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Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book

Australian literary award from 1955

Summary

Australian literary award from 1955

FieldValue
nameChildren's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book
awarded_forExcellence in Australian picture books
presenterChildren's Book Council of Australia
countryAustralia
year1955
websitehttp://cbca.org.au/index.htm

The Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book has been presented occasionally since 1955 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

The Award "will be made to outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity, or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations."

Award winners

1950s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
1955No awardtitle= Austlit — Picture Book of the Year (1955-)publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=57&count=3access-date= 11 October 2023}}
1956Wish and the Magic NutJohn Sands
1957No award
1958photographsPiccaninny WalkaboutAngus & Robertson
1959No award

1960s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
1960No awardtitle= Austlit — Picture Book of the Year (1955-)publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=57&count=3access-date= 11 October 2023}}
1961No award
1962No award
1963No award
1964No award
1965Hugh's ZooConstable Young Booksdate=3 July 1965title="Children's Book Awards"url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105758938url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204411/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105758938archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=24 June 2016website=The Canberra Timespage=14}}
1966No awarddate=9 July 1966title=The award winnersurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107880852url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204357/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107880852archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=8 July 2016website=The Canberra Timespage=12}}
1968No awarddate=6 July 1968title=Children's Book Week - Prizewinnersurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107061241url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204426/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107061241archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=14 August 2016website=The Canberra Timespage=13}}
1969Sly Old WardrobeCheshiredate=12 July 1969title=Book Council Award Winnersurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136943729url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204401/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136943729archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=23 August 2016website=The Canberra Timespage=16}}

1970s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
1970No awarddate=11 July 1970title=Judges' Awardsurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110331635url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204358/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110331635archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=7 March 2023website=The Canberra Timespage=16}}
1971Waltzing MatildaCollinsdate=10 July 1971title=1971 Awardsurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110666933url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204408/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110666933archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=7 March 2023website=The Canberra Timespage=15}}
1974Longman Youngdate=6 July 1974title=Judges' Reporturl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110718249url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204358/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110718249archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=7 March 2023website=The Canberra Timespage=11}}
1975**Collinsdate=26 April 1975title=No major award for children's booksurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116344404url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204349/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116344404archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=7 March 2023website=The Canberra Timespage=11}}
1976**Collinsdate=10 July 1976title=1976 children's book awards announcedurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110816752url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204352/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110816752archive-date=7 March 2023access-date=7 March 2023website=The Canberra Timespage=3}}
**1978**John Brown, Rose and the Midnight CatViking Kestrel
**1979**Collins

1980s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
**1980**One Dragon's DreamNelson Australia
**1981**No awardtitle="No Picture Book of Year prize"publisher= The Canberra Times, 11 July 1981, p9url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127050989access-date= 11 October 2023}}
**1982**Jan OrmerodJan OrmerodSunshinePenguin Bookstitle="1982 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award"publisher= The Canberra Times, 24 July 1982, p13url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126885945access-date= 16 November 2023}}
**1983**Who Sank the Boat?Nelson Australiatitle= Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1983publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=39&count=3access-date= 21 November 2023}}
**1984**Bertie and the BearNelson Australiatitle= Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1984publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=39&count=3access-date= 21 November 2023}}
**1985**Not awardedtitle= Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1985publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=36&count=3access-date= 25 November 2023}}
**1986**Felix & AlexanderOxford University Presstitle= Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1986publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=36&count=3access-date= 28 November 2023}}
**1987**, text based on a story by Kenji MiyazawaKojuro and the BearsCollinstitle= Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1987publisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v872?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=36&count=3access-date= 28 November 2023}}
**1988**Crusher is Coming!Lothiantitle= Austlit — Crusher is Coming — Awardspublisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C391429?mainTabTemplate=workAwardsaccess-date= 23 December 2023}}
**1989**Viking Bookstitle= Austlit — The Eleventh Hour — Awardspublisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C394606?mainTabTemplate=workAwardsaccess-date= 23 December 2023}}
Drac and the GremlinViking Kestreltitle= Austlit — Drac and the Gremlin — Awardspublisher= Austliturl=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C394581?mainTabTemplate=workAwardsaccess-date= 23 December 2023}}

