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The Book of the Year: Older Readers
The Hounded
Simon Butters
Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781743053959
Waer
Meg Caddy
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922182210
Words in Deep Blue
Cath Crowley
Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781742612386
My Best Friend is a Goddess
Tara Eglington
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780732299903
The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734417138
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club
Alison Goodman
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780732296094
Yellow
Megan Jacobson
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143573333
Becoming Aurora
Elizabeth Kasmer
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702254208
The Sidekicks
Will Kostakis
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143309031
The Ocean of the Dead
Andrew McGahan
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760292188
The Stars at Oktober Bend
Glenda Millard
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743315897
A Toaster on Mars
Darrell Pitt
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922182869
Frankie
Shivaun Plozza
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143573166
Our Chemical Hearts
Krystal Sutherland
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143573906
Forgetting Foster
Diana Touchell
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760110796
Everything is Changed
Nova Weetman
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702254161
The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales
Ailsa Wild (Illust: Ben Hutchings)
Scale Free Network
ISBN: 9780992587253
One Would Think the Deep
Claire Zorn
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702253942

The Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Cybertricks
Goldie Alexander
Five Senses Education
ISBN: 9781741308884
Rockhopping
Trace Balla (Illust: Trace Balla)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760112349
Blueberry Pancakes Forever
Angelica Banks
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760110451
Magrit
Lee Battersby (Illust: Amy Daoud)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925081343
Within These Walls
Robyn Bavati
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760152857
Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son
Janeen Brian
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925126297
Freedom Swimmer
Wai Chim
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760113414
The Family with two Front Doors
Anna Ciddor
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781925266641
The Pearl-Shell Diver: A Story of Adventure from the Torres Straits
Kay Crabbe
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760290474
Wicked's Way
Anna Fienberg
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743319901
A Most Magical Girl
Karen Foxlee
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781848125742
Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts
Lesley Gibbes (Illust: Stephen Michael King)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760112851
Toad Delight
Morris Gleitzman
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143309239
Iris and the Tiger
Leanne Hall
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781925240795
Daystar: The Days are Numbered
Anne Hamilton
Wombat Books
ISBN: 9781925139518
Daughter of Nomads
Rosanne Hawke
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702253935
Lily in the Mirror
Paula Hayes
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781925163872
The Fail Safe
Jack Heath
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781925266078
The Unforgettable What's His Name
Paul Jennings (Illust: Craig Smith)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760290856
Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask
Catherine Jinks
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760113612
When the Lyrebird Calls
Kim Kane
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741758528
Ruby Wishfingers: Skydancer's Escape
Deborah Kelly (Illust: Leigh Hedstrom)
Wombat Books
ISBN: 9781925139631
Ruby Red Shoes Goes to London
Kate Knapp (Illust: Kate Knapp)
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780732297626
Elizabeth and Zenobia
Jessica Miller
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781925355031
The Lost Sapphire
Belinda Murrell
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781925324112
The Twins of Tintarfell
James O'Loghlin
Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781743548097
Dragonfly Song
Wendy Orr
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760290023
Mrs Whitlam
Bruce Pascoe
Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925360240
Pocket Rocket
Ellyse Perry & Sherryl Clark
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143781240
The Other Christy
Oliver Phommavanh
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143505723
Wormwood Mire: A Stella Montgomery Intrigue
Judith Rossell (Illust: Judith Rossell)
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733333019
Artie and the Grime Wave
Richard Roxburgh
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760292140
LIzzie and Margaret Rose
Pamela Rushby
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742991528
Shoot-Out at the Rock
Jane Smith (Illust: Pat Kan)
Big Sky Publishing
ISBN: 9781925275940
Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade
Kate Temple & Jol Temple (Illust: John Foye)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760291938
What's in a Name?
Myles Walsh (: Pitcha Makin Fellas)
boh books
ISBN: 9780992395018
The Secrets We Keep
Nova Weetman
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702254215
Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters
Ailsa Wild (Illust: Ben Wood)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760126759
The Shark Caller
Dianne Wolfer
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143780557

The Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Zelda's Big Adventure
Marie Alafaci (Illust: Shane McGowan)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781925266382
Oh Albert!
Davina Bell (: Sara Acton)
Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780670078608
Go Home, Cheeky Animals!
Johanna Bell (: Dion Beasley)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760291655
Where is Bear?
