Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood |
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| Presented by | Children's Book Council of Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2001 |
The Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood has been presented annually since 2001 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).
The Award "will be made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, poetry or concept books for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. They may be picture books, picture storybooks or texts in which illustrations play a substantial part in the storytelling or concept development."
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Award winners
2000s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| 2001 | Catherine Jinks, illus. Andrew McLean | You'll Wake the Baby! | Penguin Books |
| 2002 | Bob Graham | Let's Get a Pup! | Walker Books |
| 2003 | Penny Matthews, illus. Andrew McLean | A Year on Our Farm | Omnibus Books |
| 2004 | Pamela Allen | Grandpa and Thomas | Viking Books |
| 2005 | Mem Fox, illus. Judy Horacek | Where Is the Green Sheep? | Viking Books |
| 2006 | Deborah Niland | Annie's Chair | Viking Books |
| 2007 | Libby Gleeson, illus. Freya Blackwood | Amy and Louis | Scholastic Press |
| 2008 | Aaron Blabey | Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley | Viking Books |
| 2009 | Bob Graham | How to Heal a Broken Wing | Walker Books |
2010s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
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| 2010 | Lisa Shanahan, illus. Emma Quay | Bear & Chook by the Sea | Lothian Books | |
| 2011 | Jan Ormerod, illus. Freya Blackwood | Maudie and Bear | Little Hare Books | |
| 2012 | Nick Bland, illus. Freya Blackwood | The Runaway Hug | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia | |
| 2013 | Emma Allen, illus. Freya Blackwood | The Terrible Suitcase | Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont | |
| 2014 | Jan Ormerod, illus. Andrew Joyner | The Swap | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia | |
| 2015 | Libby Gleeson, illus. Freya Blackwood | Go to Sleep, Jessie! | Little Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont | |
| 2016 | Anna Walker | Mr Huff | Penguin Random House | |
| 2017 | Johanna Bell, illus. Dion Beasley | Go Home, Cheeky Animals! | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2018 | Michael Gerard Bauer, illus. Chrissie Krebs | Rodney Loses It! | Omnibus Books | |
| 2019 | Alison Lester | Tricky's Bad Day | Affirm |
2020s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | Ref. |
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| 2020 | Frances Watts | My Friend Fred | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2021 | Libby Hathorn and Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, illus. Mel Pearce | No! Never! | Lothian | ' |
| 2022 | Andrea Rowe, illus. Hannah Sommerville | Jetty Jumping | Hardie Grant | ' |
| 2023 | Vikki Conley, illus. Max Hamilton | Where the Lyrebird Lives | Windy Hollow |
See also
- List of CBCA Awards
- List of Australian literary awards
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