Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book

Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book
Awarded for	Excellence in Australian picture books
Country	Australia
Presented by	Children's Book Council of Australia
First awarded	1955
Official website	http://cbca.org.au/index.htm

The Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book has been presented occasionally since 1955 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

The Award "will be made to outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity, or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations."^[1]

Award winners

Year	Author	Illustrator	Book	Publisher	Citation
1956	Barnard, Peggy !Peggy Barnard	Hawkins, Sheila !Sheila Hawkins	Wish and the Magic Nut	John Sands	Winner
1958	Poignant, Axel !Axel Poignant	photographs	Piccaninny Walkabout	Angus & Robertson	Winner
1965	MacIntyre, Elizabeth !Elizabeth MacIntyre		Hugh's Zoo	Constable Young Books	Winner
1969	Southall, Ivan !Ivan Southall	Greenwood, Ted !Ted Greenwood	Sly Old Wardrobe	Cheshire	Winner
1971	Paterson, A. B. !A. B. Paterson	Digby, Desmond !Desmond Digby	Waltzing Matilda	Collins	Winner^[2]
1974	Wagner, Jenny !Jenny Wagner	Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks	Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek, The !The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek	Longman Young	Winner^[2]
1975	Paterson, A. B. !A. B. Paterson	Hole, Quentin !Quentin Hole	Man from Ironbark, The !The Man from Ironbark	Collins	Winner^[2]
1976	Roughsey, Dick !Dick Roughsey	Roughsey, Dick !Dick Roughsey	Rainbow Serpent, The !The Rainbow Serpent	Collins	Winner^[2]
1978	Wagner, Jenny !Jenny Wagner	Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks	John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat	Viking Kestrel	Winner^[2]
1979	Trezise, Percy !Percy Trezise	Roughsey, Dick !Dick Roughsey	Quinkins, The !The Quinkins	Collins	Winner^[2]
1980	Pavey, Peter !Peter Pavey		One Dragon's Dream	Nelson Australia	Winner^[3]
1982	Mattingley, Christobel !Christobel Mattingley	Mullins, Patricia !Patricia Mullins	Rummage	Angus & Robertson	Winner^[3]
1983	Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen	Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen	Who Sank the Boat?	Nelson Australia	Winner^[3]
1984	Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen	Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen	Bertie and the Bear	Nelson Australia	Winner^[3]
1986	Denton, Terry !Terry Denton	Denton, Terry !Terry Denton	Felix & Alexander	Oxford University Press	Winner^[3]
1987	Smith, Helen !Helen Smith, text based on a story by Kenji Miyazawa	Morimoto, Junko !Junko Morimoto	Kojuro and the Bears	Collins	Winner^[3]
1988	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Crusher is Coming!	Lothian	Winner^[3]
1989	Base, Graeme !Graeme Base (joint winner)	Base, Graeme !Graeme Base	Eleventh Hour, The !The Eleventh Hour	Viking Books	Co-Winner^[3]
1989	Baillie, Allan !Allan Baillie (joint winner)	Tanner, Jane !Jane Tanner	Drac and the Gremlin	Viking Books	Co-Winner^[3]
1990	Wild, Margaret !Margaret Wild	Vivas, Julie !Julie Vivas	Very Best of Friends, The !The Very Best of Friends	Margaret Hamilton	Winner^[4]
1991	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Greetings from Sandy Beach	Lothian	Winner^[4]
1992	Baker, Jeannie !Jeannie Baker		Window	Julia MacRae	Winner^[4]
1993	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten	Penguin Books	Winner^[4]
1994	Crew, Gary !Gary Crew	Gouldthorpe, Peter !Peter Gouldthorpe	First Light	Lothian	Winner^[4]
1995	Crew, Gary !Gary Crew	Woolman, Stephen !Stephen Woolman	Watertower, The !The Watertower	Keystone, Era	Winner^[4]
1996	Oliver, Narelle !Narelle Oliver		Hunt, The !The Hunt	Lothian	Winner^[4]
1997	Honey, Elizabeth !Elizabeth Honey		Not a Nibble!	Little Ark	Winner^[4]
1998	Morimoto, Junko !Junko Morimoto, translated by Isao Morimoto	Morimoto, Junko !Junko Morimoto	Two Bullies, The !The Two Bullies	Random House	Winner^[4]
1999	Marsden, John !John Marsden	Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan	Rabbits, The !The Rabbits	Lothian	Winner^[4]
2000	Wild, Margaret !Margaret Wild	Spudvilas, Anne !Anne Spudvilas	Jenny Angel	Viking Books	Winner
2001	Wild, Margaret !Margaret Wild	Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks	Fox	Allen and Unwin	Winner
2002	Gleeson, Libby !Libby Gleeson	Greder, Armin !Armin Greder	Ordinary Day, An !An Ordinary Day	Scholastic Press	Winner
2003	Jorgensen, Norman !Norman Jorgensen	Harrison-Lever, Brian !Brian Harrison-Lever	In Flanders Fields	Fremantle Arts Centre Press	Winner
2004	Grant, Joan !Joan Grant	Curtis, Neil !Neil Curtis	Cat and Fish	Lothian	Winner
2005	Lester, Alison !Alison Lester	Lester, Alison !Alison Lester	Are We There Yet? A Journey Around Australia	Viking Books	Winner
2006	Thompson, Colin !Colin Thompson		The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley	Lothian	Winner
2007	Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan	Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan	Arrival, The !The Arrival	Lothian	Winner
2008	Ottley, Matt !Matt Ottley		Requiem for a Beast	Lothian	Winner
2009	Dunstan, Kylie !Kylie Dunstan		Collecting Colour	Lothian	Winner
2010	Rogers, Gregory !Gregory Rogers		Hero of Little Street, The !The Hero of Little Street	Allen & Unwin	Winner
2011	Baker, Jeannie !Jeannie Baker (joint winner)		Mirror	Walker Books	Co-Winner
2011	Greenberg, Nicki !Nicki Greenberg (joint winner)		Hamlet	Allen & Unwin	Co-Winner
2012	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Graham, Bob !Bob Graham	Bus Called Heaven, A !A Bus Called Heaven	Walker Books	Winner
2013	Hunt, Julie !Julie Hunt	Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks	Coat, The !The Coat	Allen & Unwin	Winner
2014	Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan	Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan	Rules of Summer	Hachette Australia	Winner
2015	Kobold, Irena !Irena Kobold	Blackwood, Freya !Freya Blackwood	My Two Blankets	Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont	Winner