Jonathan Bentley (Illust: Jonathan Bentley)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760122911
Pig the Winner
Aaron Blabey (Illust: Aaron Blabey)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760154288
Little Chicken Chickabee
Janeen Brian (Illust: Danny Snell)
Raising Literacy Australia
ISBN: 9780994385338
All I Want for Christmas is Rain
Cori Brooke (Illust: Megan Forward)
New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781925059717
The 12th Dog
Charlotte Calder (Illust: Tom Jellet)
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734416919
The Snow Wombat
Susannah Chambers (Illust: Mark Jackson)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760113810
The Cat Wants Custard
Paul Crumble (Illust: Lucinda Gifford)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760155780
Nannie Loves
Kylie Dunstan (Illust: Kylie Dunstan)
Working Title Press
ISBN: 9781921504839
Ducks Away!
Mem Fox (Illust: Judy Horacek)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760158514
Little Bear's First Sleep
Lesley Gibbes (Illust: Lisa Stewart)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743624012
Bear Make Den
Jane Godwin & Michael Wagner (Illust: Andrew Joyner)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760110017
Home in the Rain
Bob Graham (Illust: Bob Graham)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406368239
Chip
Kylie Howarth (Illust: Kylie Howarth)
Bonnier Publishing Australia
ISBN: 9781760400736
Bird and Bear and the Special Day
Ann James (Illust: Ann James)
Bonnier Publishing
ISBN: 9781760402808
Hello Little Babies
Alison Lester (Illust: Alison Lester)
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
ISBN: 9780733330414
Smile/ Cry
Tania McCartney (Illust: Jess Racklyeft)
Exisle Publishing
ISBN: 9781921966989
Dream Little One, Dream
Sally Morgan (Illust: Ambelin Kwaymullina)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670078868
Joey Counts to Ten
Sally Morgan (Illust: Ambelin Kwaymullina)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760121266
Twig
Aura Parker (Illust: Aura Parker)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760157067
Molly and Mae
Danny Parker (Illust: Freya Blackwood)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781742975276
Agatha and the Dark
Anna Pignataro (Illust: Anna Pignataro)
Bonnier Publishing Australia
ISBN: 9781760402075
Gary
Leila Rudge (Illust: Leila Rudge)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925081695
Wild Pa
Claire Saxby (Illust: Connah Brecon)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780857988003
The Whole Caboodle
Lisa Shanahan (Illust: Leila Rudge)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743629321
Ten Little Owls
Renee Treml (Illust: Renee Treml)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143780564
My Perfect Pup
Sue Walker (Illust: Anil Tortop)
New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781925059601
Take Ted Instead
Cassandra Webb (Illust: Amanda Francey)
New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781925059533
Together Always
Edwina Wyatt (Illust: Lucia Masciullo)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781742979632

The Picture Book of the Year
The Sisters Saint-Claire
Tamsin Ainslie (Text: Carlie Gibson)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760291563
One Photo
Liz Anelli (Text: Ross Watkins)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670077977
Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
Liz Anelli / Pamela Freeman
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781921529436
Circle
Jeannie Baker (Text: Jeannie Baker)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406338010
Mechanica
Lance Balchin (Text: Lance Balchin)
Bonnier Publishing Australia
ISBN: 9781760401085
Colours of Australia
Bronwyn Bancroft / Bronwyn Bancroft
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781742976914
Where is Bear?