1990s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
**1990**Margaret Hamiltontitle="CBCA - Previous Winners - 1946 Onwards"publisher= CBCAurl=https://cbca.blob.core.windows.net/documents/National/CBCA%20Awards%201946%20on.pdfaccess-date= 25 August 2025}}
**1991**Greetings from Sandy BeachLothian
**1992**WindowJulia MacRae
**1993**Rose Meets Mr WintergartenPenguin Books
**1994**First LightLothian
**1995**Keystone, Era
**1996**Lothian
**1997**Not a Nibble!Little Ark
**1998**, translated by Isao MorimotoRandom House
**1999**Lothian

2000s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
**2000**Jenny AngelViking Books
**2001**FoxAllen and Unwin
**2002**Scholastic Press
**2003**In Flanders FieldsFremantle Arts Centre Press
**2004**Cat and FishLothian
**2005**Are We There Yet? A Journey Around AustraliaViking Books
**2006**Lothian
**2007**Lothian
**2008**Requiem for a BeastLothian
**2009**Collecting ColourLothian

2010s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
**2010**Allen & Unwin
**2011**MirrorWalker Books
**2011**HamletAllen & Unwin
**2012**Walker Books
**2013**Allen & Unwin
**2014**Rules of SummerHachette Australia
**2015**My Two BlanketsLittle Hare, Hardie Grant Egmont
**2016**FlightWindy Hollow Books
**2017**Home in the RainWalker Books
**2018****Affirm Press
**2019**CicadaLothian

2020s

YearAuthorIllustratorBookPublisherRef.
**2020**I Need a ParrotFord Street
**2021**How to Make a BirdWalker Books
**2022**IcebergAllen & Unwin
2023My Strange Shrinking ParentsThames & Hudson
2024Kelly CanbyKelly CanbyTimelessFremantle Press
2025Deborah FrenkelDanny SnellThe Truck CatBright Light

References

References

  1. [http://cbca.org.au/docs/publisher%20guidelines.pdf CBCA Guidelines for Publishers] {{webarchive. link. (February 20, 2012)
  2. "Austlit — Picture Book of the Year (1955-)". Austlit.
  3. "''Wish and the Magic Nut'' by Peggy Barnard".
  4. (8 July 1958). ""Colourful Display for Children's Book Week"".
  5. "Austlit — Picture Book of the Year (1955-)". Austlit.
  6. (3 July 1965). ""Children's Book Awards"".
  7. (9 July 1966). "The award winners".
  8. (6 July 1968). "Children's Book Week - Prizewinners".
  9. (12 July 1969). "Book Council Award Winners".
  10. (11 July 1970). "Judges' Awards".
  11. (10 July 1971). "1971 Awards".
  12. (6 July 1974). "Judges' Report".
  13. (26 April 1975). "No major award for children's books".
  14. (10 July 1976). "1976 children's book awards announced".
  15. (12 July 1980). "Children's". [[The Canberra Times]].
  16. ""No Picture Book of Year prize"". The Canberra Times, 11 July 1981, p9.
  17. ""1982 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award"". The Canberra Times, 24 July 1982, p13.
  18. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1983". Austlit.
  19. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1984". Austlit.
  20. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1985". Austlit.
  21. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1986". Austlit.
  22. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1987". Austlit.
  23. "Austlit — ''Crusher is Coming'' — Awards". Austlit.
  24. "Austlit — ''The Eleventh Hour'' — Awards". Austlit.
  25. "Austlit — ''Drac and the Gremlin'' — Awards". Austlit.
  26. ""CBCA - Previous Winners - 1946 Onwards"". CBCA.
  27. (19 August 2016). "Book of the Year - Winners 2016".
  28. Convery, Stephanie. (2017-08-17). "Claire Zorn's grief-and-surfing story wins children's book of the year award". [[The Guardian]].
  29. "Book of the Year Awards 2018".
  30. (2019-08-16). "CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced".
  31. (2020-10-16). "CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced".
  32. (2021-08-21). "CBCA Book of the Year 2021 winners announced".
  33. (2022-08-19). "CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards".
  34. (2023-08-18). "CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2023 winners announced". Books+Publishing.
  35. Story, Hannah. (2024-08-16). "'It's never been so difficult to get a book into kids' hands': The book prize reaching young people". ABC News.
  36. (2025-08-15). "CBCA Book of the Year Award winners". Books+Publishing.
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