The YABBA awards are a children's choice book award in 3 sections, presented annually.
# The sections are: Picture Story Books
# Fiction for Younger Readers
# Fiction for Older Readers
# Fiction for Years 7 to 9
Each year: Children nominate Australian children's fiction books that have been published in the last ten years to create a short list. Children vote for their favourite books by a specified date in October, (usually International Children's Day). The winners are announced at the award ceremony where authors and illustrators receive YABBA citations presented by children.
A brief look down the lists below reveals the gorgeous titles that have won over the years. With four children 7 and under it pretty much reflects our library! KJP.
2008 YABBA Shortlist A Treat As Favourites Old and New Get Young Australian's Nod of Approval
May 9th- Just love the YABBA's! Each year students from across Victoria, New South Wales, ACT and NT (just joined-up) nominate their most loved books onto the Children’s Choice Book Awards Shortlist. In terms two and three, students will read these and other Australian fiction titles and in term four cast a vote for their favourite.
It will be fascinating to see which of the many gorgeous titles emerge as winners come the awards ceremony to be held in November at a venue yet to be announced. Old favourites such as Alison Lester's (right) Are We There Yet?(certainly one of the most popular books to enter our household with four under seven) and Where is the Green Sheep? Mem Fox and Judy Horacek are amongst the ten short listed titles in the Picture Story Book category. Amongst others they are up against the delightfully titled Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? by Pamela Allen who has produced an amazing thirty-six picture books in the last twenty-five years. Penguin books must be delighted with a lone challenger from Walker Books,Dimity Dumptyby Bob Graham, taking on their line-up of nine titles out of ten in the section - congratulations to them.
In the Fiction for Younger Readers category the Boyz Rule!Series continues it's popularity as does the ever green Andy Griffith (left) with both What Bumosaur is That?(Purple Book) and Just Shocking! amongst the nominees. The Anna Fienberg and Kim Gamble team have maintained their place in young Australian's consciousness with Tashi and the Mixed-up Monster and Tashi and the Stolen Bus making the cut.
The ten finalists in the Fiction for Older Readers category read like a who's who of popular teen authors. It may well be Morris Gleitzman's year with three books nominated,Boy Overboard plus Doubting Thomas and the excellently titled Give Peas a Chance. Other heavyweights include the extraordinary Jackie French with Goat Who Sailed the World (currently unavailable new) and Hitler's Daughter and Emily Rodda's page-turner The Key to Rondo.
One of the many things I like about the YABBA is that they have a section, introduced last year I believe, for that very important transitional age of 7-9 years. The increasingly sophisticated tastes of this age group are demonstrated by a number of the short listed titles. Matthew Reilly continues to build his following and is fast becoming one of the nations most successful ever young authors. He dominates this category with a spectacular four titles nominated, Hover Car Racer- Contest - Ice Station and Scarecrow. Mr. Reilly might not have it all his own way though with Carole Wilkinsons delightful Dragon Moon (published by those champions of aussie children's books Black Dog) and the exquisite Mao's Last Dance Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin also in the mix.
note: my thanks to Amanda from the YABBAS for straightening out a few details for me.... a formidable store of knowledge some people have.
