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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 not reading yet. The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has been giving out this award since 2001.

This award looks for amazing books that are fiction, drama, poetry, or concept books. These books are perfect for kids who are pre-readers or in the early stages of reading. They can be picture books or storybooks where pictures are very important for telling the story or explaining ideas.

Award Winners

This award has been given to many wonderful books over the years. Here are the winners from different decades.

2000s Winners

Here are the books that won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Early Childhood during the 2000s.

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

These are the books that won the award during the 2010s.

Year Author Title Publisher
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

Here are the books that have won the award so far in the 2020s.

Year Author Title Publisher
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
2024 Briony Stewart Gymnastica Fantastica! Lothian

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