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Best Language Development Book for Young Children (2003-2013)
Subcategory of Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards
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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2012

winner y separately published work icon Come Down, Cat! Sonya Hartnett , Lucia Masciullo (illustrator), Camberwell : Penguin , 2011 Z1801791 2011 single work picture book children's

'The day is ending, night is falling, and Nicholas' cat won't come down. High on the roof she licks her paws while Nicholas worries about her up there all alone. How does he coax her into the safe, warm house? She doesn't even want to come down from the roof... or does she?' (From the publisher's website.)

Year: 2011

winner y separately published work icon Can We Lick the Spoon Now? Carol Goess , Tamsin Ainslie (illustrator), Kingswood : Working Title Press , 2010 Z1711153 2010 single work picture book children's

'What’s the best thing about making a cake? Licking the spoon, of course! What’s the worst thing about making a cake? Waiting! Share in the fun as Dad and the children get busy in the kitchen.' (Publisher's blurb)

Year: 2010

winner y separately published work icon Our Daft Dog Danny Pamela Allen , Pamela Allen (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2009 Z1588566 2009 single work picture book children's

'In the winter, we love to visit Uncle Peter and his dog Millie at the beach.

'But the day we took our dog Danny with us, everything went wrong!

'Until Toby had a good idea...' (Publisher's blurb)

Year: 2009

winner y separately published work icon The Terrible Plop Ursula Dubosarsky , Andrew Joyner (illustrator), Melbourne : Penguin , 2009 Z1563323 2009 single work picture book children's (taught in 1 units)

'A picture book about a little rabbit who learns that some things in life aren't as scary as they seem. Based on a Tibetan myth, a sound in the forest sets all the animals running for their lives from the Terrible Plop.'

(Source: Publisher's website)

Year: 2008

winner y separately published work icon Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? Pamela Allen , Pamela Allen (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2008 Z1432713 2008 single work picture book children's 'Join the fun and make plenty of noise on this unusual and surprising journey to visit Grandma.' (Publisher's blurb)
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