Book Of The Year - 2003 Wednesday , 28 July 2004 print

2003 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS - SHORTLIST

Early Childhood

TITLE

AUTHOR

The Potato People

Pamela Allen

Guess The Baby

Simon French

Too Loud Lily

Sophie Laguna

A Year On Our Farm

Penny Matthews and Andrew McLean

Bear And Chook

Lisa Shanahan

Playmates

Jane Tanner

 

Picture Books

TITLE

AUTHOR

The Potato People Pamela Allen
Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child Bob Graham
In Flanders Fields Norman Jorgensen
Old Tom's Holiday Leigh Hobbs
A Year On Our Farm Penny Matthews and Andrew McLean
Diary Of A Wombat Bruce Whatley and Jackie French

 

Younger Readers

TITLE

AUTHOR

Rain May And Captain Daniel Catherine Bateson
Horrendo's Curse Anna Fienberg
Where In The World Simon French
Tom Jones Saves The World Steven Herrick
The Slightly True Story Of Cedar B. Hartley ( Who Planned To Live An Unusual Life Martine Murray
The Barrumbi Kids Leonie Norrington

 

Older Readers

TITLE

AUTHOR

The Girl From The Sea James Aldridge
Painted Love Letters Catherine Bateson
The Song Of The Innocent Bystander Ian Bone
Walking Naked Alyssa Brugman
Njunjul The Sun Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor
The Messenger Marcus Zusak

 

Information Books

TITLE

AUTHOR

Awesome! Australian Art For Contemporary Kids Laura Murray Cree
The Mighty Murray John Nicholson
Discover And Learn About Australian Forests And Woodlands Pat Slater and Steve Parish
Iron In The Blood: Convicts And Commandants In Colonial Australia Alan Tucker
Black Snake: The Daring Of Ned Kelly Carol Wilkinson
Endangered! Working To Save Animals At Risk Rick Wilkinson