On the 6th April the Children's Book of the Year Shortlist was announced. The theme for this years book week is "Doorways". Stay tuned to my webpage or visit the Children's Book Council of Australia site for the full details of all the shortlisted books and activities planned for 2004.
History of the Awards | Book awards games and activities | 2004 Book of the Year: Younger Readers
2004 Book of the Year: Early Childhood | 2004 Picture Book of the Year
2004 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books | My favourite - The Violin Man
History of the Awards
There are five categories they are:
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This site uses QuizGame Master to deliver a quiz related to the titles of the books for the 2004 Australian Children's Book Week. Participants solve the Dragon's riddles by clicking on the correct doors.
Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network - Book Week
Created by the Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network to support their Book Week publication. It contains links to resources, the short list, and materials from previous years.
2004 Book of the Year: Younger Readers
| Base, Graeme | TruckDogs:
A novel in four bites |
Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2003 |
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Herrick,
Steven Illus. Magerl, Caroline |
Do-Wrong Ron | Allen & Unwin, 2003 |
| Millard,
Glenda Illus. Magerl, Caroline |
The Naming of Tishkin Silk | ABC Books, 2003 |
| Starke, Ruth | Stella by the Sea | Aussie Chomps, Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2003 |
| Stephens, Michael | Mudlark | Angus&Robertson, HarperCollinsPublishers Australia, 2003 |
| Wilkinson, Carole | 
Dragonkeeper |
Black Dog Books, 2003 |
2004 Book of the Year: Early Childhood |
| Allen, Pamela | Grandpa
and Thomas |
Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2003 |
| Barbalet, Margaret Illus.Andrew McLean |
Reggie, Queen of the Street | Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2003 |
| Cox, Tania Illus. David Miller |
Snap! Went Chester | Hodder Children's, Hodder Headline Australia, 2003 |
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Gleeson,
Libby Illus.Ann James |
Shutting the Chooks In | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2003 |
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Wild,
Margaret Illus. David Legge |
Baby Boomsticks | ABC Books, 2003 |
| Wild,
Margaret Illus.Ann James |
Little Humpty | Little Hare, 2003 |
2004 Picture Book of the Year NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers
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| Blackwood,
Freya Text John Heffernan |
Two Summers | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2003 |
| Curtis,
Neil Text Joan Grant |
Cat
and Fish |
Lothian Books, 2003 |
| James,
Ann Text Libby Gleeson |
Shutting the Chooks In | Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2003 |
| King, Stephen Michael | Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat | Allen & Unwin, 2003 |
| McLean,
Andrew Text Margaret Barbalet |
Reggie, Queen of the Street | Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2003 |
| Thompson, Colin | The Violin Man | Hodder Children's, Hodder Headline Australia, 2003 |
| 2004 Eve Pownall Award for Information BooksInformation Books
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| Carlyon, Patrick | The Gallipoli Story | Penguin Books Australia, 2003 |
| Dale, Kim | Bush Babies | Lothian Books, 2003 |
| Malbunka, Mary | When I Was Little Like You | Allen & Unwin, 2003 |
| Morecroft,
Richard & Mackay, Alison Illus. Karen Lloyd-Diviny |
Zoo Album | ABC Books, 2003 |
| Nicholls, Christine | Art, History, Place | Working Title Press, 2003 |
| Nicholson, John | Animal
Architects |
Allen & Unwin, 2003 |
My personal favourite from this years shortlisted awards is The violin man, written and illustrated by Colin Thompson. Nominated for Picture Book of the Year, the story is about an elderly man, Oscar who every night plays his violin outside the front of a theatre. As Oscar plays he thinks about his daughter who would when young, dance as he played....
Beautifully illustrated this is the first of Colin Thompson's books to be illustrated by computer! And if you've taken a look at not only this book, (The violin man) but any of the other picture books written and illustrated by Colin Thompson, you would never guess that he's colour blind!
Other picture story books by Colin Thompson
The Paperbag Prince, Pictures Of Home, Looking For Atlantis,
Ruby, How To Live Forever, The Tower To The Sun, The Paradise Garden, The Last Alchemist, Falling Angels, The Violin Man.
The violin man is my favourite this year, let me know what's yours.
*Permission to publish The violin man front cover given by the author Colin Thompson
Visit Colin Thompsons webpage, containing biographical information, details on how he draw's by computer, upcoming books, and download some fantastic pictures from some his books and set them as desktop theme, they're fantastic!
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