Young Australians Best Book Awards http://yabba.org.au Recommend, Read, Rate and Reward Australian Books Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:48:39 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.4 2017 Award Winners http://yabba.org.au/2017-award-winners/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 08:22:22 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=8487

The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2017.

The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Hampton Park Secondary College 391 students, 26 Authors and Illustrators, plus 50 adults participated in the 32nd Annual YABBA Awards.

The Authors and Illustrators at the Awards on 31 October 2017 were

Adam Wallace
Alex Miles
Andy Griffiths
Anna Walker
Carole Wilkinson
Caz Goodwin
Claire Saxby
Corinne Fenton
Fleur Ferris

Gabrielle Wang
George Ivanoff
James Foley
Meredith Costain
Michael Salmon
Michael Panckridge
Michelle Vasiliu
Nicky Johnson
Nicole Hayes

Paul Collins
Sherryl Clark
Spider Lee
Terry Denton
Tim Harris
Tony Wilson
Sally Rippon
Heath McKenzie

The 2017 Winning Books Are

Fiction for Years 7-9

Risk

Written by Fleur Ferris

Published 2015 by Random House Australia

Fiction for Older Readers

The 78-Storey Treehouse

Written by Andy Griffiths

Illustrated by Terry Denton

Published 2016 by Pan Macmillan

Fiction for Younger Readers

WeirDo: Mega Weird!

Written by Anh Do

Illustrated by Jules Faber

Published 2016 by Scholastic Australia

Picture Storybooks

Do Not Open This Book

Written by Andy Lee

Illustrated by Heath McKenzie

Published 2016 by Lake Press

Congratulations to the authors, illustrators and publishers of the winning books.

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2017 Shortlist http://yabba.org.au/2017-shortlist/ http://yabba.org.au/2017-shortlist/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 23:16:22 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=8089

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

  • Circle
      Jeannie Baker
  • Do Not Open This Book
      Andy Lee & Heath McKenzie
  • Fire
      Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
  • Lilli-Pilli’s Sister
      Anna Branford & Linda Catchlove
  • Mr Chicken Arriva A Roma
      Leigh Hobbs
  • Mr Huff
      Anna Walker
  • Pig The Winner
      Aaron Blabey
  • Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas
      Aaron Blabey
  • The Fabulous Friend Machine
      Nick Bland
  • What Do They Do With All The Poo From All The Animals at the Zoo?
      Anh Do & Laura Wood

Fiction for Younger Readers

  • Alice Miranda In China
      Jacqueline Harvey
  • Billie B Brown:The Bad Butterfly
      Sally Rippin & Aki Fukuoka
  • EJ Spy School: Puppy Alert
    Susannah McFarlane & Dyani Stagg
  • Ella And Olivia: The Christmas Surprise
    Yvette Poshoglian & Danielle McDonald
  • Ella Diaries: Friendship S.O.S
    Meredith Costain & Danielle McDonald
  • Hotdog!
    Anh Do & Dan McGuiness
  • The Bad Guys Episode 2: Mission Unpluckable
    Aaron Blabey
  • The Gateway: Midnight Mercenary
    Cereberus Jones & Craig Phillips
  • WeirDo: Mega Weird!
    Anh Do & Jules Faber
  • You Choose: Alien Invaders from Beyond the Stars
    George Ivanoff

Fiction for Older Readers

  • Exploding Endings: Painted Dogs And Doom Cakes
      Tim Harris
  • Grimsdon
    Deborah Abela
  • Keeper Of The Crystals: Eve and Last Dragon
    Jess Black & Celeste Hulme
  • My Dead Bunny
    Sigi Cohen & James Foley
  • Our Australian Girl: Nellie’s Quest
    Penny Matthews & Lucia Masciullo
  • Our Australian Girl: Rose In Bloom
    Sherryl Clark & Lucia Masciullo
  • The 78-Storey Treehouse
    Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
  • The Impossible Quest: Escape From Wolfhaven Castle
    Kate Forsyth
  • The Ivory Rose
    Belinda Murrell
  • The Other Christy
    Oliver Phommavanh

Fiction for Years 7-9

  • Carnage
      Michael Adams
  • Cry Blue Murder
      Kim Kane & Marion Roberts
  • Every Breath
      Ellie Marney
  • Freedom Ride
      Sue Lawson
  • Laurinda
      Alice Pung
  • One True Thing
      Nicole Hayes
  • Pennies For Hitler
      Jackie French
  • Risk
      Fleur Ferris
  • The First Third
      Will Kostakis
  • Through My Eyes: Naveed
      John Heffernan & Ed. Lyn White
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Download and Print Shortlist Posters

2017 Shortlist Poster

Picture Storybooks

Older Readers

Younger Readers

Fiction for Years 7-9

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2016 Awards Winners http://yabba.org.au/2016-awards-winners/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 02:26:12 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=7039

The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2016.

