1995 Australian Book of the Year Awards
The winners of the Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards, as announced
August 18, 1995.
Book of the Year : Older Readers
Winner :
- Rubinstein, Gillian, Foxspell (Hyland House)
Honour books:
- Moloney, James, Gracey (University of QLD Press)
- Wheatley, Nadia, The Night Tolkien Died (Random House
Australia)
Book of the Year : Younger Readers
Winner:
- Orr, Wendy (illustrator, Kerry Millard), Ark in the Park
(HarperCollins/Angus and Robertson)
Honour books:
- French, Jackie, Somewhere Around the Corner (HarperCollins/Angus and Robertson)
- Hill,Anthony, The Burnt Stick (Viking/Penguin Australia)
Picture Book of the Year
Winner:
- Woolman, Steven (text Gary Crew), The Watertower (Era Publications)
Honour Books:
- Legge, David, Bamboozled (Ashton Scholastic)
- Stanley, Elizabeth, The Deliverance of Dancing Bears (University of Western Australia/Cygnet Books)
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Winner:
- Stewart, Robin E. New Faces: The Complete Book of Alternative Pets
(Agmedia)
Honour Books:
- Millar, Cameron and Dominique Falla, Woodlore (Omnibus Books)
- Tucker, Alan, Too Many Captain Cooks (Omnibus Books)
Back to the Children's Literature Awards Page
August 18, 1995
Information supplied by Jenny Stubbs
President CBC (QLD Branch)
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