The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) have announced their Book of the Year Award winners for 2014! Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators and publishers.

Here is the full list of winners and honour books in each category:

Older Readers: Wildlife by Fiona Wood

Honour books:

• Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near
• The Sky so Heavy by Claire Zorn

Younger Readers: A Very Unusual Pursuit by Catherine Jinks

Honour books:

• My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg
• Light Horse Boy by Dianne Wolfer, illustrations by Brian Simmonds

Early Childhood: The Swap by Jan Ormerod, illustrations by Andrew Joyner

Honour books:

• I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian, illustrations by Ann James
• Banjo and Ruby Red by Libby Gleeson, illustrations by Freya Blackwood

Picture Books: Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan

Honour books:

• King Pig by Nick Bland
• Silver Buttons by Bob Graham

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: Jeremy by Christopher Faille, illustrations by Danny Snell

Honour books:

• Ice, Wind, Rock by Peter Gouldthorpe
• Welcome to My Country by Laklak Burarrwanga and family

Crichton Award for New Illustrators: Big Red Kangaroo by Claire Saxby, illustrations by Graham Byrne