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CBCA Awards

 

Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards 2009
 
Picture Book of the Year
 

Sunday ChutneySunday Chutney by Aaron Blabey

There are millions of kids who feel they don’t belong, and Sunday Chutney is one of them.  Moving from place to place has made fitting in pretty hard.  But Sunday is resilient!  A humorous work with a great vibe, this is a great read for kids who often feel on the outside.

 
 

Collecting Colour Collecting Colour by Kylie Dunstan WINNER

Rose and Olive live in the Northern Territory.  Together they walk the bush, collecting colourful things for Olive’s mother to use to make baskets and bags with. 

Nominated for this year’s Crichton Award, this work features illustrations and collages saturated with colour. 

 

Home and awayHome and Away by John Marsden and Matt Ottley HONOUR

Diary of Anne Frank meets Tomorrow When the War Began; this is the story of an Australian family as they are sent to a concentration camp during a war told from the diaries of the family’s teenage son.  Reviewers describe it as a sad, thought provoking, disturbing, moving, and completely necessary read for teens.
 

Nobody owns the moonNobody Owns the Moon by Tohby Riddle

Clive, a fox, and Humphrey, a donkey, couldn’t be more different but they both know how life in the big city can get you down.  But when the pair comes across two tickets to a big premiere, for one night, they experience life like never before! 

 

Captain Congo and the Crocodile KingCaptain Congo and the Crocodile King by Greg Holfeld and Ruth Starke

Captain Congo loves danger and intrigue!  This time, he’s sent to Africa to find the legendary Treasure House of Queen Sheeba.  In the style of Tin Tin, this is the first book in a great new series that is sure to excite readers who love a good adventure, comic style!
 

The big little book of happy sadnessThe Big Little Book of Happy Sadness by Colin Thompson HONOUR

George has lost his parents and now he is living with his grandmother.  George is sad but when he takes home a three-legged dog from a shelter life begins to change for the better.  A truly heart warming story with great illustrations, it’s no surprise why Thompson, a former BBC film maker and graphic designer turned children’s author, keeps winning awards!