The winner and honour books in each of the categories are decided at the Judges' Conferences after extensive discussion and by secret ballot by the Judges. These awards are funded by generous donations to the CBCA Awards Foundation, especially the Benefactors and Major Donors.
Older Readers Book of the Year 2010
for mature readers
WINNER: Metzenthen, David - Jarvis 24, Penguin Group Australia
HONOUR: Clarke, Judith - The Winds of Heaven, Allen & Unwin
HONOUR: Millard, Glenda - A Small Free Kiss in the Dark, Allen & Unwin
Younger Readers Book of the Year 2010
for independent younger readers
WINNER: Hirsch, Odo - Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool ,Allen & Unwin
HONOUR: Lester, Alison - Running with the Horses Viking, Penguin Group Australia
HONOUR: Murphy, Sally/Illus: Potter, Heather - Pearl Verses the World, Walker Books
Early Childhood Book of the Year 2010
for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages
WINNER: Shanahan, Lisa/Illus: Quay, Emma - Bear & Chook by the Sea, Lothian Children's Books, Hachette
HONOUR: Booth, Christina - Kip, Windy Hollow Books
HONOUR: Gleeson, Libby/Illus: Blackwood, Freya - Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House, Little Hare Books
Picture Book of the Year 2010
for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years
WINNER: Rogers, Gregory - The Hero of Little Street, Allen & Unwin
HONOUR: Cool, Rebecca/Text: Millard, Glenda - Isabella's Garden, Walker Books
HONOUR: Oliver, Narelle - Fox and Fine Feathers, Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2010
for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years
WINNER: Macinnis, Peter - Australian Backyard Explorer, National Library of Australia
HONOUR: Patrick, Tanya/Illus: Hutcheson, Nicholas - Polar Eyes: a Journey to Antarctica, CSIRO
HONOUR: Yalata & Oak Communities with Mattingley, Christobel - Maralinga: The Anangu Story, Allen & Unwin
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Older Readers Book of the Year 2010
for mature readers
WINNER: Metzenthen, David - Jarvis 24, Penguin Group Australia
HONOUR: Clarke, Judith - The Winds of Heaven, Allen & Unwin
HONOUR: Millard, Glenda - A Small Free Kiss in the Dark, Allen & Unwin
Younger Readers Book of the Year 2010
for independent younger readers
WINNER: Hirsch, Odo - Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool ,Allen & Unwin
HONOUR: Lester, Alison - Running with the Horses Viking, Penguin Group Australia
HONOUR: Murphy, Sally/Illus: Potter, Heather - Pearl Verses the World, Walker Books
Early Childhood Book of the Year 2010
for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages
WINNER: Shanahan, Lisa/Illus: Quay, Emma - Bear & Chook by the Sea, Lothian Children's Books, Hachette
HONOUR: Booth, Christina - Kip, Windy Hollow Books
HONOUR: Gleeson, Libby/Illus: Blackwood, Freya - Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House, Little Hare Books
Picture Book of the Year 2010
for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years
WINNER: Rogers, Gregory - The Hero of Little Street, Allen & Unwin
HONOUR: Cool, Rebecca/Text: Millard, Glenda - Isabella's Garden, Walker Books
HONOUR: Oliver, Narelle - Fox and Fine Feathers, Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia
Eve Pownall Book of the Year 2010
for an audience ranging from birth to 18 years
WINNER: Macinnis, Peter - Australian Backyard Explorer, National Library of Australia
HONOUR: Patrick, Tanya/Illus: Hutcheson, Nicholas - Polar Eyes: a Journey to Antarctica, CSIRO
HONOUR: Yalata & Oak Communities with Mattingley, Christobel - Maralinga: The Anangu Story, Allen & Unwin
More information here.