The YABBA Council is delighted that today at St Thomas More Primary in Hadfiled 375 students, 35 Authors and Illustrators, plus 50 adults participated in the 31st Annual YABBA Awards.

The Authors and Illustrators at the Awards on 26 October 2016 were

Adam Wallace
Andrew Weldon
Andy Griffiths
Anna Ciddor
Anna Walker
Belinda Murrell
Bernadette Kelly
Bob Graham
Carole Wilkinson
Caz Goodwin
Corinne Fenton
Craig Smith

Elise Hurst
Felice Arena
Fiona Wood
George Ivanoff
Hazel Edwards
James Phelan
Krista Bell
Leigh Hobbs
Marjory Gardner
Mark Wilson
Meredith Costain
Michael Salmon

Nicky Johnston
Nicole Hayes
Paul Collins
Prue Mason
Sally Rippin
Serena Geddes
Sherryl Clark
Sue Bursztynski
Sue Lawson
Susannah McFarlane
Terry Denton

The 2016 Winning Books Are

Fiction for Years 7-9

Soon

Written by Morris Gleitzman

Published 2015 by Penguin Australia

Fiction for Older Readers

The 65-Storey Treehouse

Written by Andy Griffiths

Illustrated by Terry Denton

Published 2015 by Pan Macmillan

Fiction for Younger Readers

The Bad Guys Episode 1

Written by Aaron Blabey

Published 2015 by Scholastic Australia

Picture Storybooks

Pig the Fibber

Written and Illustrated by Aaron Blabey

Published 2015 by Scholastic Australia

Congratulations to the authors, illustrators and publishers of the winning books.

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2016 Awards Ceremony – Authors and Illustrators Attending http://yabba.org.au/2016-awards-ceremony-authors-and-illustrators-attending/ Thu, 06 Oct 2016 02:13:48 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=6980

The YABBA Awards Ceremony is the Ultimate Reward

The Awards Ceremony is the culmination of the entire YABBA year.  Everyone attending the Awards Ceremony gets rewarded.

  • The children in attendance get the reward of meting their writing heros
  • The Authors and Illustrators get rewarded through meeting their readers
  • Some very lucky Authors and Illustrators receive the ultimate reward with their book winning a YABBA
  • The host school is rewarded with the honour of hosting this prestigious event
  • And finally the YABBA Council is rewarded with the pinnacle of all the hard work

The Authors and Illustrators Attending the 2016 Awards Ceremony are

  • Felice Arena
  • Krista Bell
  • Sue Bursztynski
  • Anna Ciddor
  • Sherryl Clark
  • Paul Collins
  • Meredith Costain
  • Terry Denton
  • Hazel Edwards
  • Corinne Fenton
  • Marjory Gardner
  • Serena Geddes
  • Caz Goodwin
  • Bob Graham
  • Andy Griffiths
  • Nicole Hayes
  • Leigh Hobbs
  • Elise Hurst
  • George Ivanoff
  • Nicky Johnston
  • Bernadette Kelly
  • Sue Lawson
  • Prue Mason
  • Susannah McFarlane]
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  • Belinda Murrell
  • James Phelan
  • Sally Rippin
  • Michael Salmon
  • Craig Smith
  • Anna Walker
  • Adam Wallace
  • Andrew Weldon
  • Carole Wilkinson
  • Mark Wilson
  • Fiona Wood

If your school is lucky to have seats to this year’s Awards Ceremony make sure you bring lots of books by these authors and illustrators.

