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.

Picture Story Books
- Coming Home to Country
Bronwyn Bancroft - Definitely Do Not Open This Book
Andy Lee & Heath McKenzie - I’m Australian Too
Mem Fox & Ronojoy Ghosh - Koalas Eat Gum Leaves
Laura & Philip Bunting - Pig the Grub
Aaron Blabey - Sorry Day
Coral Vass & Dub Leffler - Thelma the Unicorn
Aaron Blabey - This is a Ball
Beck & Matt Stanton - Too Many Cheeky Dogs
Johanna Bell & Dion Beasley - The Unscary Book
Nick Bland
Fiction for Younger Readers
- Ella and Olivia: Sports Carnival
Yvette Poshoglian & Danielle McDonald - Ella Diaries: Friendship SOS
Meredith Costain & Danielle McDonald - Hot Dog 3: Circus Time!
Anh Do & Dan McGuiness - Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables Fight Back
Tim Harris & James Hart - Polly and Buster 1
Sally Rippin - Sporty Kids: Soccer
Felice Arena & Tom Jellett - The Bad Guys Episode 9: The Big Bad Wolf
Aaron Blabey - Tiny Timmy: Soccer Superstar!
Tim Cahill - Truly Tan: Trapped
Jen Storer & Claire Robertson - WeirDo 12: Hopping Weird!
Anh Do & Jules Faber
Fiction for Older Readers
- 117-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton - A Great Escape
Felice Arena - Exploding Endings: Painted Dogs and Doom Cakes
Tim Harris - Funny Kid: Prank Wars
Matt Stanton - Kensy and Max: Breaking News
Jacqueline Harvey - A Most Magical Girl
Karen Foxlee - New City
Deborah Abela - So Wrong 2: Inappropriate
Michael Wagner & Wayne Bryant - The Forgotten Pearl
Belinda Murrell - Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow
Jessica Townsend
Fiction for Years 7-9
- A Song Only I Can Hear
Barry Johnsberg - Akarnae
Lynette Noni - As Happy As Here
Jane Godwin - Detention
Tristan Bancks - Dragonfly Song
Wendy Orr - Illuminae
Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman - Lenny’s Book of Everything
Karen Foxlee - Liars: No Survivors
Jack Heath - Medoran Chronicles 2: Raelia
Lynette Noni - Punchlines
Oliver Phommovanh
Shortlist Poster
Shortlist Poster – Picture Story Books
Shortlist Poster – Younger Readers
Shortlist Poster – Older Readers
Shortlist Poster – Years 7-9
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