CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTS

Tuesday, 3rd April 2012


CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTS

Today was a special day in the writing world.  The announcement of shortlisted books for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. 

Authors alike, holding a collective breath, waited for the announcement at noon.

Congratulations to those who made the shortlists.  

Congratulations also, to those who made the Notable List  and in particular, heartiest of congratulations to the new illustrators who had been nominated for the Chrichton Award.  May every success be yours.

Older Readers Short List 2012
Author	Title	Publisher
Bauer, Michael Gerard	Ishmael and the Hoops of Steel	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Condon, Bill	A Straight Line to my Heart	Allen & Unwin
Ursula Dubosarsky	The Golden Day	Allen & Unwin
Gardner, Scot	The Dead I Know	Allen & Unwin
McGahan, Andrew	Ship Kings: The Coming of the Whirlpool	Allen & Unwin
Newton, Robert	When We Were Two	Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)

Younger Readers Short List 2012
Author	Title	Publisher
Constable, Kate	Crow Country	Allen & Unwin
Flanagan, John	Brotherband: The Outcasts	Random House Australia
French, Jackie	Nanberry: Black Brother White	Angus & Robertson Harper Collins Publishers
Green, Susan	The Truth About Verity Sparks	Walker Books Australia
Rodda, Emily	The Golden Door	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Rodda, Emily	Bungawitta	Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia

Early Childhood Short List 2012
Author	Title	Publisher
Bland, Nick Ill. Freya Blackwood	The Runaway Hug	Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
Hartnett, Sonya Ill. Lucia Masciullo	Come Down, Cat!	Puffin Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
Honey, Elizabeth	That’s Not a Daffodil!	Allen & Unwin
Jorgensen, Norman Ill. James Foley	The Last Viking	Fremantle Press
McKinlay, Meg Ill. Leila Rudge	No Bears	Walker Books Australia
Quay, Emma	Rudie Nudie	ABC Books, HarperCollins

Picture Book Short List 2012
Illustrator	Title	Publisher
Blackwood, Freya Text. Libby Gleeson	Look, a Book!	Little Hare Books, Hardie Grant Egmont
Brooks, Ron Text. Margaret Wild	The Dream of the Thylacine	Allen & Unwin
Cool, Rebecca Text. Glenda Millard	For All Creatures	Walker Books Australia
Graham, Bob	A Bus Called Heaven	Walker Books
Rudge, Leila Text. Meg McKinlay	No Bears	Walker Books Australia
Whatley, Bruce Text. Jackie French	Flood	Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Short list 2012 Author Title Publisher Do, Anh & Do, Suzanne Ill. Bruce Whatley The Little Refugee Allen & Unwin Lester, Alison & Tulloch, Coral One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island Penguin Group (Australia) Queensland Art Gallery Surrealism for Kids Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art Wignell, Edel Ill. Mark Jackson Bilby Secrets Walker Books Australia Wilkinson, Carole Fromelles: Australia's Bloodiest Day at War Black Dog Books Wheatley, Nadia (Ed) Ill. Ken Searle Playground Allen & Unwin

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