Signing Ceremony Rules

To ensure that all the 400 children in attendance at this year’s Award Ceremony there are some simple rules to follow –

  • A child may ask any one author or illustrator to sign 2 things for them
  • Only ask an author or illustrator to sign their book or the official autograph card (supplied on the day)
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2016 Shortlist http://yabba.org.au/2016-shortlist/ http://yabba.org.au/2016-shortlist/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2016 03:57:02 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=6231

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

  • Green Tree Frogs Sandra Kendell
  • Max Marc Martin
  • Mr Huff Anna Walker
  • Pig the Fibber Aaron Blabey
  • Rules of Summer Shaun Tan
  • The Fearsome Frightening Ferocious Box Frances Watts & David Legge
  • The Stone Lion Margaret Wild & Ritva Voutila
  • The Very Noisy Bear Nick Bland &
  • Thelma the Unicorn Aaron Blabey
  • Too Many Cheeky Dogs Johanna Bell & Dion Beasley

Fiction for Younger Readers

  • Alice-Miranda at Camp Jacqueline Harvey
  • Billie B Brown: The Second Best Friend Sally Rippin & Aki Fukuoka
  • Diary of a Track and Field Titan Shamini Flint & Sally Heinrich
  • Don’t Look Now: Book 4 Paul Jennings & Andrew Weldon
  • EJ Spy School: Puppy Alert! Susannah McFarlane & Dyani Stagg
  • Ella and Olivia: Sports Carnival Yvette Poshoglian & Danielle McDonald
  • Ghost Club 2: The Haunted School Deborah Abela
  • The Bad Guys Episode 1 Aaron Blabey
  • The Vanilla Slice Kid Adam Wallace & Jack Wodhams & Tom Gittus
  • You Choose: Alien Invaders from Beyond the Stars George Ivanoff

Fiction for Older Readers

  • Con-nerd Oliver Phommavanh
  • My Life and Other Massive Mistakes Tristan Bancks & Gus Gordon
  • Ophelia: Queen of Denmark Jackie French
  • Specky Magee and the Best of Oz Felice Arena and Garry Lyon
  • Star of Deltora: Shadows of the Master Emily Rodda
  • The 65-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
  • The Forgotten Pearl Belinda Murrell
  • The Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of the World A.L. Tait
  • Ugly: A Beaut Story about One Very Ugly Kid Robert Hoge
  • WeirDo 5 : Totally Weird Anh Do & Jules Faber

Fiction for Years 7-9

  • A Waltz for Matilda Jackie French
  • Don’t Call Me Ishmael Michael Gerard Bauer
  • Loyal Creatures Morris Gleitzman
  • My Life as an Alphabet Barry Jonsberg
  • Nona and Me Clare Atkins
  • Six Impossible Things Fiona Wood
  • Soon Morris Gleitzman
  • The Last Thirteen: 1 James Phelan
  • Through My Eyes: Naveed John Heffernan & Lyn White (Ed.)
  • Through My Eyes: Zafir Prue Mason & Lyn White (Ed.)
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PDF versions of Shortlist Poster

Picture Storybooks

Younger Readers

Older Readers

Years 7-9 Books

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Yearly Planner http://yabba.org.au/yearly-planner/ Sat, 20 Feb 2016 01:15:05 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=2382

The Annual YABBA Calendar

Getting your head around the entire YABBA program takes a bit of time. Knowing when nominations are due, understanding the shortlist poster use, completing the internal school paperwork to get students to the Awards ceremony. All this takes time to think through.

Key Dates

Yearly Planner

We’ve produced this simple one page planner detailing each of the Recommend, Read, Rate and Reward stages across the year.  We’ve even provided some tips on how to actually engage students and classroom teachers with the annual program.

Download Yearly Planner

This calendar will allow you to coordinate your school’s participation in the annual YABBA Awards program

YABBA – Important Dates

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2015 Award Winners http://yabba.org.au/2015-award-winners/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 01:40:13 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=5856

The YABBA Award winners have been declared for another year.

The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Sacré Cœur in Glen Iris 350 students, 34 Authors and Illustrators, plus numerous adults participated in the 30th Annual YABBA Awards.

The Authors and Illustrators in attendance today were –

Alison Lloyd
Andy Griffiths
Anna Ciddor
Bernadette Kelly
Carole Wilkinson
Claire Saxby
Coral Vass
Corinne Fenton
Felice Arena
Fiona Wood
Gabrielle Wang

George Ivanoff
Goldie Alexander
Hazel Edwards
Judith Rossell
Justin D’Ath
Marjory Gardner
Mark Carthew
Meredith Costain
Michael Wagner
Nicky Johnston
Nicole Hayes

Roseanne Hawke
Sherryl Clark
Spider Lee
Susannah McFarlane
Suzy Zail
Andrew Weldon
Jules Faber
Serena Geddes
Caz Goodwin
Krista Bell
Paul Collins

The 2015 Winning Books Are

Fiction for Years 7-9

Two Wolves

Written by Tristan Bancks

Published 2014 by Random House

Fiction for Older Readers

The 52-Storey Treehouse

Written by Andy Griffiths

Illustrated by Terry Denton

Published 2014 by Pan Macmillan

Fiction for Younger Readers

You Choose: The Treasure of Dead Man’s Cove

Written by George Ivanoff

Published 2014 by Random House

Picture Storybooks

Pig the Pug

Written and Illustrated by Aaron Blabey

Published 2014 by Scholastic Australia

Congratulations to the authors, illustrators and publishers of the winning books.

