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Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2014

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Younger Readers Book of the Year 2014

03 Unusual Pursuit

WINNER: Very Unusual Pursuit, A by Catherine Jinks

HONOUR BOOK: My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg

HONOUR BOOK: Lighthorse Boy by Dianne Wolfer

 

 

 

 

 

Early Childhood Book of the Year 2014

10 Swap

WINNER: Swap, The by Jan Ormerod and Andrew Joyner

HONOUR: I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian and Ann James

HONOUR: Banjo and Ruby Red by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood

 

 

 

 

 

Picture Book of the Year 2014

17 Rules of Summer

WINNER: Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan

HONOUR: King Pig by Nick Bland

HONOUR: Silver Buttons by Bob Graham

 

 

 

 

 

Older Readers Book of the Year 2014

28 Wildlife

WINNER: Wildlife by Fiona Wood

HONOUR: Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Neal

HONOUR: Sky So Heavy, The by Claire Zorn

 

 

 

 

 

Eve Pownell Award for Information Books 2014

19 Jeremy

WINNER: Jeremy by Christopher Faille and Danny Snell

HONOUR: Welcome to My Country by Burarrwanga, Laklak and Family

HONOUR: Ice, Wind and Rock by Peter Gouldthorpe

 

 

 

 

 

Crichton Award for New Illustrator

194 Big Red Kangaroo

WINNER: Big Red Kangaroo by Claire Saxby and Graham Byrne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards Shortlist 2014

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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