We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 CBCA Book Week Awards. One of the winners and two of the honoured books are by West Australian authors and illustrators!
Congratulations to all the winners – as usual all finalists were incredibly rich and visually stunning contributors to the vast body of Australia Children’s Literature.
It’s not too late to enter the IEUA WA Branch CBCA Book Week competition – find out more here!
Book of the Year: Older Readers
WINNER:
Between Us Clare Atkins
Black Inc. Books ISBN: 9781760640217
Honour Books:
Small Spaces Sarah Epstein
Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781921977381
Lenny’s Book of Everything Karen Foxlee
Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760529444
Book of the Year: Younger Readers
WINNER:
His Name Was Walter Emily Rodda
HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9781460756188
Honour Books:
Black Cockatoo Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler
Magabala Books ISBN: 9781925360707
The Peacock Detectives Carly Nugent
Text Publishing ISBN: 9781925603705
Book of the Year: Early Childhood
WINNER:
Tricky’s Bad Day Alison Lester
Affirm Press ISBN: 9781925712513
Honour Books:
Heads and Tails: Insects John Canty
Berbay Publishing ISBN 9780994384164
Here Comes Stinkbug! Tohby Riddle
Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760523527
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Book of the Year: Picture Book
WINNER:
Cicada Shaun Tan
Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780734418630
Honour Books:
The Mediterranean Armin Greder
Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760630959
The All New Must Have Orange 430 Michael Speechley
Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143788973
Eve Pownall Award
WINNER:
Sorry Day Coral Vass & Dub Leffler (Illus.)
National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642279033
Honour Books:
The Happiness Box: A Wartime Book of Hope Mark Greenwood & Andrew McLean (Illus.)
\Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781925081381
Make Believe: M. C. Escher for Kids Ryan, Kate and Cally Bennett (Illus.)
National Gallery of Victoria ISBN: 9781925432558
CBCA Award for New Illustrator
WINNER:
Grandma Z Daniel Gray-Barnett
Scribble Kids’ Books ISBN: 9781925322156