Junior Judges' News - The winners have been annouced

Hello everyone

Voting for Junior Judges has closed for 2010. We hope you've had fun reading and discussing the books then casting your votes.

The CBCA has announced the official winners which you can view on the web site.

And you, the Junior Judges have also cast your votes too. In some instances you did not agree with the CBCA judges, but that's part of the fun isn't it... getting involved, reading, discussing and expressing your own opinion.

So how did you vote?...

Older Readers

Winner	Honour Books
Stolen	Liar
	The Winds of Heaven

Younger Readers

Winner	Honour Books
Pearl Verses the World	The Whisperer
	Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children

Picture Book of the Year

Winner	Honour Books
Schumann the Shoeman	Fox and Fine Feathers
	Isabella’s Garden

Early Childhood

Winner	Honour Books
Fearless	The Wrong Book
	The Terrible Plop

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

Winner	Honour Books
Prehistoric Giants: The Megafauna of Australia	Lost! A True Tale from the Bush
	Australian Backyard Explorer

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Previous News

This year our featured author/illustrator is Kylie Dunstan.

Kylie who drew on her time in Northern Australia to create the picture book Collecting Colour was the winner of the 2009 CBCA Picture Book of the Year award.

Collecting Colour was inspired by her time spent as an Arts Officer at a community centre in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. One of her duties was to take the local women out on bush trips collecting pandanus and colour for weaving and dyeing the mats and baskets sold in the Arts Centre.

The book tells the story of white Australian girl and her best friend Olive who spend the day helping to gather the pandanus leaves and stringy bark for making into strong bags and baskets using the bright yellows and pinks, from special plants and berries. Kylie uses Nepalese paper collage illustrations to create the beautiful original illustrations.