Book of the Year 2011 Winners
The winner and honour books in each of the categories are decided at the Judges' Conferences after extensive discussion and by secret ballot by the Judges.
Categories:
Older Readers Younger Readers Early Childhood Picture Books Eve Pownall These awards are funded by generous donations to the CBCA Awards Foundation, especially the Benefactors and Major Donors.
Printer-friendly copy in PDF format: CBCA Winners 2011 | The 2011 Short Lists
Older Readers Book of the Year 2011
NOTE: These books may be for mature readers
Author Title Publisher WINNER Hartnett, Sonya The Midnight Zoo Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) HONOUR Crowley, Cath Graffiti Moon Pan Macmillan Australia HONOUR MacLeod, Doug The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Penguin Books, Penguin Group (Australia) Younger Readers Book of the Year 2011
NOTE: These books are intended for independent younger readers
Author Title Publisher WINNER Carmody, Isobelle The Red Wind Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) HONOUR Bauer, Michael Gerard Just a Dog Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia HONOUR Branford, Anna
Illus: Davis, SarahViolet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot Walker Books Early Childhood Book of the Year 2011
NOTE: Intended for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages
Author Title Publisher WINNER Ormerod, Jan
Illus: Blackwood, FreyaMaudie and Bear Little Hare Books HONOUR Champion, Tom Niland & Niland, Kilmeny
Illus: Niland, DeborahThe Tall Man and the Twelve Babies Allen & Unwin HONOUR Norrington, Leonie
Illus: Huxley, DeeLook See, Look at Me Allen & Unwin Picture Book of the Year 2011
NOTE: Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some books may be for mature readers
Author Title Publisher JOINT
WINNERBaker, Jeannie Mirror Walker Books JOINT WINNER Greenberg, Nicki Hamlet Allen & Unwin HONOUR Bancroft, Bronwyn Why I Love Australia
Little Hare Books HONOUR Riddle, Tohby My Uncle's Donkey
Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2011
NOTE: Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some books may be for mature readers
Author Title Publisher WINNER Ursula Dubosarsky
Illus: Riddle, TohbyThe Return of the Word Spy
Viking Books, Penguin Group (Australia) HONOUR Brooks, Ron Drawn From the Heart: A Memoir
Allen & Unwin HONOUR One Arm Point Remote Community School Our World: Bardi Jaawi: Life at Ardiyooloon
Magabala Books
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