Big news today for the Australian children’s book community – the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 2012 winners have been announced!
Here are the winners:
- Older Readers Book of the Year: Scot Gardiner for The Dead I Know
- Younger Readers Book of the Year: Kate Constable for Crow Country
- Early Childhood Book of the Year: Nick Bland and Freya Blackwood for The Runaway Hug
- Picture Book of the Year: Bob Graham for A Bus Called Heaven
- Eve Pownall Book of the Year: Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch for One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island
See the CBCA website for full details of the winners and honour books. Congratulations to everyone!