Do these awards sound familiar to you? It's probably because you've read most of the winners as a kid (or to your own children!) thanks to their shiny round stickers:
Whether the sticker was Silver, Blue or Bronze – you knew you'd be in for a good read.
Today the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) announced their 2015 winners, so if you're young or just young at heart, it's time to prepare your bookshelves…
NOTE: These books are intended for independent younger readers.
Winner
The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present, Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood
Honour Books
Two Wolves, Tristan Bancks
Withering-by-Sea: a Stella Montgomery Intrigue, Judith Rossell
Early Childhood
NOTE: Intended for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages.
Winner
Go to Sleep, Jessie!, Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood
Honour Books
Scary Night, Lesley Gibbes & Stephen Michael King
Noni the Pony goes to the Beach, Alison Lester
Picture Books
NOTE: Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some books may be for mature readers.
Winner
My two Blankets, Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood
Honour Books
One Minute's Silence, David Metzenthen & Michael Camilleri
The Stone Lion, Margaret Wild & Ritva Voutila
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
NOTE: Intended for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some books may be for mature readers.
Winner
A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land, Simon Barnard
Honour Books
Tea and Sugar Christmas, Jane Jolly & Robert Ingpen
Audacity: Stories of Heroic Australians in Wartime, Carlie Walker
Congratulations to all the winners and honour books! And a special congratulations to our Writing Picture Books presenter Judith Rossell – this year has seen her scoop many an award for her book Withering-by-Sea. Find out more about Judith's journey by listening to us interview her on our podcast So you want to be a writer.
