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Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2012

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Younger Readers Book of the Year 2012

                 

WINNER:
Crow Country
by Kate Constable

HONOUR BOOK:
Nanberry: Black Brother White
by Jackie French

HONOUR BOOK:
Truth About Verity Sparks, The
by Susan Green

 

 

 

Early Childhood Book of the Year 2012

WINNER:
Runaway Hug, The
by Nick Bland illustrated by Freya Blackwood

HONOUR BOOK:
Come Down, Cat!
by Sonia Hartnett illustrated by Lucia Masciullo

HONOUR BOOK:
That’s Not a Daffodil!
by Elizabeth Honey

 

 

 

Picture Book of the Year 2012

WINNER:
Bus Called Heaven, A
by Bob Graham

HONOUR BOOK:
Dream of the Thylacine
by Margaret Wild illustrated by Ron Brooks

HONOUR BOOK:
Flood
by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley

 

 

 

Older Readers Book of the Year 2012

WINNER:
Dead I Know, The
by Scot Gardner

HONOUR BOOK:
Straight Line To My Heart
by Bill Condon

HONOUR BOOK:
When We Were Two
by Robert Newton

 

 

 

Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2012

Book Cover:  One Small IslandWINNER:
One Small Island
by Coral Tulloch illustrated by Alison Lester

HONOUR BOOK:
Little Refugee, The
by Anh Do illustrated by Bruce Whatley

HONOUR BOOK:
S
urrealism For Kids
by the Queensland Art Gallery

 

 

Crichton Award For New Illustrators

WINNER:
Ben and Duck
by Sarah Acton

 

 

 

1.

WEATHER WELL, THE
Vashti Hardy

2.

CARRIE AND THE ROLLER BOOTS
Lisa Thompson

3.

STORM AND THE MINOTAUR
Lucy Strange

4.

DEN, THE
Keith Gray

5.

OF MICE AND MEN: SUPER-READABLE EDITION
John Steinbeck

6.

CARNIVAL OF THE CLOCKS
Nick Sharratt

7.

ALBERT JOHNSON AND THE BUNS OF STEEL
Phil Earle

8.

BLUE JOHN
Berlie Doherty

9.

LITTLE WOMEN: A RETELLING
Laura Wood

10.

MEG AND MERLIN: RUNNING AWAY
Tanya Landman

11.

SHEEP SCHOOL
Ross Montgomery

12.

FRANKENSTEIN: A RETELLING
Tanya Landman

13.

ALL I SAID WAS
Michael Morpurgo

14.

ALL SORTS TO MAKE A WORLD
John Agard

15.

AMBER'S SONG
Gillian Cross

16.

ANNA GAIN AND THE SAME SIXTY SECONDS
Guy Bass

17.

BEACH PUPPY, THE
Holly Webb

18.

BEAUTIFUL GAME, THE
Alan Gibbons

19.

BERTIE AND THE ALIEN CHICKEN
Jenny Pearson

20.

FOOTBALL CRAZY
Tony Bradman

20.

FOOTBALL MAD: OFFSIDE
Paul Stewart

20.

HENRY POND THE POET
Dick King-smith

20.

BUDGIE
Joseph Coelho

20.

TRIPWRECKED!
Ross Montgomery

20.

FORTUNE'S FOOLS: A ROMEO ROLLERCOASTER!
Ross Montgomery

20.

NAPPY THE PIRATE BABY
Alan MacDonald

20.

IT'S A NO-MONEY DAY
Kate Milner

20.

SPLASH DAY!
Nick Sharratt

20.

STARLIGHT WATCHMAKER, THE
Lauren James

20.

STORY OF THE DANCING FROG, THE
Quentin Blake

20.

DRAGONRACERS
Peter Bunzl

20.

CHEESEMARES
Ross Collins

20.

FOOTBALL MAD: OWN GOAL!
Paul Stewart

20.

FOOTBALL MAD: HAT-TRICK!
Paul Stewart

20.

FOOTBALL MAD: TEAMWORK!
Paul Stewart

20.

STERLING AND THE CANARY
Andy Stanton

20.

DAY MY FAMILY DISAPPEARED, THE
Jo Simmons

20.

DAY THE HICCUPS TOOK OVER, THE
Jo Simmons

20.

MINT CHOC CHIP AT THE MARKET CAFE
Jonathan Meres

20.

GRANDPA BERT AND THE GHOST SNATCHERS
Malorie Blackman

20.

PICTURE PERFECT
Serena Patel

20.

PRAMBUSTERS!
Anne Fine

20.

CLEVER CAKES
Michael Rosen

20.

SURVIVAL IN SPACE: APOLLO 13 MISSION
David Long

20.

HETTY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Ann James

20.

MAGICAT
Jennifer Grey

20.

TOAD ATTACK!
Patrice Lawrence

20.

SIDNEY MAKES A WISH
Lisa Thompson