Younger Readers
Subcategory of KOALA Awards
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History

Replaced the pre-existing category 'Junior Book' in 2002.

The award was not presented in 2007.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2023

winner y separately published work icon Splashy Weird! Anh Do , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2018 14525238 2018 single work children's fiction children's

'The school swimming carnival is on and Weir isn't looking forward to ANY of it! 
'Not the TINY cozzies! Or getting water UP HIS NOSE! And especially not the RACING! 
'Can Weir win for his team? 
'It won't be easy... but it will be FUNNY!'  (Publication summary)

Year: 2022

winner y separately published work icon Cut to the Chase Aaron Blabey , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2021 21070911 2021 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Animalotes 13 y 14 2023;
'A MYSTERIOUS DOORWAY! (Sure, it's in a restaurant that serves poop, but that doesn't make it any less mysterious. OK?) Behold! What lies beyond?! An evil centipede? An alternate universe? A few decent explanations? VRRRING! NING! NING! NING!
'Hey, was that a CHAINSAW?! Let's see if you can read and run at the same time... GO! It's the BAD GUYS EPISODE 13.' (Publication summary)

Year: 2021

winner y separately published work icon Vote Weirdo Anh Do , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2020 18673764 2020 single work children's fiction children's

'Its time to vote! Weir Dos in the running for class captain... but will an EPIC HAIR DISASTER destroy his chances of winning?! It wont be easy... but it will be funny!'   (Publication summary)

Year: 2020

winner y separately published work icon The Big Bad Wolf Aaron Blabey , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2019 15647107 2019 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Animalotes : Episodios 9 y 10 2021;

'THE SKY GOES DARK. THE CITY TREMBLES. THE SCREAMS BEGIN... and everyone’s favourite Wolf has a LOT of explaining to do. Big? Yep. Bad? You betcha. Unmissable? YESSSSSSSSSSS. But seriously, will someone tell those whiny Three Little Pig dudes to stop saying ‘We told you so’? Get under a table and put on a sensible helmet—this is BAD GUYS EPISODE 9!'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Year: 2019

winner y separately published work icon Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?! The Bad Guys Episode 7 Aaron Blabey , Lindfield : Scholastic Australia , 2018 14045481 2018 single work children's fiction children's fantasy
— Appears in: Animalotes : Episodios 7 y 8 2020;

'The dawn of time! Nothing on earth could rival the terrifying power of the dinosaurs. Except maybe that wolf over there...Yeah, the one standing next to the snake and the shark and that other sardiney-looking thing.

'Huh?!

'This is all wrong. This is all bad. This is all awesome. Its time to get your Jurassic on, baby. It's time... For the Bad Guys Episode 7!' (Publication summary)

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