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Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2016

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YOUNGER READERS BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER:

002 soon


Soon – Morris Gleitzman

 

HONOUR BOOKS:

009 sister-heart


Sister Heart – Sally Morgan

 

012 shadows-of-the-master


Star of Deltora Book 1:
Shadows of the Master – Emily Rodda

 

 

 

 

PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER:

043 flight


Flight – Armin Greder
(Text: Nadia Wheatley)

 

HONOUR BOOKS:

040 ride-ricardo-ride


Ride, Ricardo, Ride! – Shane Devries
(Text: Phil Cummings)

 

045 one-step-at-a-time


One Step at a Time – Sally Heinrich
(Text: Jane Jolly)

 

 

 

 

EARLY CHILDHOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER:

056 mr-huff


Mr Huff – Anna Walke

 

HONOUR BOOKS:

031 perfect


Perfect – Danny Parker
(Illust: Freya Blackwood)

 


036 the-cow-tripped-over-the-moon


The Cow Tripped Over The Moon – Tony Wilson
(Illust: Laura Wood)

 

 

 

 

OLDER READERS BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER:

087 cloudwish


Cloudwish – Fiona Wood

 

HONOUR BOOKS:

080 a-single-stone


A Single Stone – Meg McKinlay

 

085 inbetween-days


Inbetween Days – Vikki Wakefield

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVE POWNALL BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER:

067 Lennie-the-Legend


Lennie The Legend:
Solo to Sydney by Pony – Stephanie Owen Reeder

 

HONOUR BOOKS:

059 Phasmid


Phasmid: Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect – Rohan Cleave
(Illust: Coral Tulloch)

 

068 Ancestry-stories-of-multicultural-anzacs


Ancestry: Stories of Multicultural Anzacs – Robyn Siers
(Illust: Carlie Walker)

 

 

 

 

CRICHTON AWARD BOOK OF THE YEAR

WINNER:

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The Underwater Fancy Dress Parade – Allison Colpoys
(Text: Davina Bell)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHORTLIST 2016

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