Book of the Year 2008 Winners
Older Readers Book of the Year 2008
NOTE: These books may be for mature readers
| Author | Title | Publisher | |
| WINNER | HARTNETT, Sonya | THE GHOST’S CHILD | Viking (Penguin Group Australia) |
| HONOUR | HEFFERNAN, John | MARTY’S SHADOW | Omnibus Books (Scholastic Australia) |
| HONOUR | METZENTHEN, David | BLACK WATER | Penguin Books (Penguin Group Australia) |
Younger Readers Book of the Year 2008
| Author | Title | Publisher | |
| WINNER | WILKINSON, Carole | DRAGON MOON | Black Dog Books |
| HONOUR | CLARK, Sherryl Illustrated by Elissa CHRISTIAN |
SIXTH GRADE STYLE QUEEN (NOT!) | Puffin Books (Penguin Group Australia) |
| HONOUR | HIRSCH, Odo | AMELIA DEE AND THE PEACOCK LAMP | Allen & Unwin |
Early Childhood - Book of the Year 2008
| Author | Title | Publisher | |
| WINNER | BLABEY, Aaron | PEARL BARLEY AND CHARLIE PARSLEY | Viking (Penguin Group Australia) |
| HONOUR | DUMBLETON, Mike Illustrated by Craig SMITH |
CAT | Working Title Press |
| HONOUR | WILD, Margaret Illustrated by Ann JAMES |
LUCY GOOSEY | Little Hare Books |
Picture Book of the Year 2008
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers
| Author | Title | Publisher | |
| WINNER | OTTLEY, Matt | REQUIEM FOR A BEAST | Lothian (Hachette Livre Australia) |
| HONOUR | SPUDVILAS, Anne Text: Li CUNXIN |
THE PEASANT PRINCE | Viking (Penguin Group Australia) |
| HONOUR | THOMPSON, Colin and 13 other illustrators |
DUST | ABC Books |
Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2008
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers
| Author | Title | Publisher | |
| WINNER | WATTS, Frances Illustrated by David LEGGE |
PARSLEY RABBIT’S BOOK ABOUT BOOKS | ABC Books |
| HONOUR | COOKE, Kaz | GIRL STUFF: YOUR FULL-ON GUIDE TO THE TEEN YEARS | Viking (Penguin Group Australia) |
| HONOUR | MACINNIS, Peter | KOKODA TRACK: 101 DAYS | Black Dog Books |