Children's Book Council Book of the Year Winners
The winners of this year's Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) awards have been announced. Please note that some of the books are for mature readers. All the nominated books are on display in Orange City Library. And the winners are:
Picture Book of the Year
Requiem for a Beast by Matt Ottley, Lothian
Older Readers Book of the Year
The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett, Viking
Early Childhood Book of the Year
Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley by Aaron Blabey, Viking
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books by Frances Watts, illustrated by David Legge, ABC Books
For more information and a list of honour books and nominations go to the Children's Book Council website www.cbca.org.au. Did you predict any of the winners?