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Children's Book Week 2006

The theme for Children’s Book Week, 19th - 25th August 2006 was “Book Now!”

Notables and Shortlist announcements was announced on Wednesday 5 April, 2006
The winners were announced on Friday 18 August, 2006

You may also like to visit the official Children's Book Council Web site to view information about their activities in children's literature, including conferences, author information and news of other literary awards managed by the Council.

Award winners by Category

Picture Book of the Year

Thompson, Colin

The short and incredibly happy life of Riley

   

Book of the Year: Early childhood

 

Niland, Deborah

Annie’s chair

 

Book of the Year: Younger readers

Fensham, Elizabeth  

Helicopter man

 

Book of the Year: Older readers

Burke, J.C.

The story of Tom Brennan

 

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

Davidson, Leon

Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at Gallipoli

 

2006 SHORTLISTED FINALISTS IN THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS

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Picture Book of the Year

(Some of these books may be for mature readers; note that CBCA is arranged in alphabetical order by name of the illustrator)

Crossett, Warren (2005) The sound of the sea. Lothian

Danalis, Stella & Bourke, Nike (2005) What the sky knows. University of Queensland Press

Lissiat, Amy & Thompson, Colin (2005) Theshort and incredibly happy life of Riley. Lothian

Riddle, Tohby (2005) Irving the magician. Penguin

Sheehan, Peter  & Heffernan, John (2005) The island. Sholastic

Winch, John (2005) Run, hare, run! The story of a drawing. Little Hare.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burke, J.C. (2005) Thestory of Tom Brennan. Random, SCIS 1237837,  reviewed Scan 25(2)

 

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