A number of annual awards are granted by a range of respected organisations and state/ territory governments to celebrate Australian children's literature by recognising books for readers under the age of eighteen. Below are some of  the honoured books for 2011.

Older Readers

The Midnight Zoo, by Sonya Hartnett... WINNER Children's Book Council of Australia

Graffiti Moon, by Cath Crowley... HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher, by Doug MacLeaod... HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

Being Here, by Barry Jonsberg... WINNER, QLD Premier's Literary Awards

The Three Loves of Persimmon, by Cassandra Golds... WINNER, VIC Premier's Literature Awards

and Voted by Kids...

The Battle for Rondo, by Emily Rodda... WINNER, COOL Awards (ACT), KROC Awards (NT), YABBA Awards (VIC)

Stolen, by Lucy Christopher... Gold WINNER, INKY Awards 2010

Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater... Silver WINNER, Inky Awards 2010

More award-winning books for teens

Younger and Intermediate Readers

The Red Wind, by Isobelle Carmody... WINNER, Children's Book Council of Australia

Just a Dog, by Michael Gerard Bauer... HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot, by Anna Branford... HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

India Dark, by Kirsty Murray... WINNER, NSW Premier's History Awards

Toppling, by Sally Murphy... WINNER, QLD Premier's Literary Award

and Voted by Kids...

The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow... WINNER, COOL Awards (ACT), YABBA Awards (VIC), 2010

Boy Overboard, by Morris Gleitzman... WINNER, COOL Awards Years 7-9 (ACT), YABBA Awards (VIC), 2010

Back to School, by Meredith Badger... WINNER, KROC Awards (NT), 2010

The Forests of Silence, by Emily Rodda... WINNER, KROC Awards Years 7-9 (NT), 2010

More award-winning books for intermediate readers

More award-winning books for younger readers

Early Childhood/ Picture Book

Maudie and Bear, by Jan Ormerod... WINNER, Children's Book Council of Australia

The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies, by Tom Niland Champion and Kilmeny Niland... HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

Look See, Look at Me, by Leonie Norrington... HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

Mirror, by Jeannie Baker... Joint Picture Book WINNER, Children's Book Council of Australia

Why I Love Australia, by Bronwyn Bancroft, Picture Book HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

My Uncle's Donkey, by Tohby Riddle, Picture BookHONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

and Voted by Kids...

Fearless, by Colin Thompson... Picture Book WINNER, COOL Awards (ACT), KROC Awards (NT), YABBA Awards (VIC), 2010

More award-winning books for younger readers

Information Books

The Return of The Word Spy, by Ursula Dobosarsky WINNER, Children's Book Council of Australia

Drawn from the Heart: A Memoir, by Ron Brooks, HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

Our World: Bardi Jaawi: Life at Ardiyooloon, by One Arm Point Remote Community School, HONOUR, Children's Book Council of Australia

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