2024 Winners

The winners for the 2024 Children's Book of the Year Awards were announced on Friday, 16 August 2024. Click through below to check out the winners, along with all the shortlisted books in each category.

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Winner: Early childhood
Gymnastica Fantastica! / Briony Stewart
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Winner: Younger Readers
Scar Town / Tristan Bancks
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Winner: Older readers
Grace Notes / Karen Comer
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Winner: Picture Book
Timeless / Kelly Canby
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Winner: Eve Pownell Award
Country Town / Isolde Martyn & Robyn Ridgeway (Illust: Louise Hogan)
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Winner: New Illustrator Award
Hope is the Thing / Erica Wagner
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Great books for kids

Previous Book of the Year winners and honour books are a fantastic way to select high quality books for children.

2023 Winners Previous years

More information

More information about the Children's Book of the Year Awards and Book Week can be found on the CBCA website

Children's Book Council of Australia