Australian Children's Book of the Year Award - Book of the Year / Older Readers

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The first Australian Children’s Book of the Year Award was made in 1946. At that time and until 1952, there was but a single category of award.

In 1952 a category for the picture books was created, a Younger Readers category in 1982, the Eve Pownall Award for Non-Fiction in 1993, and the Early Childhood in 2001.

This award became the Book of the Year: Older Readers in 1987.

There were no awards given in 1947, 1949 & 1975.

There were ties in 1953, 1962 & 1994.

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  1. 1946
    ?
    The Story of Karrawingi The Emu
    by Leslie Rees
  4. 1951
    ?
    Verity of Sydney Town
    by Ruth Williams
  5. 1952
    ?
    The Australia Book by Eve Pownall

  6. 1953
    ?
    Good Luck To The Rider

  7. 1953
    ?
    Aircraft of today and tomorrow,
    by James Henry Martin
  8. 1954
    Australian Legendary Tales
    by Katie Langloh Parker
  9. 1955
    ?
    The First Walkabout
    by Norman B. Tindale and H. A. Lindsay
  10. 1956
    ?
    The Crooked Snake
    by Patricia Wrightson
  11. 1957
    ?
    The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales.
    by Enid Moodie (chosen, edited and arranged by). Heddle
  12. 1958
    ?
    Tiger in the Bush (Puffin Books)
    by Nan Chauncy
  13. 1959
    ?
    Devil's Hill
    by Nan Chauncy
  14. 1960
    ?
    All the Proud Tribesmen
    by Kyle Tennant
  15. 1961
    ?
    Tangara
    by Nan Chauncey
  16. 1962
    ?
    The Racketty Street Gang
    by L. H. Evers
  17. 1962
    ?
    Rafferty Rides a Winner
    by Joan Woodberry
  18. 1963
    ?
    The Family Conspiracy
    by Joan Phipson
  19. 1964
    ?
  20. 1965
    Pastures Of The Blue Crane
    by Hesba Brinsmead
  21. 1966
    Ash Road
    by Ivan Southall
  22. 1967
    ?
    THE MIN-MIN. Illust. by Genevieve Melrose.
    by Mavis Thorpe Clark
  23. 1968
    To the Wild Sky
    by Ivan Francis Southall
  24. 1969
    ?
    When Jays Fly To Barbmo
    by Balderson
  25. 1970
    ?
    Uhu by Annette Macarthur - Onslow

  26. 1971
    ?
    Bread and Honey
    by Ivan Southall
  27. 1972
    ?
    Longtime Passing
    by Hesba Brinsmead
  28. 1973
    ?
    Family at the Lookout
    by Noreen Shelley
  29. 1974
    ?
    The Nargun and the Stars
    by Patricia Wrightson
  30. 1976
    ?
    Fly West by Ivan Southall

  31. 1977
    ?
    The October Child
    by Eleanor Spence
  32. 1978
    ?
    The Ice Is Coming
    by Patricia Wrightson
  33. 1979
    The Plum-Rain Scroll
    by Ruth Manley
  34. 1980
    ?
    Displaced Person by Lee Harding

  35. 1981
    Playing Beatie Bow (A Puffin Book)
    by Ruth Park
  36. 1982
    ?
    The Valley Between
    by Colin Thiele
  37. 1983
    Master of the Grove (Puffin Books)
    by Victor Kelleher
  38. 1984
    ?
    A Little Fear
    by Wrightson
  39. 1985
    ?
    The True Story of Lilli Stubeck
    by James Aldridge
  40. 1986
    ?
    The Green Wind

  41. 1987
    ?
    All We Know by Simon French

  42. 1988
    So Much to Tell You
    by John Marsden
  43. 1989
    ?
    Beyond the Labyrinth
    by Gillian Rubinstein
  44. 1990
    Came Back to Show You I Could Fly (Puffin Books)
    by Robin Klein
  45. 1991
    ?
    Strange Objects
    by Gary Crew
  46. 1992
    ?
  47. 1993
    Looking for Alibrandi
    by Melina Marchetta
  48. 1994
    ?
    The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody

  49. 1994
    Angel's Gate
    by Gary Crew
  50. 50.
    Foxspell
    by Gillian Rubinstein

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