External links

CBCA Awards History

References

↑ CBCA Guidelines for Publishers
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Winners and Shortlists 1970 - 1979 - CBCA". Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Winners and Commended Books 1980 - 1989 - CBCA". Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Winners and Shortlists 1990 - 1999 - CBCA". Children's Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 2014-11-28.

Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book

1955-1959	Wish and the Magic Nut by Peggy Barnard (1956) Piccaninny Walkabout by Axel Poignant (1958)

1960-1969	Hugh's Zoo by Elizabeth MacIntyre (1965) Sly Old Wardrobe by Ivan Southall (1969)

1970-1979	Waltzing Matilda by A. B. Paterson (1971) The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek by Jenny Wagner (1974) The Man from Ironbark by A. B. Paterson (1975) The Rainbow Serpent by Dick Roughsey (1976) John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat by Jenny Wagner (1978) The Quinkins by Percy Trezise (1979)

1980-1989	One Dragon's Dream by Peter Pavey (1980) Rummage by Christobel Mattingley (1982) Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen (1983) Bertie and the Bear by Pamela Allen (1984) Felix & Alexander by Terry Denton (1986) Kojuro and the Bears by Helen Smith (1987) Crusher is Coming! by Bob Graham (1988) The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base (1989) Drac and the Gremlin by Allan Baillie (1989)

1990-1999	The Very Best of Friends by Margaret Wild (1990) Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham (1991) Window by Jeannie Baker (1992) Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten by Bob Graham (1993) First Light by Gary Crew (1994) The Watertower by Gary Crew (1995) The Hunt by Narelle Oliver (1996) Not a Nibble! by Elizabeth Honey (1997) The Two Bullies by Junko Morimoto (1998) The Rabbits by John Marsden (1999)

2000-2009	Jenny Angel by Margaret Wild (2000) Fox by Margaret Wild (2001) An Ordinary Day by Libby Gleeson (2002) In Flanders Fields by Norman Jorgensen (2003) Cat and Fish by Joan Grant (2004) Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia by Alison Lester (2005) The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley by Colin Thompson (2006) The Arrival by Shaun Tan (2007) Requiem for a Beast by Matt Ottley (2008) Collecting Colour by Kylie Dunstan (2009)

2010-present	The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers (2010) Mirror by Jeannie Baker (2011) Hamlet by Nicki Greenberg (2011) A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham (2012)

Early Childhood (2001-present) Younger Readers (1982-present) Older Readers (1946-present) Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (1988-present)

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Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book

Award winners

See also

External links

References