Childrens Book Week 2010 - Across the Story Bridge
August 2nd, 2010Yep, it’s that time of year again. When the best books published in Australia for kids and teens are judged.
Check out the shortlist below. Drop into the library to collect your free activity booklet, and place free holds on any of the shortlisted titles.
The winners of all the categories will be announced Friday 20th August.
Book of the Year - Older Readers
CHRISTOPHER, Lucy - Stolen
CLARKE, Judith - The Winds of Heaven
LARBALESTIER, Justine - Liar
METZENTHEN, David - Jarvis 24
MILLARD, Glenda - A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
TANGEY, Penny - Loving Richard Feynman
Book of the Year - Younger Readers
FENSHAM, Elizabeth - Matty Forever
HIRSCH, Odo - Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool
LESTER, Alison - Running with the Horses
MCINTOSH, Fiona - The Whisperer
MURPHY, Sally - Pearl Verses the World
STORER, Jen - Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children
Book of the Year - Early Childhood Short
BLAND, Nick - The Wrong Book
BOOTH, Christina - Kip
DUBOSARSKY, Ursula - The Terrible Plop
BLACKWOOD, Freya - Millie and the Very Fine House
SHANAHAN, Lisa - Bear & Chook by the Sea
THOMPSON, Colin - Fearless
Book of the Year - Picture Book Short
MILLARD, Glenda - Isabella’s Garden
DANALIS, Stella - Schumann the Shoeman
HARVEY, Roland - To the Top End: Our Trip Across Australia
HOBBS, Leigh - Mr Chicken Goes to Paris
OLIVER, Narelle - Fox and Fine Feathers
ROGERS, Gregory - The Hero of Little Street
Book of the Year - Eve Pownall
CLODE, Danielle - Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia
M is for Mates: Animals in Wartime from Ajax to Zep
MACINNIS, Peter - Australian Backyard Explorer
PATRICK, Tanya - Polar Eyes: A Journey to Antarctica
REEDER, Stephanie - Owen Lost! A True Tale from the Bush
MATTINGLEY, Christobel - Maralinga: The Anangu Story
Children’s Book Week runs from the 21st - 27th August. For more information visit the Children’s Book Week website.