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Planning a Voting Strategy http://yabba.org.au/voting-strategy-plan/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 22:59:30 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=5609

Each year the children of Victoria, New South Wales and the Northern Territory are asked to recommend their favourite Australian book.  These books are then collated to become the annual shortlist.

The 40 books that make up the shortlist are the most popular Australian children’s books as determined by the children themselves – so we know that children love them.

The voting process is used to find the book that children think is the best – where best is their own personal criteria.

Some Voting Strategies

Fast Form

Display the shortlisted titles with voting forms attached, filled out with the book’s details, so students can simply write their name on the form and place it in a conspicuously displayed voting box.

Election Day

An “election day” promotion, where students are able to peruse the nominated books and be photographed placing their ballot in the voting box. Photos can then be used for a screen slideshow or printed photo display leading up to the awards announcement.

Win A Book

Run an internal competition where students write down their winner predictions and seal them in envelopes.  Once the YABBA’s have been announced the first correct random entry drawn receiving a copy of the book from your school.

Voting Closes – 20 October 2017

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New Website Under Construction http://yabba.org.au/new-website-under-construction/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 05:45:34 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=4742 The YABBA Council Marketing Team are currently building a new website live!  That means somethings will work and some might not, then they might and they might not…  Well you get the idea.

Please bear with us for a few days.

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2015 Shortlist http://yabba.org.au/2015-shortlist/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 02:35:08 +0000 http://yabba.org.au/?p=4583

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

  • King Pig – Nick Bland
  • Max – Marc Martin
  • Mr Chicken Lands on London – Leigh Hobbs
  • My Uncle’s Donkey – Tohby Riddle
  • Noni the Pony – Alison Lester
  • Pig the Pug – Aaron Blabey
  • The Fearsome Frightening Ferocious Box – Frances Watts – David Legge
  • The Tall Man and the Twelve Babies – Tom Niland Champion – Kilmeny Niland – Deborah Niland
  • The Terrible Plop – Ursula Dubosarsky- Andew Joyner
  • Tortoise and the hair – P. Crumble – Louis Shea

Fiction for Older Readers

  • Brotherband: The Slaves of Socorro – John Flanagan
  • Con-Nerd – Oliver Phommavanh
  • Eric Vale: Super Male – Michael Gerard Bauer – Joe Bauer
  • My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up – Tristan Bancks – Gus Gordon
  • New City – Deb Abela
  • Pookie Aleera is Not My Boyfried – Steven Herrick
  • Specky Magee and the Best of Oz – Felice Arena and Garry Lyon
  • The 52-Storey Treehouse – Andy Griffiths – Terry Denton
  • The Sequin Star – Belinda Murrell
  • WeirDo: Extra Weird – Anh Do – Jules Faber

Fiction for Younger Readers

  • Alice Miranda in Japan – Jacqueline Harvey
  • Andy Roid and the Avalanche of Evil – Felice Arena
  • Billie B Brown: The Bully Buster – Sally Rippin – Aki Fukuoka
  • Don’t Look Now Book 4 – Paul Jennings – Andrew Weldon
  • EJ 12: Time to Shine – Susannah McFarlane
  • OAG: Meet Grace – Sofie Laguna – Lucia Masciullo
  • OAG: Meet Letty – Alison Lloyd – Lucia Masciullo
  • Pizza Cake – Morris Gleitzman
  • The Lost Circus: The Last Elephant – Justin D’Ath
  • You Choose: The Treasure of Dead Man’s Cove – George Ivanoff

Fiction for Years 7-9

  • Fire in the Sea – Myke Bartlett
  • My Life As an Alphabet – Barry Jonsberg
  • The Last Thirteen: 12 – James Phelan
  • The Sky So Heavy – Claire Zorn
  • The Wrong Boy – Suzy Zail
  • Through My Eyes: Naveed – John Heffernan – Lynette White
  • Through My Eyes: Shahana – Rosanne Hawke – Lynette White
  • Two Wolves – Tristan Bancks
  • When We Were Two – Robert Newton
  • Wildlife – Fiona Wood
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