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History
'Annual awards organized by Dymocks bookshop. The winners are selected by popular vote from children across Australia, with prizes awarded in five categories: favourite author, picture book, younger readers, older readers, and teenage.'
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2000
winner y
The Hidden Forest
Jeannie Baker
(illustrator),
London
:
Walker Books [London]
,
2000
Z835405
2000
single work
picture book
children's
'A stunning exploration of a beautiful but endangered world, by the creator of the award-winning "Where the Forest Meets the Sea"
'Looking for his lost fish trap, Ben thinks he sees something dark moving under the water. Is it a creature or only his imagination? Diving into the sea with his friend Sophie, he is amazed to discover a wonderful hidden world – and the rich variety of creatures that live there.' (Publication summary)
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Year: 1998
inaugural winner (Favourite Australian Teenage Book) y
Burning for Revenge
South Melbourne
:
Macmillan
,
1997
Z416123
1997
single work
novel
young adult
'When you're on your knees there's only one thing to do ... stand up again! Ellie and her friends have stared defeat in the face. They have felt its hot breath.They have been bashed and battered by it, brought to breaking point. Now it's time to hit back. Now it's time to come out fighting. Now they really are "Burning for Revenge!"' (Source: Trove)
inaugural winner (Favourite Australian older reader book) y
Wicked! : All Six Books in One
Ringwood
:
Puffin
,
1997
Z864537
1997
selected work
children's fiction
children's
inaugural winner (Favourite Australian picture book) y
Grandad's Teeth
Rod Clement
(illustrator),
New South Wales
:
Angus and Robertson
,
1997
Z834115
1997
single work
picture book
children's
detective
Soon after Grandpa's teeth disappear from a glass of water near his bed, Inspector Rate has the whole town under investigation.
