CBCA Awards 2013

The short list of this year's nominated books have been announced for the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, 2013!!

How does it work, I hear you ask? All the authors must be Australian, and are nominated by their publishers. Then, the judges assess the nominations and select a short list of finalists. There are categories for Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Picture Books and Information Books. Winners are announced at 12pm sharp on the third Friday in August (that's 16th August this year).

And the nominees are:

Older Readers:

Neil Grant, The Ink Bridge

Margo Lanagan, Sea Hearts
Doug McLeod, Shiny Guys
Dianne Touchell, Creepy and Maud
Vikki Wakefield, Friday Brown
Suzy Zail, The Wrong Boy

Younger Readers:
Jackie French, Pennies for Hitler
Simon French, Other Brother
Morris Gleitzman, After

Sonya Hartnett, Children of the King

Steven Herrick, Pookie Aleera is not my Boyfriend
Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King, The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk

What now?

• Add your thoughts about in the comments below.
• Go to the catalogue and reserve it.
• Borrow it as an ebook.
• Review a book yourself.

Happy Birthday Quentin Blake!!!

Today is Quentin Blake's birthday and he's only 80 years young! For those of you who don't know who he is, firstly that's astounding because he is so very famous! But, if you've been living on Mars for the past 80 years, he is a most studpendous illustrator and a complete dude! His beautiful, highly stylised illustrations are completely unique, often a bit subversive, and usually filled with colour and movement. If you know his work you would recognise it immediately. Whilst he is most famously known for his collaborations with Roald Dahl, you might also have read his own books, which include Mr Magnolia, Mrs Armitage, Cockatoos, and my personal favourite, Loveykins.

Happy Birthday Quentin!

What now?

• Add your thoughts about in the comments below.
• Go to the catalogue and reserve it.
• Review a book yourself.