Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood
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| Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in Australian early childhood books |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Children's Book Council of Australia |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Website | http://cbca.org.au/index.htm |
The Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood has been presented annually since 2001 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).
The Award "will be made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, poetry or concept books for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. They may be picture books, picture storybooks or texts in which illustrations play a substantial part in the storytelling or concept development."[1]
Award winners[]
2020s[]
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021[2] | Libby Hathorn & Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, illus. Mel Pearce | No! Never! | Lothian |
| 2020[3] | Frances Watts | My Friend Fred | Allen & Unwin |
2010s[]
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[4] | Alison Lester | Tricky's Bad Day | Affirm |
| 2018[5] | Michael Gerard Bauer, illus. Chrissie Krebs | Rodney Loses It! | Omnibus Books |
| 2017[6] | Johanna Bell, illus. Dion Beasley | Go Home, Cheeky Animals! | Allen & Unwin |
| 2016[7] | Anna Walker | Mr Huff | Penguin Random House |
| 2015 | Libby Gleeson, illus. Freya Blackwood | Go to Sleep, Jessie! | Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont |
| 2014 | Jan Ormerod, illus. Andrew Joyner | The Swap | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia |
| 2013 | Emma Allen, illus. Freya Blackwood | The Terrible Suitcase | Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont |
| 2012 | Nick Bland, illus. Freya Blackwood | The Runaway Hug | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia |
| 2011 | Jan Ormerod, illus. Freya Blackwood | Maudie and Bear | Little Hare Books |
| 2010 | Lisa Shanahan, illus. Emma Quay | Bear & Chook by the Sea | Lothian Books |
2000s[]
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bob Graham | How to Heal a Broken Wing | Walker Books |
| 2008 | Aaron Blabey | Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley | Viking Books |
| 2007 | Libby Gleeson, illus. Freya Blackwood | Amy and Louis | Scholastic Press |
| 2006 | Deborah Niland | Annie's Chair | Viking Books |
| 2005 | Mem Fox, illus. Judy Horacek | Where Is the Green Sheep? | Viking Books |
| 2004 | Pamela Allen | Grandpa and Thomas | Viking Books |
| 2003 | Penny Matthews, illus. Andrew McLean | A Year on Our Farm | Omnibus Books |
| 2002 | Bob Graham | Let's Get a Pup! | Walker Books |
| 2001 | Catherine Jinks, illus. Andrew McLean | You'll Wake the Baby! | Penguin Books |
See also[]
External links[]
- CBCA Awards History [1]
References[]
- ^ CBCA Guidelines for Publishers Archived February 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year 2021 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ "CBCA - Book of the Year Awards 2018". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Convery, Stephanie; Harmon, Steph (17 August 2017). "Claire Zorn's grief-and-surfing story wins children's book of the year award". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ Paek, Jooae. "Subject guides: Early Childhood Education: Children's Book Council of Australia". libguides.acu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
Categories:
- Awards established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in Australia
- Children's Book Council of Australia