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Notes

  • Only works by Australian authors or with Australian themes and settings are listed.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

winner y separately published work icon Frank's Red Hat Sean E. Avery , Sean E. Avery (illustrator), Newtown : Walker Books Australia , 2022 24825665 2022 single work picture book children's

'A story about never giving up on your talents, because even though what you do may not be appreciated right now, it may be in time. Possibly by someone you’d least expect.

'Frank is a penguin with ideas. Mostly terrible ones. That’s why his fellow penguins are nervous when he shows them his strange new creation. Something they’d never seen or expected to see in their cold and colourless Antarctic world — a red hat.' (Publication summary)

Year: 2022

winner y separately published work icon Happy As a Hog Out of Mud Sean E. Avery , Sean E. Avery (illustrator), Melbourne : Larrikin House , 2021 20992274 2021 single work picture book children's

'Warthogs LOVE to play in mud. But not Charlie...

'Charlesworth Oinkington is a sophisticated gentle-hog who would rather sip tea, go bird watching and read poetry.

'Happy as a Hog out of Mud celebrates difference and acceptance via light-hearted humour and cannonballs!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Year: 2018

winner y separately published work icon The Afghanistan Pup Mark Wilson , Sydney : Hachette Australia , 2014 6081849 2014 single work children's fiction children's

'A deeply moving story about an abandoned pup in Afghanistan who touches the lives of two very different people - a girl struggling to get an education in the face of fierce opposition, and an Australian soldier who ultimately gives his life in the service of his country. A companion to My Mother's Eyes, Angel of Kokoda and Vietnam Diary, this story deals with the complexities of the war in Afghanistan in an accessible way, addressing the tragedy of war but ending on a note of hope.' (Publication summary)

Year: 2017

winner y separately published work icon Do Not Open This Book Andy Lee , Heath McKenzie (illustrator), South Melbourne : Lake Press , 2016 10038578 2016 single work picture book children's

'This guy will do anything for you not to open this book!

'Threats, bribes, reverse psychology - you name it!

'A hilarious new book from radio extraordinaire and all-round funny guy, Andy Lee.

'Young readers will love doing everything they're asked not to! ' (Publication summary)

Year: 2016

winner y separately published work icon Pig the Fibber Aaron Blabey , Aaron Blabey (illustrator), Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2015 8757658 2015 single work picture book children's

'He's back! But this time Pig, the world's greediest Pug, is telling great big lies. Won't he ever learn? ' (Publication summary)

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