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Congratulations!
The Childrens' Book Council of Australia
The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards
Shortlist 2008
All associated with Show & Tell Promotions would like to congratulate the following authors and illustrators who have been shortlisted in this year's awards. These and other talented authors and illustrators are available for booking, with detailed profiles being available on our website or by contacting Show & Tell directly.
Book of the Year - Older Readers
- Jackie French for Pharaoh: the boy who conquered the Nile
- Sonya Hartnett for The Ghost's Child
- John Heffernan for Marty's Shadow
- Meme McDonald for Love like Water
- David Metzenthen for Black Water
- Leonie Norrington for Leaving Barrumbi
Book of the Year - Younger Readers
- Sherryl Clark for Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!) (illus. by Elissa Christian)
- Jackie French for The Shaggy Gully Times (illus. by Bruce Whatley)
- Odo Hirsch for Amelia Dee and the Peacock Lamp
- David Metzenthen for Winning the World Cup (illus. by Stephen Axelsen)
- Emily Rodda for The Key to Rondo
- Carole Wilkinson for Dragon Moon
Book of the Year - Early Childhood
- Pamela Allen for Shhh! Little Mouse
- Aaron Blabey for Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley
- Mike Dumbleton for Cat (illus. by Craig Smith)
- Bob Graham for The Trouble with Dogs!
- Elise Hurst for The Night Garden
- Margaret Wild for Lucy Goosey (illus, by Ann James)
Picture Book of the Year
- Anne Spudvilas for The Peasant Prince (text by Li Cunxin)
- Armin Greder for The Island
- Robert Ingpen for Ziba came on a Boat (text by Liz Lofthouse)
- Dee Huxley for You and Me: Our Place (text by Leonie Norrington)
- Matt Ottley for Requiem for a Beast
- Colin Thompson for Dust
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
- Michael Cermak for Australia's Deadly and Dangerous Animals
- Kaz Cooke for Girl Stuff: Your Full-On Guide to the Teen Years
- Peter Macinnis for Kokoda Track: 101 Days
- Mark Norman for The Antarctica Book: Living in the Freezer
- Frances Watts for Parsley Rabbit's Book about Books (illus. by David Legge)
- Carole Wilkinson for Ned Kelly's Jerilderie Letter (illus. by Dean Jones)
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