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The contoversy concerning the winner of The Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year award for 2009, Requiem for a Beast by Matt Ottley, is examined.

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  • This column is an edited version of a feature article that was published in The Canberra Times on Saturday 23 August 2008.

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A Book of Beastly Tales Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 August 2008; (p. 8-9) Stephanie Owen Reeder charts the rise of picture books 'with dark themes' both in Australia and overseas and asks 'Is it time for the [Children's Book Council of Australia] to review all its categories and decide whether age or format should be the underlying criterion?'
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