Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards! The awards mark the official launch of Children’s Book Week. Here are the winners by category:

Older Readers

Winner

Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan

Honour books

The Ink Bridge by Neil GrantFriday Brown by Vikki Wakefield

Younger Readers

Winner

Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett

Honour books

Pennies for Hitler by Jackie FrenchThe Tender Moments of Saffron Silk by Glenda Millard

Early Childhood

WinnerThe Terrible Suitcase by Emma Allen

Honour books

With Nan by Tania Cox, illus by Karen BlairToo Many Elephants in This House by Ursula Dubosarsky

Picture Book of the Year

Winner

The Coat by Ron Brooks, illus by Julie Hunt

Honour books

Herman and Rosie by Gus GordonSophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

Winner

Tom the Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach, illus by Timothy Ide

Honour books

Lyrebird! A True Story by Jackie Kerin, illus by Peter GouldthorpeTopsy-Turvy World: How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers by Kirsty Murray

Crichton Award for New Illustrators

A Forest by Marc Martin