Section 1 Picture Storybooks Annie's Chair Niland, Deborah Penguin Are We There Yet?Lester, Alison Penguin Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty's Little Sister Graham, Bob Walker Dougal and Bumble and the Long Walk Home Dray, Matt Penguin Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? Allen, Pamela Penguin Jungle Drums Base, Graeme Penguin Lucy's Cat and the Rainbow Birds Hill, Anthony Tanner, Jane Penguin RexDubosarsky, Ursula Mackintosh, David Penguin Uno's Garden Base, Graeme Penguin Where is the Green Sheep? Fox, Mem Horacek, Judy Penguin
Section 2 Fiction for Younger Readers 4F for Freaks: Miss Corker's Revenge Hobbs, Leigh (authors website)A&U Boyz Rule! Series Arena, Felice Pan Macmillan Extreme Adventures Series ie: Shark Bait D'Ath, Justin Penguin Just Shocking! Griffiths, Andy Denton, Terry Macmillan Little Lunch #5 Katz, Danny Vane, Mitch Black Dog Books (not available fishpond try Black Books) Scary Stories for Brave Boys and Girls Milne, Chris Milne Books Selby Shattered, Duncan Stomann, Allan Harper Collins Tashi and the Mixed-up Monster (Tashi S.) Fienberg, Anna Gamble, Kim A&U Tashi and the Stolen Bus Fienberg, Anna Gamble, Kim A&U What Bumosaur is That? Griffiths, Andy Macmillan
Section 3 Fiction for Older Readers Boy Overboard Gleitzman, Morris Penguin Doubting Thomas Gleitzman, Morris Penguin Garden of the Purple Dragon Wilkinson, Carole Black Dog Books note: Fishponds supply of this book has a different cover Give Peas a Chance Gleitzman, Morris Penguin Goat Who Sailed the World French, Jackie Harper Collins
Hitler's DaughterFrench, Jackie Harper Collins The Key to RondoRodda, Emily Scholastic Omnibus Lady Friday (The Keys to the Kingdom S.) Nix, Garth A&U Specky Magee And The Spirit of the Game Arena, Felice Penguin Spookiest Stories Jennings, Paul Penguin
QBD books au| seek Books au| the nile books au| fishpond books au|abeBooks australia & new zealand Fiction for YEARS 7-9 Cold Skin Herrick, Steven A&U Contest Reilly, Matthew (right) Pan Macmillan Dragon Moon Wilkinson, Carole Black Dog Books Evil Genius Jinks, Catherine A&U A Horse Called Elvis Heffernan, John Scholastic Hover Car Racer Reilly, Matthew Pan Macmillan Ice Station Reilly, Matthew Pan Macmillan Mao's Last Dancer Cunxin, Li Penguin Runestone Ciddor, Anna A&U Scarecrow Reilly, Matthew Pan Macmillan
YABBA Winners List 1986 - 2007
PICTURE STORYBOOK
2007 Chatterbox- Margaret Wild, illus Deborah Niland
2006 Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear Matt Dray
2004 Old Tom: Man of Mystery Leigh Hobbs
2003 Mutt Dog! Stephen Michael King
2003 Old Tom's Holiday (Old Tom) Leigh Hobbs
2002 POCKET DOGS Margaret Wild, ill Stephen Michael King.
2001 Buffy Bob Graham
2000 SPLAT! Terry Denton
1999 Gasp!! Terry Denton
1998 ZAPT! Terry Denton
1997 BILLY THE PUNK Jessica Carroll, Illus Craig Smith
1996 Bamboozled, David Legge
1995 DUCK FOR COVER Ted Greenwood, Paul Jennings , Illus Terry Denton
1994 SPOONER OR LATER Ted Greenwood, Paul Jennings , Illus Terry Denton
1993 Sign of the Seahorse Graeme Base
1992 Window Jeannie Baker
1991 COUNTING ON FRANK Rod Clement
1990 MONSTER WHO ATE AUSTRALIA Michael Salmon
1989 Eleventh Hour Graeme Base
1988 Where the Forest Meets the SeaJeannie Baker
1987 Animalia Graeme Base
1986 When the Wind Changed Ruth Park, Illus D. Niland
May 9th- 
books in the last twenty-five 
years. Penguin books must be delighted with a lone challenger from Walker Books,Dimity Dumpty by Bob Graham, taking on their line-up of nine titles out of ten in the section - congratulations to them.
ne of the many things I like about the YABBA is that they have a section, introduced last year I believe, for that very important transitional age of 7-9 years. The increasingly sophisticated tastes of this age group are demonstrated by a number of the short listed titles. Matthew Reilly continues to build his following and is fast becoming one of the nations most successful ever young authors. He dominates this category with a spectacular four titles nominated, Hover Car Racer- Contest - Ice Station and Scarecrow. Mr. Reilly might not have it all his own way though with Carole Wilkinsons delightful Dragon Moon (published by those champions of aussie children's books 
Section 1 Picture Storybooks
ashi and the Stolen Bus Fienberg, Anna Gamble, Kim A&U
iction for YEARS 7-9
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1991 COUNTING ON FRANK Rod Clement 
1997 THE BUGALUGS BUM THIEF Tim Winton , Illus Carol Pelham-Thorman 
006 SPECKY MAGEE AND THE BOOTS OF GLORY Felice Arena / Gary Lyon 
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