Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books explained

Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Awarded For:Excellence in Australian early childhood books
Presenter:Children's Book Council of Australia
Country:Australia
Year:1988
Website:http://cbca.org.au/index.htm

The Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books was first presented in 1988, when the award was financed by Eve Pownall's family. Since 1993 it has been awarded annually by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

The Award "will be made to outstanding books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. As general guidelines, the judges may consider the relative success of the book in balancing and harmonising the following elements:

Award winners

1990s

Eve Pownall Award winners, 1990-1999
YearAuthorTitlePublisher
1993 and Joe Tramacchi, illus. Lucille GillTjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories told by the KukatjaMagabala
1994V for Vanishing: An Alphabet of Endangered AnimalsMargaret Hamilton
1995New Faces: The Complete Book of Alternative Pets[3] Agmedia
1996Allen & Unwin
1997 and Julie Silk, illus. Marjorie Crosby-FairallKiller Plants and How to Grow ThemPuffin Books
1998A Home Among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian HousesAllen & Unwin
1999, illus. Shaun TanLothian

2000s

Eve Pownall Award winners, 2010-2019
YearAuthorTitlePublisherRef.
2000Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the PacificAllen & Unwin
2001, illus. David KennettOlympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient GreeceOmnibus Books
2002Papunya School Publishing CommitteePapunya School Book of Country and HistoryAllen & Unwin
2003Iron in the Blood: Convicts and Commandants in Colonial AustraliaOmnibus Books
2004Animal ArchitectsAllen & Unwin
2005 with Bryan Sullivan, illus. Gus GordonTo the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon FactsHarperCollins
2006Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at GallipoliBlack Dog Books
2007Black Dog Books
2008, illus. David LeggeParsley Rabbit's Book about BooksABC Books
2009Alive in the Death ZoneRandom House[4]

2010s

Eve Pownall Award winners, 2010-2019
YearAuthorTitlePublisherRef.
2010Australian Backyard ExplorerNational Library of Australia[5]
2011, illus. Tohby RiddleViking Books[6]
2012 and Coral TullochOne Small Island: The Story of Macquarie IslandPenguin Group (Australia)[7]
2013, illus. Timothy IdeTom the Outback MailmanLothian Children's Books, Hachette Australia[8]
2014, illus. Danny SnellJeremyWorking Title Press[9]
2015A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land [10] Text Publishing[11]
2016Lennie The Legend: Solo to Sydney by Pony[12] NLA Publishing[13]
2017Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks[14] NLA Publishing[15]
2018, illus. Julian FrostDo Not Lick This Book[16] Allen & Unwin[17] [18]
2019, illus. Dub LefflerSorry Day[19] NLA Publishing[20]

