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Other October Events & Awards
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The 91-Storey Treehouse, written by Andy Griffiths & illustrated by Terry Denton, published by Pan Macmillan maintains the top position in the Australian Book Best seller list!
Climbing to even greater heights for Australian children's publishing!
Congratulations to Andy, Terry, Jill and the publisher!
Treehouse Treasures available to purchase from Books Illustrated:
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2017 Educational Publishing Awards Australia, announced by the APA Sept 20
The graphic novel The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales (Briony Barr, Gregory Crocetti, Ailsa Wild et al., Scale Free Network) received the overall Award for Excellence in Australian Educational Publishing. The cross-curriculum resource, which draws on science, history and English subjects, introduces readers to the microbiology of the gut and life on the Western Front during World War I.
The judges said The Invisible War ‘raises the bar of excellence in content and method for furthering student understanding’, and ‘stands out from other products in the market through its writing and layout, designed to avoid overloading the reader while they are engaged in the story’.
Educational picture or chapter book award: Welcome to Country (Black Dog Books)
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Australian Family Therapists’ Award for Children’s Literature 2017
The winners of the 2017 Australian Family Therapists’ Awards for Children’s Literature were announced on September 25.
Saving Jazz by Kate McCaffrey (Fremantle Press) has won the $1500 Older Readers Award
Out , written by Angela May George, illustrated by Owen Swan, published by Scholastic, has won the $1500 Young Readers/Picture Book Award.
The judges also recommended One Step (Andrew Daddo, Penguin), The Pain, My Mother, Sir Tiffy, Cyber Boy & Me (Michael Gerard Bauer, Omnibus), When Michael Met Mina (Randa Abdel-Fattah, Pan), Agatha and the Dark (Anna Pignataro, Five Mile), My Brother (Dee Huxley, Oliver Huxley and Tiffany Huxley, Working Title Press), Space Alien at Planet Dad (Lucinda Gifford, Scholastic), The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee (Deborah Abela, Random House) and Welcome to Country (Aunty Joy Murphy, illus by Lisa Kennedy, Black Dog), as books that may ‘enhance therapists’ insights into specific problem areas’.
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Nominations are open for the 2017 for
Dromkeen Medal and Dromkeen Librarian's Award
Nominations close on Friday 13 October 2017.
The Dromkeen Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement in the creation of Australian children’s and young adult literature, while the Librarian's Award recognises outstanding achievement in supporting Australian children's and young adult literature.
The Dromkeen Medal and Dromkeen Librarian's Award have a distinguished history of over 30 years, with previous medal recipients including well-known children's book illustrators and authors such as Alison Lester, Shaun Tan, Andy Griffiths, Bronwyn Bancroft, Ruth Park and Graeme Base. Similarly distinguished names grace the list of past winners of the Librarian's Award.
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October with the Australian Children's Laureate
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Leigh's It’s your story Calendar October theme is Draw a Story
Visit the Laureate website for reading suggestions, events, activities and ideas.
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Leigh Hobbs
Limited edition giclee print - Mr Badger
Image size: 380mm (w) x 520mm (h)
Book title : Mr Badger
$250 (unframed) - Purchase
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Books Illustrated is an enthusiastic supporter of the Australian Children's Laureate and Copyright Agency's initiative, Reading Australia.
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