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Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2012

winner y separately published work icon Tashi and the Golem Anna Fienberg , Barbara Fienberg , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2009 Z1634351 2009 single work children's fiction children's

Year: 2011

winner y separately published work icon The Very Bad Book Andy Griffiths , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2010 Z1727209 2010 selected work children's fiction poetry children's humour 'In a very bad wood,
There was a very bad house.
And in that very bad house,
There was a very bad room.
And in that very bad room,
There was a very bad cupboard.
And in that very bad cupboard,
There was a very bad shelf.
And on that very bad shelf,
There was a very bad box.
And in that very bad box,
There was a VERY BAD BOOK...
AND THIS IS IT!!!' (From the publisher's website.)

Year: 2010

winner y separately published work icon The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow Andy Griffiths , Sydney : Pan Macmillan , 2008 Z1517960 2008 single work children's fiction children's humour

'More rhyming mayhem and comic madness from the bestselling duo of the inspired JUST! series. Andy Griffiths’ rhyming text — that will entice and engage the most reluctant child to read while laughing all the way — is hilariously counterpointed by Terry Denton’s delightfully wonky illustrations. A side-splitting companion to the award-winning and Children's Book Council shortlisted title, The Cat on the Mat is Flat.' (Publication summary)

Year: 2008

winner y separately published work icon Just Shocking! Andy Griffiths , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2007 Z1377034 2007 selected work children's fiction children's humour

'Is this the right book for you?

'Take the SHOCKING TEST and find out.

  1. Do you wish you could drive around in a monster truck crushing everybody and everything that gets in your way?
  2. Do you love watching videos of people having painful accidents?
  3. Do you do any – or all – of the following: touch electric fences, play with loaded mousetraps or put buttons up your nose?
  4. Do you think stories about exploding pink butterflies are funny?
  5. Do you ever laugh so hard that you feel like you're going to throw up all over yourself... and then you actually do?

'SCORE: One point for each yes answer.
3-5: You are a shocking, shocking person! You will love this book.
1-2: You are quite shocking! You will love this book.
0: What a shocking score! You will love this book.' (Publication summary)
 

Year: 2007

winner y separately published work icon The Cat on the Mat Is Flat Andy Griffiths , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2006 Z1288641 2006 selected work children's fiction children's humour

'Look! Look!

Look at this book!

'Funny stories by Andy G.

with silly pictures by Terry D!

'There’s a rat with a bat and a very flat cat

and a frog and a hog on a jet-rocket log

and a snack-stealing yak-in-a-sack called Jack

and a duck with a truck that sucks up muck!

'All these and lots more

can be found in this book,

so open it up

and...

'Look! Look! Look!' (Publication summary)
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