SHORT LIST 2016

THE BOOK OF THE YEAR: EARLY

CHILDHOOD
Piranhas Don't Eat Bananas
Aaron Blabey (Illust: Aaron Blabey)
Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743625781

Ollie and the Wind

Ronojoy Ghosh
Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780857988485

My Dog Bigsy
Alison Lester
Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780670078936

Perfect
Danny Parker (Illust: Freya Blackwood)
Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781921894848

Mr Huff
Anna Walker
Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780670078042

The Cow Tripped Over The Moon

Tony Wilson (Illust: Laura Wood)
Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743623534

THE BOOK OF THE YEAR: OLDER READERS

The Flywheel
Erin Gough
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781742978178

The Pause
John Larkin
Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780857981707

Freedom Ride
Sue Lawson
Black Dog Books, Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925126365

A Single Stone
Meg McKinlay
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925081701

Inbetween Days
Vikki Wakefield
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922182364

Cloudwish
Fiona Wood
Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781743533123

THE BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER

READERS
The Cleo Stories: A Friend and a Pet
Libby Gleeson (Illust: Freya Blackwood)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743315286

Soon
Morris Gleitzman
Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia)
ISBN: 9780670078875

Run, Pip, Run

J. C. Jones
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743319222

Sister Heart
Sally Morgan
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781925163131

Molly and Pim and the Millions of Stars

Martine Murray
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781925240085

Shadows of the Master

Emily Rodda
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742990620

THE EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR

INFORMATION BOOKS
Phasmid: Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Rohan Cleave (Illust: Coral Tulloch)
CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486301126

The White Mouse: The Story of Nancy Wake

Peter Gouldthorpe
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742990910

The Amazing True Story of how Babies are made

Fiona Katauskas
ABC Books, HarperCollins Publishers Australia
ISBN: 9780733333880

Lennie The Legend: Solo to Sydney by Pony

Stephanie Owen Reeder
NLA Publishing
ISBN: 9780642278654

Ancestry: Stories of Multicultural Anzacs

Robyn Siers & Carlie Walker
Department of Veterans Affairs
ISBN: 9780992583927

We are the Rebels: the Women and Men who made Eureka
Clare Wright
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922182784

THE PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Ride, Ricardo, Ride!
Shane Devries (Text: Phil Cummings)
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742990736

My Dead Bunny
James Foley (Text: Sigi Cohen)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781922179593

Flight
Armin Greder (Text: Nadia Wheatley)
Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9781922081483

One Step at a Time

Sally Heinrich (Text: Jane Jolly)
Midnight Sun Publishing
ISBN: 9780987380951

Suri's Wall
Matt Ottley (Text: Lucy Estela)
Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780670077755

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Bruce Whatley (Text: Eric Bogle)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743317051

BOOK OF THE YEAR

In 1946 the CBCA established annual book awards to promote children's books of high
literary and artistic quality. These awards are now the most influential and highly
respected in Australia.
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CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK

Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books,
and Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers and librarians conduct activities relating
to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.
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MERCHANDISE

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on winning and honour books, and support materials for teachers, teacher librarians and
public librarians. The range is always changing and developing.
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