2018 Shortlist

During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children by nominating four Australian titles.

All nominations are collated and the 10 books with the most nominations in each of the award categories are the shortlisted books for that year. Students are then encouraged to read as many of these books across Term 2 and Term 3 that they can.

All this reading is leading to each student rewarding their very favourite book during the voting process in early Term 4.

• Arty Farty Marty: The Paint Smashin’ Kraken
  Dale Baker
• Busting!
  Aaron Blabey
• Chip
  Kylie Howarth
• Do Not Open This Book Again!
  Andy Lee, Heath McKenzie
• Excuse Me!
  Dave Hughes & Holly Ife, Philip Bunting
• Flapper, VC
  Mark Wilson
• Go Go And The Silver Shoes
  Jane Godwin, Anna Walker
• Hickory Dickory Dash
  Tony Wilson, Laura Wood
• Pig The Star
  Aaron Blabey
• Too Many Cheeky Dogs
  Johanna Bell, Dion Beasley

• Bad Guys: Intergalactic Gas
  Aaron Blabey
• Billie B Brown: Billie’s Yummy Bakery Adventure
  Sally Rippin, Alisa Coburn
• Ella And Olivia: Zoo Rescue
  Yvette Poshoglian, Danielle McDonald
• Ella Diaries: Pony School Showdown
  Meredith Costain, Danielle McDonald
• Eric Vale Off The Rails
  Michael Gerard Bauer, Joe Bauer
• Hotdog!: Party Time!
  Anh Do, Dan McGuiness
• Polly And Buster: The Wayward Witch & The Feelings Monster
  Sally Rippin
• Sporty Kids: Handball
  Felice Arena, Tom Jellett
• WeirDo: Really Weird!
  Anh Do, Jules Faber
• You Choose: Footy Fever
  George Ivanoff, James Hart

• Aquatica
  Lance Balchin
• Friday Barnes: Danger Ahead
  R A Spratt
• Funny Kid For President
  Matt Stanton
• Grimsdon
  Deborah Abela
• Iris And The Tiger
  Leanne Hall
• Our Australian Girl: Meet Grace
  Sofie Laguna, Lucia Masciullo
• Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables
  Tim Harris, James Hart
• The 91-Storey Treehouse
  Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton
• The Boy And The Spy
  Felice Arena
• The Forgotten Pearl
  Belinda Murrell

• Are You Seeing Me?
  Darren Groth
• Every Word
  Ellie Marney
• Game Theory
  Barry Jonsberg
• Graffiti Moon
  Cath Crowley
• Maybe
  Morris Gleitzman
• Nona & Me
  Clare Atkins
• The Fall
  Tristan Bancks
• The Protected
  Claire Zorn
• The Secrets We Keep
  Nova Weetman
• Yellow
  Megan Jacobson