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Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood
Presented by Children's Book Council of Australia
Country Australia
First awarded 2001

The Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood is a special prize given every year in Australia. It celebrates the best books for young children who are just starting to read or are still listening to stories. The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has been giving out this award since 2001.

This award looks for amazing books that can be stories, plays, poems, or books that teach new ideas. These books are often picture books where the pictures are a big part of telling the story or explaining a concept. They are perfect for kids who are learning to read or who love to have stories read to them.

Award Winners

This award has been given to many talented authors and illustrators over the years. Here are some of the books that have won this special prize.

2000s Winners

Year Author Title Publisher
2001 Jinks, CatherineCatherine Jinks, illus. Andrew McLean You'll Wake the Baby! Penguin Books
2002 Graham, BobBob Graham Let's Get a Pup! Walker Books
2003 Matthews, PennyPenny Matthews, illus. Andrew McLean A Year on Our Farm Omnibus Books
2004 Allen, PamelaPamela Allen Grandpa and Thomas Viking Books
2005 Fox, MemMem Fox, illus. Judy Horacek Where Is the Green Sheep? Viking Books
2006 Niland, DeborahDeborah Niland Annie's Chair Viking Books
2007 Gleeson, LibbyLibby Gleeson, illus. Freya Blackwood Amy and Louis Scholastic Press
2008 Blabey, AaronAaron Blabey Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley Viking Books
2009 Graham, BobBob Graham How to Heal a Broken Wing Walker Books

2010s Winners

Year Author Title Publisher Ref.
2010 Shanahan, LisaLisa Shanahan, illus. Emma Quay Bear & Chook by the Sea Lothian Books
2011 Ormerod, JanJan Ormerod, illus. Freya Blackwood Maudie and Bear Little Hare Books
2012 Bland, NickNick Bland, illus. Freya Blackwood The Runaway Hug Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
2013 Allen, EmmaEmma Allen, illus. Freya Blackwood The Terrible Suitcase Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont
2014 Ormerod, JanJan Ormerod, illus. Andrew Joyner The Swap Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
2015 Gleeson, LibbyLibby Gleeson, illus. Freya Blackwood Go to Sleep, Jessie! Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont
2016 Walker, AnnaAnna Walker Mr Huff Penguin Random House
2017 Bell, JohannaJohanna Bell, illus. Dion Beasley Go Home, Cheeky Animals! Allen & Unwin
2018 Bauer, Michael GerardMichael Gerard Bauer, illus. Chrissie Krebs Rodney Loses It! Omnibus Books
2019 Lester, AlisonAlison Lester Tricky's Bad Day Affirm

2020s Winners

Year Author Title Publisher Ref.
2020 Watts, FrancesFrances Watts My Friend Fred Allen & Unwin
2021 Hathorn, LibbyLibby Hathorn and Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, illus. Mel Pearce No! Never! Lothian '
2022 Rowe, AndreaAndrea Rowe, illus. Hannah Sommerville Jetty Jumping Hardie Grant '
2023 Conley, VikkiVikki Conley, illus. Max Hamilton Where the Lyrebird Lives Windy Hollow

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