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Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards Shortlist 2005

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BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS

TITLEAUTHOR
THE SILVER DONKEYSonia Hartnett
SORAYA THE STORYTELLERRosanne Hawke
HORSE CALLED ELVIS, A John Heffernan
TIFF AND THE TROUTDavid Metzenthen
BOY, THE BEAR, THE BARON, THE BARD, THEGregory Rogers
BILLY MACK'S WARJames Roy

BOOK OF THE YEAR: EARLY CHILDHOOD

TITLEAUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
DOUGAL THE GARBAGE DUMP BEARMatt Dray
MR NOAH AND THE CATSVashti Farrer/Neil Curtis
WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP?Mem Fox/Judy Horacek
TALES FROM THE WATERHOLEBob Graham
MUTT DOGStephen Michael King
SEVEN MORE SLEEPSMargaret Wild/Donna Rawlins

PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

TITLEAUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR
BELONGING Jeannie Baker
AT THE BEACHRoland Harvey
MUTT DOGStephen Michael King
ARE WE THERE YET?Alison Lester
REFUGEES David Miller
LIZZIE NONSENSEJan Ormerod


EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS

TITLEILLUSTRATOR / AUTHOR
HERITAGE AND PLACESHelen Chapman
GOGO FISH! STORY OF THE WA STATE FOSSIL EMBLEM John Long/ Jill Ruse
LIFE IN A ROCKPOOLGreg Pyers
AMAZING AUSTRALIAN MAMMALS Barry Silkstone
TO THE MOON AND BACKJackie French
GRIEF BOOK STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEElizabeth Vercoe


BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS
Note: Most of these books are for mature readers

TITLEAUTHOR / ILLUSTRATOR 
RUNNING MANMichael Gerard Bauer
FIRESHADOW Anthony Eaton
BY THE RIVERSteven Herrick
SECRET SCRIBBLED NOTEBOOKSJoanne Horniman
WHOLE BUSINESS WITH KIFFO AND THE PITBULL, THEBarry Jonsberg
BLACK JUICEMargo Lanagan

 PLEASE NOTE:
Award Winners will be announced on Friday 19th August 2005.
Due to publisher's reprinting schedules some Short List titles are not currently available.
We will supply those in stock immediately and forward the balance as reprinted.