Congratulations to all the shortlisted and notables authors and illustrators, from all of us at KBR! See the Notable Books right here. 
Book of the Year: Older
Readers
NB: These books are for mature readers
NB: These books are for mature readers
| 
Castagna,
  Felicity  | 
The
  Incredible Here and Now | 
Giramondo
  Publishing | 
| 
Keil,
  Melissa  | 
Life in
  Outer Space | 
Hardie
  Grant Egmont | 
| 
Kostakis,
  Will  | 
The First
  Third | 
Penguin
  Group (Australia) | 
| 
Near,
  Allyse  | 
Fairytales
  for Wilde Girls | 
Random
  House Australia | 
| 
Wood, Fiona
   | 
Wildlife | 
Pan
  Macmillan Australia | 
| 
Zorn,
  Claire  | 
The Sky so
  Heavy | 
University
  of Queensland Press | 
Book of the Year: Younger
Readers
| 
Branford,
  Anna  
Ill. Sarah
  Davis | 
Violet
  Mackerel's Possible Friend | 
Walker
  Books Australia | 
| 
Hunt, Julie
   | 
Song for a
  Scarlet Runner | 
Allen
  & Unwin | 
| 
Jinks,
  Catherine  | 
City of
  Orphans:  A Very Unusual Pursuit | 
Allen
  & Unwin | 
| 
Jonsberg,
  Barry  | 
My Life as
  an Alphabet | 
Allen
  & Unwin | 
| 
Wolfer,
  Dianne  
Ill. Brian
  Simmonds | 
Light Horse
  Boy | 
Fremantle
  Press | 
Book of the Year: Early
Childhood
| 
Brian,
  Janeen 
Ill. Ann
  James | 
I'm a
  Dirty Dinosaur | 
Puffin
  Books, Penguin Group (Australia) | 
| 
Fox, Mem
   
Ill.
  Emma Quay | 
Baby Bedtime | 
Viking,
  Penguin Group (Australia) | 
| 
Gleeson,
  Libby  
Ill.
  Freya Blackwood | 
Banjo
  and Ruby Red | 
Little
  Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont | 
| 
Lester,
  Alison  | 
Kissed
  by the Moon | 
Viking,
  Penguin Group (Australia) | 
| 
Ormerod,
  Jan  
Ill.
  Andrew Joyner | 
The Swap | 
Little
  Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont | 
| 
Wolfer,
  Dianne  
Ill.
  Karen Blair | 
Granny
  Grommet and Me | 
Walker
  Books Australia | 
Picture Book of the Year
Some of these books may be for mature readers (Arranged by illustrator)
Some of these books may be for mature readers (Arranged by illustrator)
| 
Blackwood,
  Freya 
Text.
  Margaret Wild | 
The
  Treasure Box | 
Puffin
  Books, Penguin Group (Australia) | 
| 
Bland, Nick | 
King Pig | 
Scholastic
  Press, Scholastic Australia | 
| 
Graham, Bob | 
Silver
  Buttons | 
Walker
  Books Australia | 
| 
Ottley,
  Matt 
Text. Danny
  Parker | 
Parachute | 
Little
  Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont | 
| 
Smith,
  Craig 
Text. Doug
  MacLeod | 
The Windy
  Farm | 
Working Title
  Press | 
| 
Tan, Shaun  | 
Rules of
  Summer | 
Hachette
  Australia | 
Eve Pownall Award for
Information Books
NB: These books are intended an audience birth to 18 years.
NB: These books are intended an audience birth to 18 years.
| 
Faille,
  Christopher Ill. Danny Snell | 
Jeremy | 
Working
  Title Press | 
| 
Gouldthorpe,
  Peter | 
Ice, Wind,
  Rock | 
Hachette
  Australia | 
| 
Greenwood,
  Mark 
Ill. Terry
  Denton | 
Jandamarra | 
Allen
  & Unwin | 
| 
Ham, Paul
  ed | 
Yoko’s Diary
  : The Life of a Young Girl in Hiroshima | 
HarperCollins
  Publishers | 
| 
Murdie, Rae 
Ill. Chris
  Nixon | 
Meet...
  Captain Cook | 
Random
  House | 
| 
Burarrwanga,
  Laklak and Family | 
Welcome To
  My Country | 
Allen
  & Unwin | 
Crichton Award for New
Illustrators
| 
Byrne,
  Graham  Text Saxby, Claire | 
Big
  Red Kangaroo    | 
Walker Books Australia | 
| 
Cranna,
  Andrew | 
The
  Bloodhound Boys Book 1: The Great Blood Bank Robbery    | 
Walker Books
  Australia | 
| 
Sanders,
  Ben   | 
I’ve
  An Uncle Ivan    | 
Thames & Hudson | 
| 
Snowdon,
  David  Text Wheeldon, Danielle | 
The
  Nerdy Birdy   | 
Danielle Wheeldon & David Snowdon | 
CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK: August
16-22, 2014
THEME: Connect To Reading
 
