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Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2014

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Younger Readers Book of the Year 2014

03 Unusual Pursuit

WINNER: Very Unusual Pursuit, A by Catherine Jinks

HONOUR BOOK: My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg

HONOUR BOOK: Lighthorse Boy by Dianne Wolfer

 

 

 

 

 

Early Childhood Book of the Year 2014

10 Swap

WINNER: Swap, The by Jan Ormerod and Andrew Joyner

HONOUR: I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian and Ann James

HONOUR: Banjo and Ruby Red by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Book of the Year 2014

17 Rules of Summer

WINNER: Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan

HONOUR: King Pig by Nick Bland

HONOUR: Silver Buttons by Bob Graham

 

 

 

 

 

Older Readers Book of the Year 2014

28 Wildlife

WINNER: Wildlife by Fiona Wood

HONOUR: Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Neal

HONOUR: Sky So Heavy, The by Claire Zorn

 

 

 

 

 

Eve Pownell Award for Information Books 2014

19 Jeremy

WINNER: Jeremy by Christopher Faille and Danny Snell

HONOUR: Welcome to My Country by Burarrwanga, Laklak and Family

HONOUR: Ice, Wind and Rock by Peter Gouldthorpe

 

 

 

 

 

Crichton Award for New Illustrator

194 Big Red Kangaroo

WINNER: Big Red Kangaroo by Claire Saxby and Graham Byrne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards Shortlist 2014

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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