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BILBY Award#Younger Readers Award

{{Short description|Children's literature award}}

{{notability|date=December 2018}}

The BILBY Awards are organised annually by the Queensland Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia.{{cite web |title= What are the BILBY awards? |publisher= Children's Book Council of Australia (Qld Branch) Inc |url= http://www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/deliver/content.asp?pid=7091 |accessdate= 2007-08-01 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070820185050/http://www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/deliver/content.asp?pid=7091 |archive-date= 2007-08-20 |url-status= dead }} The name of the award, BILBY, is an acronym of 'Books I Love Best Yearly'.{{Cite web |last=Mem: 11124904 |title=BILBY Awards 2018 shortlists announced {{!}} Books+Publishing |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/07/09/110800/bilby-awards-2018-shortlists-announced/ |access-date=2022-07-17 |language=en-AU}}

These awards are children's choice awards. Each year Queensland children are asked to nominate their favourite book that they have read in the past year; only the winners from the previous two years are excluded from nomination. The nominations are made in three readership categories (see below). The nomination process is the first phase of the awards.

In each category, around five of the most popularly nominated books are grouped into shortlists. In the second phase of the awards students are encouraged to read the books from the list in their readership category and vote for their favourite title. The book receiving the most votes is declared the winner in its category.

Award category and description

Prior to 1997 there were three Awards categories for primary school readers – Read Alone, Read Aloud and Read Australian – and one category for Secondary. In 1997 a readership format was introduced, though the Early Readers category was first called the Picture Book category, then the Early Childhood category [see below].

Currently there are three categories:

  • Early Readers – for books for readers under 8 years old
  • Younger Readers – for books for readers between 8 and 12 years old
  • Older Readers – for books for readers over 12 years old.

List of BILBY Award winners

=Early Readers Award=

Note: Before 2001, this award was called the "Early Childhood" (1990–1999), "Picture Book" (1998–1997) and "Read Alone" (1996–1990) awards.

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Year

!Author

!Book

!Citation

style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
1990

| {{sort|Blume, Judy|Judy Blume}}

| Superfudge

| Winner

1991

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| {{sort|BFG, The|The BFG}}

| Winner

1992

| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}}

| Unreal!

| Winner

1993

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| {{sort|Witches, The|The Witches}}

| Winner

1994

| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings

}

| Undone!

| Winner

|-

| 1995

| {{sort|Ingoglia, Gina|Gina Ingoglia}}

| {{sort|Lion King, The|The Lion King}}

| Winner

|-

| 1996

| {{sort|Handford, Martin|Martin Handford}}

| Where's Wally?

| Winner

|-

| 1997

| {{sort|Legge, David|David Legge}}

| Bamboozled

| Winner

|-

| 1998

| {{sort|Wild, Margaret|Margaret Wild and Ann James}}

| {{sort|Midnight Gang, The|The Midnight Gang}}

| Winner

|-

| 1999

| {{sort|Denton, Terry|Terry Denton}}

| Gasp!

| Winner

|-

| 2000

| {{sort|Clement, Rod|Rod Clement}}

| Grandad's Teeth

| Winner

|-

| 2001

| {{sort|Handford, Martin|Martin Handford}}

| Where's Wally?

| Winner

|-

| 2002

| {{sort|Graham, Bob|Bob Graham}}

| Buffy – An Adventure Story

| Winner

|-

| 2003

| {{sort|Oliver, Narelle|Narelle Oliver}}

| {{sort|Very Blue Thingamajig, The|The Very Blue Thingamajig}}

| Winner

|-

| 2004

| {{sort|Seuss, Dr.|Dr. Seuss}}

| {{sort|Cat in the Hat, The|The Cat in the Hat}}

| Winner

|-

| 2005

| {{sort|Hobbs, Leigh|Leigh Hobbs}}

| Old Tom's Holiday

| Winner

|-

| 2006

| {{sort|Wild, Margaret|Margaret Wild, illus. David Legge}}

| Baby Boomsticks

| Winner

|-

| 2007

| {{sort|LaReau, Kara|Kara LaReau, illus. Scott Magoon}}

| Ugly fish

| Winner

|-

| 2008

| {{sort|French, Jackie|Jackie French, illus. Bruce Whatley}}

| Diary of a Wombat

| Winner

|-

| 2009

| {{sort|Roald Dahl}}

| The Twits

| Winner

|-

| 2010

| {{sort|H I Larry| H I Larry}}

| Zac Power: Poison Island

| Winner

|-

| 2011

| {{sort|Vicki Myron}}

| Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library!

