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reader, The Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards have been announced!
Spanning 6 categories from picture books to older readers, discover the worthy winners below and secure your copy today. Happy reading, The Booktopia Team |
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| Older Readers Book of the Year 2026
Darkest Night, Brightest Star Barry Jonsberg What makes a good man? Morgan Pickford isn't sure yet, but he's doing his best to find out, even though it's complicated. A life-affirming YA novel about fractured families, tough talk, masculinity, finding friendship and overturning expectations from an internationally acclaimed, bestselling Australian author. |
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| Young Readers Book of the Year 2026
Inked: A Graphic Novel Karen Wasson, Jake A Minton The best-selling and hilarious Australian graphic novel about a kid who just wants to blend in and an opera-singing octopus who loves to stand out! The perfect enemies-to-besties read for fans of Remy Lai's Pawcasso and Raina Telgemeier's Drama. |
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| Early Childhood Book of the Year 2026
The Emperor's Egg Rae Tan A wondrous and richly illustrated reimagining of an ancient Chinese folktale about integrity, courage and patience from the creator of Pancakes for Plum. |
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| Picture Book of the Year 2026
Once I was a Giant Zeno Sworder When a picture-book maker runs out of stories, his pencil decides it's time to tell her own...
Here is the story of a green giant and a small wanderer who formed a friendship that spanned lifetimes. |
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| Eve Pownall Award 2026
Peculiar Parents Stephanie Owen Reeder, Ingrid Bartkowiak Welcome to the charmingly funny and perfectly peculiar world of Aussie animal mums and dads and their awesome kids.
Peculiar Parents explores 60 Australian native animals, focusing in particular on all things family, including their courting practices, gestation periods, births and the raising of their young. |
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| New Illustrator Award 2026
A Loo of One's Own Eleri Harris The fascinating (and sometimes hilarious) story of the first women elected to federal parliament and the rather pressing issue they discovered on their first day on the job: there were no women's loos in Parliament House! |
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