Young adult author Gary Lonesborough has won the older readers category for I’m Not Really Here. A heartwarming debut from Darwin tradie Darren McCullum, with award-winning illustrator Craig Smith, The Wobbly Bike, has won the Early Childhood Category.
The CBCA Book of the Year Awards are divided into six categories: Early Childhood, Younger Readers, Older Readers, Picture Book of the Year, New Illustrator and the Eve Pownall Award.
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This year 730 entries were assessed by 15 judges, showcasing 730 books, representing 121 publishers, 555 writers and 368 illustrators. This year marks the council’s 80th anniversary.
Now in its fifth year, the awards include a children’s choice, known as the Shadow Judging. Over 400 groups of children, an estimated 4000 shadow judges, have met, discussed and responded to the judging criteria to vote on their choice of winning books.