| Winner

|-

| 2012

| {{sort|Dr. Seuss}}

| The Cat in the Hat

| Winner

|-

| 2013

| {{sort|Legge, David|David Legge}}

| Bamboozled

| Winner

|-

| 2014

| {{sort|Wiesner, David|David Wiesner}}

| Art & Max

| Winner

|-

| 2015

| {{sort|Willems, Mo|Mo Willems}}

| Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

| Winner

|-

| 2016

| {{sort|Novak, Benjamin|B. J. Novak}}

| The Book With No Pictures

| Winner

|-

|2017

|Aaron Blabey{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-11-23 |title=BILBY Awards 2017 winners announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/11/23/98832/bilby-awards-2017-winners-announced/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU}}

|Pig the Pug

|Winner

|-

|2018

|Andy Lee, illus. Heath McKenzie

|Do Not Open This Book

|Winner

|}

=Younger Readers Award=

Note: Before 1997, this award was called the "Read Aloud Award".

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Year

!Author

!Book

!Citation

style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
1990

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| Matilda

| Winner

1991

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| {{sort|BFG, The|The BFG}}

| Winner

1992

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

| Winner

1993

| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}}

| Blabber Mouth

| Winner

1994

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| Fantastic Mr Fox

| Winner

1995

| {{sort|Kirschner, David|David Kirschner}}

| {{sort|Pagemaster, The|The Pagemaster}}

| Winner

1996

| {{sort|Park, Ruth|Ruth Park, illus. Deborah Niland}}

| When the Wind Changed

| Winner

1997

| {{sort|Dahl, Roald|Roald Dahl}}

| Matilda

| Winner

1998

| {{sort|Spedder, Daisy Corning Stone|Daisy Corning Stone Spedder, illus. Laurie McGaw}}

| Polar, the Titanic Bear

| Winner

1999

| {{sort|Whatley, Bruce|Bruce Whatley and R. Smith}}

| Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase

| Winner

2000

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}}

| Just Stupid!

| Winner

2001

| {{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

| Harry Potter series

| Winner

2002

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}}

| Just Crazy!

| Winner

2003

| {{sort|Bryant, Bonnie|Bonnie Bryant

}

| {{sort|Saddle Club, The|The Saddle Club series}}

| Winner

|-

| 2004

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}}

| Just Disgusting!

| Winner

|-

| 2005

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

| {{sort|Bad Book, The|The Bad Book}}

| Winner

|-

| 2006

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

| Just Crazy!

| Winner

|-

| 2007

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

| The Cat on the Mat Is Flat

| Winner

|-

| 2008

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}}

| Just Shocking!

| Winner

|-

| 2009

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths}}

| Pencil of doom!

| Winner

|-

| 2010

| {{sort|Kinney, Jeff|Jeff Kinney}}

| Diary of a Wimpy Kid

| Winner

|-

| 2011

| {{sort|Kinney, Jeff|Jeff Kinney}}

| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth

| Winner

|-

| 2012

| {{sort|Kinney, Jeff|Jeff Kinney}}

| Diary of a Wimpy Kid

| Winner

|-

| 2013

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

| The 26-Storey Treehouse

| Winner

|-

| 2014

| {{sort|Bauer, Michael Gerard|Michael Gerard Bauer}}

| Eric Vale, Epic Fail

| Winner

|-

| 2015

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

| The 52-Storey Treehouse

| Winner

|-

| 2016

| {{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

| The 65-Storey Treehouse

| Winner

|-

|2017

|{{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

|The 76-Storey Treehouse

|Winner

|-

|2018

|{{sort|Griffiths, Andy|Andy Griffiths, illus. Terry Denton}}

|The 91-Storey Treehouse

|Winner

|}

=Older Readers Award=

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Year

!Author

!Book

!Citation

style="background:LemonChiffon; color:black"
1990

| {{sort|Townsend, Sue|Sue Townsend}}

| {{sort|Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾, The|The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾}}

