The Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers has been presented annually since 1946 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Note: from 1946 to 1986 this award was known as "Book of the Year".
The Award "will be made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, or poetry which require of the reader a degree of maturity to appreciate the topics, themes and scope of emotional involvement. Generally, books in this category will be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling."[1]
Award winners
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
| Year |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
| 1969 |
Margaret Balderson, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus |
When Jays Fly to Barbmo |
Oxford University Press |
| 1968 |
Ivan Southall, illustrated by Jennifer Tuckwell |
To the Wild Sky |
Angus and Robertson |
| 1967[2] |
Mavis Thorpe Clark, illustrated by Genevieve Melrose |
The Min-Min |
Lansdowne Press |
| 1966 |
Ivan Southall, illustrated by Clem Seale |
Ash Road |
Angus and Robertson |
| 1965 |
H. F. Brinsmead, illustrated by Annette Macarthur-Onslow |
Pastures of the Blue Crane |
Oxford University Press |
| 1964[3] |
Eleanor Spence, illustrated by Geraldine Spence |
The Green Laurel |
Oxford University Press |
| 1963[4] |
Joan Phipson, illustrated by Margaret Horder |
The Family Conspiracy |
Constable |
| 1962[5] |
L. H. Evers |
The Racketty Street Gang |
Hodder & Stoughton |
| Joan Woodberry |
Rafferty Rides a Winner |
M. Parrish, London |
| 1961[6] |
Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Brian Wildsmith |
Tangara |
Oxford University Press |
| 1960[7] |
Kylie Tennant, illustrated by Clem Seale |
All the Proud Tribesmen |
Macmillan |
1950s
| Year |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
| 1959[8] |
Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Geraldine Spence |
Devil's Hill |
Oxford University Press |
| John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh |
Sea Menace |
Constable |
| 1958[9] |
Nan Chauncy |
Tiger in the Bush |
Oxford University Press |
| 1957[10] |
Enid Moodie Heddle (ed.), illustrated by Nancy Parker |
The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales |
Longmans Green |
| 1956[11] |
Patricia Wrightson, illustrated by Margaret Horder |
The Crooked Snake |
Angus and Robertson |
| 1955[12] |
Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay, illustrated by Madeleine Boyce |
The First Walkabout |
Longmans Green |
| 1954[13] |
K. Langloh Parker, edited by Henrietta Drake-Brockman, illustrated by Elizabeth Durack |
Australian Legendary Tales |
Angus and Robertson |
| 1953[14] |
James H. Martin and W. D. Martin |
Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow |
Angus and Robertson |
| Joan Phipson, illustrated by Margaret Horder |
Good Luck to the Rider |
Angus and Robertson |
| 1952[15] |
Eve Pownall, illustrated by Margaret Senior |
The Australia Book |
John Sands |
| 1951[16] |
Ruth C. Williams, illustrated by Rhys Williams |
Verity of Sydney Town |
Angus and Robertson |
| 1950[17] |
Alan J. Villiers, illustrated by Charles Pont |
Whalers of the Midnight Sun |
Angus and Robertson |
1940s
Commended books
1960s
1950s
1940s
| Year |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
| 1948[18] |
Veronica Basser |
Ponny the Penguin |
Australasian Publishing Co. |
| Ada Jackson |
Beetles A'Hoy! |
Paterson's Press |
| James H. Martin & W. D. Martin |
The Australian Book of Trains |
Angus and Robertson |
| Musette Morell |
Bush Cobbers |
Australasian Publishing Co. |
| Leslie Rees |
The Story of Shadow, the Rock Wallaby |
John Sands |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ CBCA Guidelines for Publishers
- ↑ "Children's Book Week 1967", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1967, p13
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Book of the Year by Eleanor Spence" by K. Masterman, The Canberra Times, 4 July 1964, p11
- ↑ Austlit - The Family Conspiracy by Joan Phipson
- ↑ "Award Winners", The Canberra Times, 7 July 1962, p17
- ↑ "Old Favourite Wins 'Book of the Year' Title", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1961, p14
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Kylie Tennant Wins Book of the Year Award", The Canberra Times, 11 July 1960, p3
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
- ↑ Austlit - Tiger in the Bush by Nan Chauncy
- ↑ Austlit - The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales edited by Enid Moodie Heddle
- ↑ Austlit - The Crooked Snake by Patricia Wrightson
- ↑ Austlit - The First Walkabout by Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay
- ↑ Austlit - Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker
- ↑ "For the Young Reader", The Age, 5 December 1953, p21
- ↑ "Children's Book of the Year: An Australian Classic?", The Sunday Herald, 10 August 1952, p11
- ↑ "Prizewinner for Children", The Sydney Herald, 5 August 1951, p11
- ↑ "New Book Wins Council Award", Truth, 30 June 1950, p44
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Book Society Award", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 November 1948, p2
- ↑ "No Book Award by Society", The Age, 29 September 1947, p4
- ↑ "Book of the Year: Children's Story by Leslie Rees", The West Australian, 13 November 1946, p8
- ↑ "Australian Book Council Awards", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1967, p14
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