
HONOURS | Davidson, Leon | Red haze: Australians & New Zealanders in Vietnam | Black Dog Books, 2006 |
Fenton, Corinne Illus. Peter Gouldthorpe |
Queenie: one elephant's story | Black Dog Books, 2006 |