Jonathan Bentley (Text: Jonathan Bentley)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760122911
Blue Sky, Yellow Kite
Jonathan Bentley (Text: Janet A Holmes)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760124229
Don't Call Me Bear
Aaron Blabey (Text: Aaron Blabey)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760159849
Molly and Mae
Freya Blackwood (Text: Danny Parker)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781742975276
Hattie Helps Out
Freya Blackwood (Text: Jane Godwin & Davina Bell)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743435434
Something Wonderful
Karen Blair (Text: Raewyn Caisley)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670078455
The Fabulous Friend Machine
Nick Bland (Text: Nick Bland)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760277659
Reflection: Remembering Those Who Serve in War
Robin Cowcher (Text: Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781922179050
Captain Sneer the Buccaneer
Gabriel Evans (Text: Penny Morrison)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781922179609
A Patch from Scratch
Megan Forward (Text: Megan Forward)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670078295
Home in the Rain
Bob Graham (Text: Bob Graham)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406368239
Somewhere Else
Gus Gordon (Illust: Gus Gordon)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670078851
On the River
Roland Harvey (Text: Roland Harvey)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760112455
Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma
Leigh Hobbs (Text: Leigh Hobbs)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781925266771
My Brother
Oliver Huxley (Text: Dee Huxley & Tiffany Huxley)
Working Title Press
ISBN: 9781921504853
Grandpa's Big Adventure
Tom Jellett (Text: Paul Newman)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670078172
Blue, The Builder's Dog
Andrew Joyner (Text: Jen Storer)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670077809
Welcome to Country
Lisa Kennedy (Text: Aunty Joy Murphy)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781922244871
A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy
Phil Lesnie (Text: Libby Hathorn)
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734416377
Archie No Ordinary Sloth
Heath McKenzie (Text: Heath McKenzie)
Bonnier Publishing Australia
ISBN: 9781760067892
Melbourne-Word-by-Word
Michael McMahon (Text: Michael McMahon)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760126674
Snail and Turtle: Rainy Days
Stephen Michael King (Text: Stephen Michael King)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760159061
Pandamonia
Chris Nixon (Text: Chris Owen)
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781925163339
Crusts
Matt Ottley (Text: Danny Parker)
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781742979830
Spark
Andrew Plant (Text: Adam Wallace)
Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 9781925272413
Smeck
Ben Redlich (Text: Ben Redlich)
Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9781922081650
Milo: A Moving Story
Tohby Riddle (Text: Tohby Riddle)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760111632
The Patchwork Bike
Van T Rudd (Text: Maxine Beneba Clarke)
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734416681
Gary
Leila Rudge (Text: Leila Rudge)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925081695
Dog Lost
Brian Simmonds (Text: Jan Ramage)
Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9781922081612
Chooks in Dinner Suits
Craig Smith (Text: Dianne Jackson HIll)
Museum Victoria
ISBN: 9781921833380
Out
Owen Swan (Text: Angela May George)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743629000
Stanley
Colin Thompson (Text: Colin Thompson)
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
ISBN: 9780733332852
Small Things
Mel Tregonning (Text: Mel Tregonning)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781742379791
Cyclone
Bruce Whatley (Text: Jackie French)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743623596
New Year Surprise!
Di Wu (Text: Christopher Cheng)
National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642278838

The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Circle
Jeannie Baker (Illust: Jeannie Baker)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406338010
Resource - Stories of Australian innovation in wartime
Jennet Cole-Adams & Judy Gauld
Department of Veterans' Affairs
ISBN: 9780992583989
Spellbound: Making Pictures with the A-B-C
Maree Coote (Illust: Maree Coote)
Melbournestyle Books
ISBN: 9780992491727
A-Z of Endangered Animals
Jennifer Cossins (Illust: Jennifer Cossins)
Red Parka Designs
ISBN: 9780987594662
Socks, Sandbags & Leeches: Letters to My Anzac Dad
Pauline Deeves
National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642278845
Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
Pamela Freeman (Illust: Liz Anelli)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781921529436
Boomerang and Bat
Mark Greenwood (Illust: Terry Denton)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743319246
The Gigantic Book of Genes
Lorna Hendry
Wild Dog Books
ISBN: 9781742034102
Chooks in Dinner Suits
Diane Jackson Hill (Illust: Craig Smith)
Museum Victoria
ISBN: 9781921833380
Hello!
Joanna Karmel (Illust: Tony Flowers)
National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642278876
Australia's Nightingale: Nellie Melba
Cassy Liberman & Sara Carter Jenkins (Illust: Emma Borghesi)
Brolly Books
ISBN: 9781925386042
The ABC Book of Food
Helen Martin & Judith Simpson (Illust: Cheryl Orsini)
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733334269
Fabish: The Horse that Braved a Bushfire
Neridah McMullin (Illust: Andrew McLean)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781925266863
Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks
Gina M. Newton
National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642278883
Degas: An Art Book for Kids
Kate Ryan (Illust: Cally Bennett)
National Gallery of Victoria
ISBN: 9781925432138
William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times
Michael Sedunary (Illust: Bern Emmerichs)
Berbay Publishing
ISBN: 9780994289537
Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings: Strange and Possibly True Australian Stories
Stella Tarakson (Illust: Richard Morden)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781925324969