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Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2012

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Younger Readers Book of the Year 2012

                 

WINNER:
Crow Country
by Kate Constable

HONOUR BOOK:
Nanberry: Black Brother White
by Jackie French

HONOUR BOOK:
Truth About Verity Sparks, The
by Susan Green

 

 

 

Early Childhood Book of the Year 2012

WINNER:
Runaway Hug, The
by Nick Bland illustrated by Freya Blackwood

HONOUR BOOK:
Come Down, Cat!
by Sonia Hartnett illustrated by Lucia Masciullo

HONOUR BOOK:
That’s Not a Daffodil!
by Elizabeth Honey

 

 

 

Picture Book of the Year 2012

WINNER:
Bus Called Heaven, A
by Bob Graham

HONOUR BOOK:
Dream of the Thylacine
by Margaret Wild illustrated by Ron Brooks

HONOUR BOOK:
Flood
by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley

 

 

 

Older Readers Book of the Year 2012

WINNER:
Dead I Know, The
by Scot Gardner

HONOUR BOOK:
Straight Line To My Heart
by Bill Condon

HONOUR BOOK:
When We Were Two
by Robert Newton

 

 

 

Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2012

Book Cover:  One Small IslandWINNER:
One Small Island
by Coral Tulloch illustrated by Alison Lester

HONOUR BOOK:
Little Refugee, The
by Anh Do illustrated by Bruce Whatley

HONOUR BOOK:
S
urrealism For Kids
by the Queensland Art Gallery

 

 

Crichton Award For New Illustrators

WINNER:
Ben and Duck
by Sarah Acton

 

 

 

1.

STORM AND THE MINOTAUR
Lucy Strange

2.

ALBERT JOHNSON AND THE BUNS OF STEEL
Phil Earle

3.

ALL TO PLAY FOR
Eve Ainsworth

4.

WEATHER WELL, THE
Vashti Hardy

5.

CARRIE AND THE ROLLER BOOTS
Lisa Thompson

6.

ALL I SAID WAS
Michael Morpurgo

7.

DEN, THE
Keith Gray

8.

OF MICE AND MEN: SUPER-READABLE EDITION
John Steinbeck

9.

SNOW DOGS
Jane AC West

10.

CARNIVAL OF THE CLOCKS
Nick Sharratt

11.

BULLET CATCHER
Chris Bradford

12.

FIRST THIRD WISH, THE
Ian Beck

13.

LITTLE WOMEN: A RETELLING
Laura Wood

14.

13TH FAIRY, THE
Kaye Umansky

15.

ALL SORTS TO MAKE A WORLD
John Agard

16.

AMBER'S SONG
Gillian Cross

17.

BEAUTIFUL GAME, THE
Alan Gibbons

18.

BULLET CATCHER: BLOWBACK
Chris Bradford

19.

BULLET CATCHER: SNIPER
Chris Bradford

20.

FRANKENSTEIN: A RETELLING
Tanya Landman

20.

MEG AND MERLIN: RUNNING AWAY
Tanya Landman

20.

GRAVE MATTER
Juno Dawson

20.

STARLIGHT WATCHMAKER, THE
Lauren James

20.

FRONT ROOM, THE
Michelle Magorian

20.

IT'S A NO-MONEY DAY
Kate Milner

20.

GHOST IN ANNIE'S ROOM, THE
Phillipa Pearce

20.

STILL WATER
Chris Priestley

20.

SPLASH DAY!
Nick Sharratt

20.

BIG TROUBLE FOR NELLIE CHOC-ICE
Jeremy Strong

20.

ROSE'S DRESS OF DREAMS
Katherine Woodfine

20.

YOUNG WEREWOLF
Cornelia Funke

20.

FOOTBALL MAD: OWN GOAL!
Paul Stewart

20.

DOG THAT SAVED CHRISTMAS, THE
Nicola Davies

20.

TRIPWRECKED!
Ross Montgomery

20.

STERLING AND THE CANARY
Andy Stanton

20.

DAY MY FAMILY DISAPPEARED, THE
Jo Simmons

20.

DAY THE HICCUPS TOOK OVER, THE
Jo Simmons

20.

MARIELLA, QUEEN OF THE STARS
Eoin Colfer

20.

SURVIVAL IN SPACE: APOLLO 13 MISSION
David Long

20.

TUTANKHAMUN'S TREASURE
David Long