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!