2020s

Eve Pownall Award winners, 2020-present!Year!Author!Title!Publisher!Ref.
2020Young Dark Emu: A truer history[21] Magabala Books[22]
2021, illus. Liz AnelliDry to Dry: The Seasons of KakaduWalker Books[23]
2022Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention SystemTwelve Panels Press[24] [25] [26]
2023DEEP: Delve into hidden worldsWelbeck Publishing[27]
2024Isolde Martyn and Robyn Ridgeway, illust. Louise HoganCountry TownFord Street Publishing[28]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBCA Guidelines for Publishers . 2012-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220033953/http://cbca.org.au/docs/publisher%20guidelines.pdf . 2012-02-20 .
  2. Web site: Austlit . CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Eve Pownall Award for Information Books AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . 2023-03-08 . www.austlit.edu.au . en . 2022-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220114230724/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v873 . live .
  3. Book: Stewart, Robin E. . New faces: the complete book of alternative pets . 1993 . Agmedia . 978-0-7306-2947-4 . East Melbourne . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214546/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/595136 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  4. Web site: 20 August 2009 . 2009 CBCA award winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2023-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308013356/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2009/08/20/12946/2009-cbca-award-winners-announced-2/ . live .
  5. Web site: 24 August 2010 . CBCA Book of the Year 2010 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2022-07-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220702112455/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2010/08/24/17141/cbca-book-of-the-year-2010-winners-announced-3/ . live .
  6. Web site: 22 August 2011 . 2011 CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2021-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210918141908/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2011/08/22/21068/2011-cbca-book-of-the-year-awards-winners-announced-2/ . live .
  7. Web site: 17 August 2012 . CBCA Book of the Year Award winners 2012 . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2023-03-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308013422/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2012/08/17/5866/cbca-book-of-the-year-award-winners-2012/ . live .
  8. Web site: 16 August 2013 . CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2022-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815064352/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2013/08/16/28056/cbca-book-of-the-year-awards-2013-winners-announced/ . live .
  9. Web site: 15 August 2014 . CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2014 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2017-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170320210941/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2014/08/15/31047/cbca-book-of-the-year-awards-2014-winners-announced/ . live .
  10. Book: Barnard, Simon . A - Z of convicts in Van Diemen's Land . 2014 . The Text Publishing Company . 978-1-922079-34-3 . Melbourne, Victoria . 871010453 . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214450/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6422654 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  11. Web site: 21 August 2015 . CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2015 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2020-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026164343/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2015/08/21/33817/cbca-book-of-the-year-awards-2015-winners-announced/ . live .
  12. Book: Reeder . Stephanie Owen . Lennie the legend: solo to Sydney by pony . Reeder . Stephanie Owen . 2019 . National Library of Australia . 978-0-642-27919-4 . Second . Heritage heroes . Canberra, A.C.T . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214339/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/8129927 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  13. Web site: 19 August 2016 . CBCA Awards 2016 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2022-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816222202/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2016/08/19/62674/cbca-awards-2016-winners-announced/ . live .
  14. Book: Newton . Gina M. . Amazing animals of Australia's national parks . Cosgrove . Peter . 2016 . NLA Publishing . National Library of Australia . 978-0-642-27888-3 . Canberra, ACT . 931506070 . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214548/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6975042 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  15. Web site: 18 August 2017 . CBCA Awards 2017 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2022-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704001027/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/08/18/94723/cbca-awards-2017-winners-announced/ . live .
  16. Book: Ben-Barak . Idan . Do not lick this book*: *it's full of germs . Frost . Julian . Rundgren . Linnea . 2017 . Allen & Unwin . 978-1-76029-305-5 . Crows Nest, NSW . 973478762 . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215323/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7335929 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  17. Web site: Book of the Year Awards 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903135412/https://cbca.org.au/winners-2018 . 2018-09-03 . 2018-08-28 . . en-AU.
  18. Web site: 17 August 2018 . CBCA Awards 2018 winners announced . 2023-03-08 . . en-AU . 2022-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124142059/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/08/17/113530/cbca-awards-2018-winners-announced/ . live .
  19. Book: Vass . Coral . Sorry day . Leffler . Dub . 2019 . NLA Publishing . 978-0-642-27965-1 . Canberra, ACT . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213939/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/8129966 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  20. Web site: 2019-08-16 . CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816183834/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/08/16/137855/cbca-awards-2019-winners-announced/ . 2019-08-16 . 2019-08-16 . . en-AU.
  21. Book: Pascoe, Bruce . Young dark emu: a truer history . 2019 . Magabala Books . 978-1-925360-84-4 . Broome, WA . 1096298306 . 2021-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214550/https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/8034106 . 2021-06-02 . live.
  22. Web site: 2020-10-16 . CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017014533/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/10/16/158101/cbca-book-of-the-year-2020-winners-announced/ . 2020-10-17 . 2020-10-16 . . en-AU.
  23. Web site: 2021-08-21 . CBCA Book of the Year 2021 winners announced . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210820025648/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/08/20/191847/cbca-book-of-the-year-2021-winners-announced/ . 2021-08-20 . 2021-08-20 . . en-AU.
  24. Web site: 2022-08-19 . CBCA announces 2022 Book of the Year Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220819021253/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/08/19/219322/cbca-announces-2022-book-of-the-year-awards/ . 2022-08-19 . 2022-08-19 . . en-AU.
  25. Web site: Simons . Dean . 2022-08-23 . Syndicated Comics . 2023-03-08 . The Beat . en-US . 2023-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207043856/https://www.comicsbeat.com/safdar-ahmeds-still-alive-wins-childrens-book-council-of-australias-eve-pownall-award/ . live .
  26. Web site: Jessica . 2022-08-19 . Children's Book Council of Australia's Books of the Year . 2023-03-08 . Cockburn Libraries . en-US . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230305184944/https://www.cockburnlibraries.com.au/latest-news-for-kids/childrens-book-week/childrens-book-council-of-australias-books-of-the-year/ . live .
  27. Web site: 2023-08-18 . CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2023 winners announced . 2023-08-19 . Books+Publishing.
  28. News: 2024-08-16 . 'It's never been so difficult to get a book into kids' hands': The book prize reaching young people . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816083926/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-16/childrens-book-council-australia-book-of-the-year-2024/104225408 . 2024-08-16 . 2024-08-16 . ABC News . en-AU.

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