The Children's Book of the Year Award: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books was first presented in 1988, when the award was financed by Eve Pownall 's family. Since 1993 it has been awarded annually by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).
The Award "will be made to outstanding books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. As general guidelines, the judges may consider the relative success of the book in balancing and harmonising the following elements:
style of language and presentation;
graphic excellence;
clarity, appropriateness and aesthetic appeal of illustration;
integration of text, graphics and illustration to engage interest and enhance understanding;
overall design of the book to facilitate the presentation of information;
accuracy with regard to the current state of knowledge."[ 1] Award winners 1980s
Eve Pownall Award winners, 1988[ 2]
Year
Author
Title
Publisher
1988 Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins
My Place
Collins Dove
1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also External links References
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1988–1989 1990–1999
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Australian Backyard Explorer by Peter Macinnis (2010)The Return of the Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky (2011)One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island by Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch (2012)Tom The Outback Mailman by Kristin Weidenbach and illustrated by Timothy Ide (2013)Jeremy by Christopher Faille and illustrated by Danny Snell (2014)A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land by Simon Barnard (2015)Lennie The Legend: Solo To Sydney by Pony by Stephanie Owen Reeder (2016)Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks by Gina M Newton (2017)Do Not Lick This Book by Idan Ben-Barak and illustrated by Julian Frost (2018)Sorry Day by Coral Vass and illustrated by Dub Leffler (2019) 2020–present
Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe (2020)Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu by Pamela Freeman (2021)Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System by Safdar Ahmed (2022)DEEP: Delve into hidden worlds by Jess McGeachin (2023)Country Town by Isolde Martyn and Robyn Ridgeway, illustrated by Louise Hogan (2024)
