CBCA 2011 Book of the Year Winners

Enrich your child with the gift of reading!  The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) celebrates Australian children's litererature through its many programs, including the Book of the Year Awards.  The Children's Book Council Book of the Year winners for 2011 are listed below.   Inspire Your kids with these award-winning books. 

 

Click here to find out more or to order any of the CBCA books listed here.

 

To look through our extensive list of recommended and award-winning books, visit the YourKidsEd Featured Books section!

 

Happy reading!

 

 Older Readers Book of the Year 2011  Note: These books may be for mature readers  
 The Midnight Zoo  Hartnett, Sonya  Winner
 Graffiti Moon  Crowley, Cath  Honour
 The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher  MacLeod, Doug  Honour
     
 Younger Readers Book of the Year 2011

 Note: These books are intended for

 independent young readers

 
 The Red Wind  Carmody, Isobelle  Winner
 Just a Dog  Bauer, Michael Gerard  Honour
 Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot

 Branford, Anna

 Illus: Davis, Sarah

 Honour
     
 Early Childhood Book of the Year 2011

 Note: Intended for children in the

 pre-reading and early reading stages

 
 Maudie and Bear

 Ormerod, Jan

 Illlus: Blackwood, Freya

 Winner
 The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies

 Champion, Tom Niland & Niland, Kilmeny

 Illus: Niland, Deborah

 Honour
 Look See, Look at Me

 Norringron, Leonie

 Illus: Huxley, Dee

 Honour
     
 Picture Book of the Year 2011  Note: Some books may be for mature readers  
 Mirror  Baker, Jeannie

 Joint

 Winner

 Hamlet

 Greenberg, Nicki

 Joint

 Winner

 Why I love Australia  Bancroft, Bronwyn  Honour
 My Uncle's Donkey  Riddle, Tohby  Honour
Eve Pownall Information Book of the Year 2011 Note: Some books may be for mature readers
 The Return of the Word Spy

 Dubosarsky, Ursula

 Illus: Riddle, Tohby

 Winner
 Drawn from the Heart: A Memoir  Brooks, Ron  Honour
 Our World: Bardi Jaawi: Life at Ardiyooloon  One Arm Point Remote Community School  Honour

 

 

 

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