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."

Award winners

1980s +Eve Pownall Award winners, 1988 Year Author Title Publisher 1988 Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins My Place Collins Dove

1990s +Eve Pownall Award winners, 1990-1999 YearAuthor Title Publisher 1993 and Joe Tramacchi, illus. Lucille Gill Tjarany Roughtail: The Dreaming of the Roughtail Lizard and Other Stories told by the Kukatja Magabala1994V for Vanishing: An Alphabet of Endangered AnimalsMargaret Hamilton1995New Faces: The Complete Book of Alternative PetsAgmedia1996Allen & Unwin1997 and Julie Silk, illus. Marjorie Crosby-FairallKiller Plants and How to Grow ThemPuffin Books1998A Home Among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian HousesAllen & Unwin1999, illus. Shaun TanLothian

2000s +Eve Pownall Award winners, 2010-2019 YearAuthor Title PublisherRef. 2000 Fishing for Islands: Traditional Boats and Seafarers of the Pacific Allen & Unwin2001, illus. David KennettOlympia: Warrior Athletes of Ancient GreeceOmnibus Books2002Papunya School Publishing CommitteePapunya School Book of Country and HistoryAllen & Unwin2003Iron in the Blood: Convicts and Commandants in Colonial AustraliaOmnibus Books2004Animal ArchitectsAllen & Unwin2005 with Bryan Sullivan, illus. Gus GordonTo the Moon and Back: The Amazing Australians at the Forefront of Space Travel Plus Fantastic Moon FactsHarperCollins2006Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at GallipoliBlack Dog Books2007Black Dog Books2008, illus. David LeggeParsley Rabbit's Book about BooksABC Books2009Alive in the Death ZoneRandom House

2010s +Eve Pownall Award winners, 2010-2019 YearAuthor Title PublisherRef. 2010 Australian Backyard Explorer National Library of Australia2011, illus. Tohby RiddleViking Books2012 and Coral TullochOne Small Island: The Story of Macquarie IslandPenguin Group (Australia)2013, illus. Timothy IdeTom the Outback MailmanLothian Children's Books, Hachette Australia2014, illus. Danny SnellJeremyWorking Title Press2015A-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen's Land Text Publishing2016Lennie The Legend: Solo to Sydney by PonyNLA Publishing2017Amazing Animals of Australia's National ParksNLA Publishing2018, illus. Julian FrostDo Not Lick This BookAllen & Unwin2019, illus. Dub LefflerSorry DayNLA Publishing

2020s +Eve Pownall Award winners, 2020-presentYearAuthorTitlePublisherRef.2020Young Dark Emu: A truer historyMagabala Books2021, illus. Liz AnelliDry to Dry: The Seasons of KakaduWalker Books2022Still Alive, Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention SystemTwelve Panels Press2023DEEP: Delve into hidden worldsWelbeck Publishing2024 and Robyn Ridgeway, illus. Louise HoganCountry TownFord Street Publishing2025 and Sue LawsonAlways Was, Always Will BeMagabala Books2026, illus. Ingrid BartkowiakPeculiar ParentsNational Library of Australia Publishing

See also

List of CBCA Awards List of Australian literary awards

External links CBCA Awards History

References