2003 Book of the Year: Older ReadersNOTE:
These books are for mature readers |
| AWARD | AUTHOR | TITLE |
| Winner | Zusak,
Markus | The
Messenger |
| Honour
Book | Bateson, Catherine | Painted
Love Letters |
| Honour
Book | Brugman, Alyssa | Walking
Naked |
| Shortlist |
Aldridge, James | The
Girl from the Sea |
| Shortlist | Bone,
Ian | The Song of an Innocent Bystander |
| Shortlist | McDonald,
Meme and Pryor, Boori | Njunjul
the Sun |
2003 Book of the Year: Younger Readers
|
| AWARD | AUTHOR | TITLE |
| Winner |
Bateson, Catherine | Rain
May and Captain Daniel |
| Honour
Book | Fienberg, Anna
Illus. Kim Gamble | Horrendo's
Curse |
| Honour Book | Norrington,
Leonie | The
Barrumbi Kids |
| Shortlist | French,
Simon | Where
in the World |
| Shortlist | Herrick,
Steven | Tom
Jones Saves the World |
| Shortlist | Murray,
Martine | The
Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley
(Who planned to live an unusual life) |
2003 Book of the Year: Early Childhood
|
| AWARD | AUTHOR | TITLE |
| Winner | Matthews,
Penny
Illus. McLean, Andrew | A
Year on Our Farm |
| Honour
Book | Allen, Pamela | The
Potato People |
| Honour
Book | Laguna, Sofie
Illus. Argent, Kerry | Too
Loud Lily |
| Shortlist | French,
Simon
Illus. Rawlins, Donna | Guess
the Baby |
| Shortlist | Shanahan,
Lisa
Illus. Quay, Emma | Bear
and Chook |
| Shortlist | Tanner,
Jane | Playmates |
2003 Picture Book
of the Year
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature
readers |
| AWARD | AUTHOR | TITLE |
| Winner | Harrison-Lever,
Brian
Text Norman Jorgensen | In
Flanders Fields |
| Honour
Book | McLean, Andrew
Text Penny Matthews | A
Year on Our Farm |
| Honour
Book | Whatley, Bruce
Text Jackie French | Diary
of a Wombat |
| Shortlist | Allen,
Pamela | The
Potato People |
| Shortlist | Graham,
Bob | Jethro
Byrde, Fairy Child |
| Shortlist | Hobbs,
Leigh | Old
Tom's Holiday |
2003 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
NOTE:
Some of these books are for mature readers |
| AWARD | AUTHOR | TITLE |
| Winner | Tucker,
Alan | Iron
in the Blood: Convicts and
Commandants in Colonial Australia |
| Honour Book | Nicholson,
John | The
Mighty Murray |
| Honour
Book | Wilkinson, Carole | Black
Snake: The Daring of Ned Kelly |
| Shortlist | Cree,
Laura Murray | Awesome!
Australian Art for Contemporary Kids |
| Shortlist | Slater,
Pat (Text)
Parish, Steve (Photographs) | Discover
& Learn About
Australian Forests and Woodlands |
| Shortlist | Wilkinson,
Rick | Endangered!
Working to Save Animals at Risk |
