2010 Children's Book of the Year Winners Announced!

The Children's Book Council of Australia have announced the 2010 winners of Book of the Year. There are five categories with a winner and two honour books listed in each:

Book of the Year : Older Readers

Jarvis 24 by David Metzenthen

Honour Books : Older Readers
The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke
A Small Free Kiss in the Dark by Glenda Millard

Book of the Year : Younger Readers

Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch

Honour Books : Younger Readers

Running with the Horses by Alison Lester

Pearl verses the World by Sally Murphy; Illustrations by Heather Potter

Book of the Year : Early Childhood

Bear and Chook by the Sea by Lisa Shanahan; Illustrations by Emma Quay

Honour Books : Early Childhood

Kip by Christina Booth
Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House by Libby Gleeson; Illustrations by Freya Blackwood

Picture Book of the Year

The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers

Honour Books : Picture Book of the Year

Isabella's Garden by Rebecca Cool; Text by Glenda Millard

Fox and Fine Feathers by Narelle Oliver

Eve Pownall Information Book of the Year

Australian Backyard Explorer by Peter Macinnis

Honour Books : Eve Pownall Information Book of the Year

Polar Eyes : a journey to Antarctica by Tanya Patrick; Illustrations by Nicholas Hutcheson
Maralinga: The Anangu Story by Yalata and Oak Communities with Christobel Mattingley

2010 Children's Book of the Year Winners Announced!