2. What is the Book Award Wall?
Next to the checkout desk is a wall filled with fantastic books.The librarians
and teachers have chosen thesebooks from various Children’s Book Award
lists from across Australia.
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3. What is a Book Award?
A Book Award is a prize given to a book that is
seen as being special in some way. There are
lots of different sets of rules that say what this
‘special’ element is, mainly because there are
many different organisations that give out
book awards for different reasons.
This presentation will give you an outline of
some of the book awards that are given out in
Australia and what makes each award special.
4. How do we choose which books to put
on our wall?
The library staff read a lot of the books that are
given awards each year. From all of the books
they read, they choose ones that they think you
will enjoy reading, and they get put up onto our
Book Award Wall!
All of the teachers are able to suggest books that
have received awards as well. If you would like to
suggest a book, have a look through the award
websites (or ask us for a suggestion), read
something you like the look of and suggest it!
5. The Children’s Book Council of
Australia – Book of the Year
Awards
Who awards it?
The Children’s Book Council of Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes children’s
literature.
What is this award looking for?
The awards are split into 5 categories: older readers, younger readers, early childhood, picture
books and information books. The rules for the picture book and information book categories are
on the next couple of pages. For the other categories, the people judging the award are looking
for originality, quality of design and production, good language choice for the audience and an
ability to let the readers gain something from reading it.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
The Monster Blood Tattoo series and Don’t Call Me Ishmael by Michael Gerard Bauer
Where can I find out more?
http://cbca.org.au/awards.htm
All info is from: http://cbca.org.au/userfiles/file/Downloads/Nat%20Site/2013/awards/awards%20criteria.pdf
6. The Children’s Book Council of
Australia – The Crichton Award
for New Illustrators
What is this award looking for?
The people judging this award are looking for good use of colour, line, shape and texture, a strong
relationship in between the illustrations and the writing, artistic and beautiful illustrations
and good quality in the book design and production. They are also looking for a strong link in
between the story’s theme, illustrations and words.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
Ilitiji in Dreamland by Donna Leslie, The Viewer by Shaun Tan and Santa’s Aussie Holiday by Anna
Walker.
Where can I find out more?
http://cbca.org.au/ChrichtonShortlist_2012.htm
All info is from: http://cbca.org.au/userfiles/file/Downloads/Nat%20Site/2013/awards/awards%20criteria.pdf
7. The Children’s Book Council of
Australia – The Eve Pownall
Award for Information Books
What is this award looking for?
The people judging this award are looking for excellent use of graphics, colour, text and
illustration, as well as imaginative and varied presentation in order to engage the intended
audience and help them understand the information better. They are also looking for
accurate information.
Where can I find out more?
http://cbca.org.au/Shortlist2013.htm
All info is from: http://cbca.org.au/userfiles/file/Downloads/Nat%20Site/2013/awards/awards%20criteria.pdf
8. The Wilderness Society –
Environment Award for
Children’s Literature
Who awards it?
The Wilderness Society is an organisation who’s aim is to protect the environment.
What is this award looking for?
The judges for this award are looking for a children’s book that promotes the idea of caring for
the environment in some way.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
The Tomorrow Book by Jackie French
Where can I find out more?
http://www.wilderness.org.au/about-us/children-literature-environment-award/award/
9. Australian Psychological
Society – Psychologists for
Peace Children’s Peace
Literature Award
Who awards it?
The Psychologists for Peace Group is a part of the Australian Psychological Society and are
focused on promoting peace and preventing conflict.
What is this award looking for?
The judges are looking for a book in which the main character helps to stop a conflict in a
peaceful way. This may be a world-wide conflict or a personal conflict.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
Don’t Call Me Ishmael by Michael Gerard Bauer
Where can I find out more?
http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/awards/literature/
10. Young Australian’s
Best Book Awards
Who awards it?
YABBA is a volunteer run organisation that wants to engage children in reading Australian books
by allowing children and young adults to rate and vote on their favourites each year.
What is this award looking for?
The awards are split into 4 categories: picture story book, fiction for younger readers, fiction for
older readers and fiction for years 7-9. This award is different from the others because the
judges are you and your classmates! You are welcome to nominate your favourite book, just
as long as it hasn’t won a YABBA before.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
The Complete Series of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall and Possum Magic by Mem Fox
Where can I find out more?
http://yabba.org.au
11. Inside a Dog – Inky
Awards
Who awards it?
Inside a Dog is a website run by the State Library of Victoria and it includes forums, book reviews,
games and tips on reading and writing for young people.
What is this award looking for?
The awards are split into 2 categories: a Gold Inky and a Silver Inky. The Gold Inky is awarded to
Australian books, while the Silver Inky is awarded to international books. The awards are
judged through member voting on the website, and the books are nominated by members
too! Books need to be good quality, original and easy/fun to read.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
The Fault in our Stars by John Green and Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Where can I find out more?
http://www.insideadog.com.au/page/inky-awards
12. Australian Publisher’s
Association – Book Design
Awards
Who awards it?
The Wilderness Society
What is this award looking for?
The awards are looking for excellence in design, and are split into lots of categories including: the
best designed children’s fiction book, the best designed children’s non-fiction book, the best
designed children’s series, the best designed young adult book, the best designed primary
education book, the best designed secondary education book and the best designed
children’s cover of the year.
Which famous books has been nominated or have it awarded to in the past?
The Dreadful Fluff by Aaron Blabey
Where can I find out more?
http://www.publishers.asn.au/awards.cfm?doc_id=24
13. What you can do…
Why don’t you have a look through some of the
websites? It’s a good way of broadening your reading
and choosing books that you may not have thought
about reading before.
Check out our Book Award Wall and see how many of
them you can read!
You should definitely go to insideadog.com.au and sign
up, so you can be a part of the forums, write your own
books reviews and vote on the Inky Awards!