| Winner

1991

| {{sort|Hinton, S. E. |S. E. Hinton}}

| {{sort|Outsiders, The|The Outsiders}}

| Winner

1992

| {{sort|Handford, Martin|Martin Handford}}

| Where's Wally?

| Winner

1993

| {{sort|Andrews, V. C. |V. C. Andrews}}

| Flowers in the Attic

| Winner

1995

| {{sort|Marchetta, Melina|Melina Marchetta}}

| Looking for Alibrandi

| Winner

1996

| {{sort|Crichton, Michael|Michael Crichton}}

| Jurassic Park

| Winner

1997

| {{sort|Tolkien, J. R. R. |J. R. R. Tolkien}}

| {{sort|Hobbit, The|The Hobbit}}

| Winner

1998

| {{sort|Marsden, John|John Marsden}}

| Tomorrow, When the War Began

| Winner

1999

| {{sort|Gleitzman, Morris|Morris Gleitzman}}

| Bumface

| Winner

2000

| {{sort|Marchetta, Melina|Melina Marchetta}}

| Looking for Alibrandi

| Winner

|2001

| {{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

| Harry Potter series

| Winner

2002

| {{sort|Tolkien, J. R. R. |J. R. R. Tolkien}}

| {{sort|Lord of the Rings, The|The Lord of the Rings}}

| Winner

2003

| Various authors

| Two of a Kind series

| Winner

2004

| {{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

| Winner

2005

| {{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

| Winner

2006

| {{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

| Winner

2007

| {{sort|Paolini, Christopher|Christopher Paolini}}

| Eragon

| Winner

2008

| {{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

| Winner

2009

| {{sort|Meyer, Stephenie|Stephenie Meyer}}

| Twilight

| Winner

2010

| {{sort|Meyer, Stephenie|Stephenie Meyer}}

| New Moon

| Winner

2011

| {{sort|Riordan, Rick|Rick Riordan}}

| Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

| Winner

2012

| {{sort|Collins, Suzanne|Suzanne Collins}}

| The Hunger Games

| Winner

2013

| {{sort|Tolkien, J. R. R. |J. R. R. Tolkien}}

| {{sort|Hobbit, The|The Hobbit}}

| Winner

2014

| {{sort|Collins, Suzanne|Suzanne Collins}}

| The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

| Winner

2015

| {{sort|Dashner, James|James Dashner}}

| The Maze Runner

| Winner

2016

| {{sort|Collins, Suzanne|Suzanne Collins}}

| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay

| Winner

2017

|Ransom Riggs

|Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

|Winner

2018

|{{sort|Rowling, J. K. |J. K. Rowling}}

|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

|Winner

=Read Australia Award=

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Year

!Author

!Book

!Citation

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1994

| {{sort|Stow, Randolph|Randolph Stow}}

| Midnite

| Winner

1995

| {{sort|Crew, Gary|Gary Crew, illus. Steven Woolman}}

| {{sort|Watertower, The|The Watertower}}

| Winner

1996

| {{sort|Jennings, Paul|Paul Jennings}}

| {{sort|Gizmo, The|The Gizmo}}

| Winner

See also

{{Portal|Children's literature}}

Notes

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References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070820185050/http://www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/deliver/content.asp?pid=7091 Bilby Award website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209210647/http://www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/deliver/content.asp?pid=7089 Bilby Award website - Previous Winners]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808232849/http://www.cbc.org.au/awards.htm CBCA Awards]

{{BILBY Read Australia Award}}

{{BILBY Older Readers Award}}

{{BILBY Younger Readers Award}}

{{BILBY Early Readers Award}}

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Category:Children's Book Council of Australia

Category:Australian literary awards