| Children's
Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2005
|
Prices were correct at time of announcements and subject to
change without notice. All prices are GST inclusive and will be supplied as available Free
postage/delivery applies to all orders within Australia and for orders
outside Australia, we pay half the postage. 10% school discount applies
to all titles, with titles despatched upon availability. |
2005 Book of the Year: Older Readers
NOTE: These books are for mature readers |
| Winner | Bauer, Michael Gerard | The Running Man | Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2004
|
| Honour
Book | Eaton, Anthony | Fireshadow | (UQP Young Adult Fiction) University of Queensland Press, 2004
|
| Honour
Book
| Herrick, Steven | By the River | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
| Shortlist | Horniman, Joanne | Secret Scribbled Notebooks
| Allen & Unwin, 2004
|
| Shortlist | Jonsberg, Barry | The Whole Business with Kiffo
and the Pitbull
| Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
| Shortlist | Lanagan, Margo | Black Juice | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
2005 Book of the Year: Younger Readers
|
| Winner | Hartnett, Sonya | The Silver Donkey | Viking, Penguin Books
Australia, 2004
|
| Honour
Book
| Heffernan, John | A Horse Called Elvis | Scholastic Australia, 2004 |
| Honour
Book
| Roy, James | Billy Mack's War |
University of Queensland Press, 2004 |
| Shortlist | Hawke, Rosanne | Soraya the Storyteller | (Takeaways)
Lothian Books,
2004
| | Shortlist | Metzenthen , David | Tiff and the Trout | Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2004
|
| Shortlist | Rogers, Gregory | The Boy, the Bear, the Baron,
the Bard | Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
2005 Book of the Year: Early Childhood
| | Winner | Fox, Mem
Illus. Judy Horacek | Where is the Green Sheep?
| Viking, Penguin Books
Australia, 2004
|
| Honour
Book | King, Stephen
Michael | Mutt Dog! | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2004
|
| Honour
Book | Wild, Margaret
Illus. Donna
Rawlins
| Seven More Sleeps | Working Title Press, 2004 |
| Shortlist | Dray, Matt | Dougal the Garbage Dump
Bear | Viking, Penguin Books
Australia, 2004
|
| Shortlist | Farrer , Vashti
Illus. Neil
Curtis | Mr Noah and the Cats
| (Start-Ups)
Lothian Books,
2004
| | Shortlist | Graham, Bob | Tales from the Waterhole
|
Walker Books, 2004 |
2005 Picture Book of the Year
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers
| | Winner | Lester, Alison | Are We There Yet? A Journey Around
Australia | Viking, Penguin Books
Australia, 2004
|
| Honour
Book
| Baker, Jeannie | Belonging |
Walker Books, 2004 | | Honour
Book
| Miller, David | Refugees | Lothian Books, 2004 |
| Shortlist | Harvey, Roland | At the Beach: Postcards from Crabby Spit
| Allen & Unwin, 2004 |
| Shortlist | King, Stephen
Michael | Mutt Dog! | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2004
|
| Shortlist | Ormerod , Jan | Lizzie Nonsense | Little Hare Books, 2004 |
|
2005 Eve Pownall Award
for Information Books
NOTE: Some of these books are for mature readers
| | Winner | Sullivan, Bryan
with
French, Jackie
Illus. Gus Gordon | To the Moon and Back: The amazing
Australians at the forefront of space travel plus fantastic Moon facts | Angus&Robertson ,
HarperCollinsPublishers, Australia,
2004
| | Honour
Book | Long, John
Illus. Jill Ruse
and John Long
| Gogo Fish! The story
of the Western Australian State Fossil Emblem |
Western Australian Museum , 2004 | | Honour
Book | Vercoe , Elizabeth
with Abramowski,
Kerry
| The Grief Book: Strategies for
Young People | Black Dog Books, 2004 |
| Shortlist | Chapman, Helen | Heritage & Places | Heinemann Library, Harcourt Education
Australia, 2004
|
| Shortlist | Pyers , Greg | Life in a Rockpool | Echidna Books, Harcourt Education
Australia, 2004
|
| Shortlist | Silkstone , Barry | Amazing Australian Mammals
| Heinemann Library, Harcourt Education
Australia, 2004 |
|
|
|
1. |
STORM AND THE MINOTAUR
Lucy Strange |
|
2. |
ALBERT JOHNSON AND THE BUNS OF STEEL
Phil Earle |
|
3. |
ALL TO PLAY FOR
Eve Ainsworth |
|
4. |
WEATHER WELL, THE
Vashti Hardy |
|
5. |
CARRIE AND THE ROLLER BOOTS
Lisa Thompson |
|
6. |
ALL I SAID WAS
Michael Morpurgo |
|
7. |
DEN, THE
Keith Gray |
|
8. |
OF MICE AND MEN: SUPER-READABLE EDITION
John Steinbeck |
|
8. |
EPIC FEAST
Cube Kid |
|
9. |
SNOW DOGS
Jane AC West |
|
10. |
CARNIVAL OF THE CLOCKS
Nick Sharratt |
|
11. |
BULLET CATCHER
Chris Bradford |
|
12. |
FIRST THIRD WISH, THE
Ian Beck |
|
13. |
LITTLE WOMEN: A RETELLING
Laura Wood |
|
14. |
13TH FAIRY, THE
Kaye Umansky |
|
15. |
ALL SORTS TO MAKE A WORLD
John Agard |
|
16. |
AMBER'S SONG
Gillian Cross |
|
17. |
BEAUTIFUL GAME, THE
Alan Gibbons |
|
18. |
BULLET CATCHER: BLOWBACK
Chris Bradford |
|
19. |
BULLET CATCHER: SNIPER
Chris Bradford |
|
20. |
MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE STARS
Eoin Colfer |
|
20. |
DOG THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS, THE
Nicola Davies |
|
20. |
GRAVE MATTER
Juno Dawson |
|
20. |
MEG AND MERLIN: RUNNING AWAY
Tanya Landman |
|
20. |
FRANKENSTEIN: A RETELLING
Tanya Landman |
|
20. |
SURVIVAL IN SPACE: APOLLO 13 MISSION
David Long |
|
20. |
TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURE
David Long |
|
20. |
FRONT ROOM, THE
Michelle Magorian |
|
20. |
IT'S A NO-MONEY DAY
Kate Milner |
|
20. |
TRIPWRECKED!
Ross Montgomery |
|
20. |
YOUNG WEREWOLF
Cornelia Funke |
|
20. |
GHOST IN ANNIE'S ROOM, THE
Phillipa Pearce |
|
20. |
STILL WATER
Chris Priestley |
|
20. |
SPLASH DAY!
Nick Sharratt |
|
20. |
DAY MY FAMILY DISAPPEARED, THE
Jo Simmons |
|
20. |
DAY THE HICCUPS TOOK OVER, THE
Jo Simmons |
|
20. |
STERLING AND THE CANARY
Andy Stanton |
|
20. |
FOOTBALL MAD: OWN GOAL!
Paul Stewart |
|
20. |
STARLIGHT WATCHMAKER, THE
Lauren James |
|
20. |
BIG TROUBLE FOR NELLIE CHOC-ICE
Jeremy Strong |
|
20. |
ROSE'S DRESS OF DREAMS
Katherine Woodfine |
| |
|
