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