What better way to begin Term 2 but with the announcement of the shortlisted books for this year. The winner in each category will be announced in Book Week. The books are:
Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Brotherband: The Outcasts, by John Flanagan
Nanberry: Black Brother White, by Jackie French
The Truth About Verity Sparks, by Susan Green
The Golden Door, by Emily Rodda
Bungawitta, by Emily Rodda
Crow Country, by Kate Constable
Book of the Year: Early Childhood
The Runaway Hug, by Nick Bland
Come Down, Cat!, by Sonya Hartnett
That’s Not a Daffodil!, by Elizabeth Honey
The Last Viking, by Norman Jorgensen
No Bears, by Meg McKinlay
Rudie Nudie, by Emma Quay
Book of the Year: Picture Book
Look, a Book!, by Libby Gleeson
The Dream of the Thylacine, by Margaret Wild
For All Creatures, by Glenda Millard
A Bus Called Heaven, by Bob Graham
No Bears, by Meg McKinlay
Flood, by Bruce Whatley