Australian Children's Book of the Year Award

Picture Book of the Year

Established 1956. Presented annually in August for a book by an Australian, or a resident of Australia.

• 1997 - Elizabeth Honey, Not a Nibble (Little Ark/Allen & Unwin)

  Honour Books

  Ann James (text Margaret Wild), The Midnight Gang (Omnibus Books)

  Julie Vivas (text Ana Zamorano), Let's Eat (Omnibus Books)

• 1996 - Narelle Oliver, The Hunt (Lothian Books)

  Honour Books

  Jeannie Baker, The Story of Rosy Dock (Random House Australia)

  Anne Spudvilas, The Race (Text: Christobel Mattingley) (Scholastic)

• 1995 - Steven Woolman, The Watertower (Text: Gary Crew)

  Honour Books

  David Legge, Bamboozled

  Elizabeth Stanley, The Deliverance of Dancing Bears

• 1994 - Peter Gouldthorpe, First Light (Text: Gary Crew)

  Honour Books

  Terry Denton, The Paw (Text: Natalie Jane Prior)

  Andre McLean and Janet McLean, Dog Tales

• 1993 - Bob Graham, Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarden

  Honour Books

  Pamela Allen, Belinda

  Craig Smith, Where's Mum (Text: Libby Gleeson)

• 1992 - Jeannie Baker, Window
• 1991 - Bob Graham, Greetings from Sandy Beach
• 1990 - Julie Vivas, The Very Best of Friends (Text: Margaret Wild)
• 1989 - Jane Tanner, Drac and the Gremlin (Text: Allan Baillie)
• 1988 - Bob Graham, Crusher is Coming
• 1987 - Junko Morimoto, Kojuro and the Bears (Adapted by Helen Smith)
• 1986 - Terry Denton, Felix & Alexander
• 1985 - No Award
• 1984 - Pamela Allen Bertie and the Bear
• 1983 - Pamela Allen, Who Sank the Boat?
• 1982 - Jan Ormerod, Sunshine
• 1981 - No Award
• 1980 - Peter Pavey, One Dragon's Dream
• 1979 - Percy Trezie and Dick Roughsey, The Quinkins
• 1978 - Ron Brooks, John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat (Text: Jenny Wagner)
• 1977 - No Award
• 1976 - Dick Roughsey, The Rainbow Serpent
• 1975 - Quentin Hole, The Man from Ironbark (Text: A.B. Paterson)
• 1974 - Ron Brooks, The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek (Text: Jenny Wagner)
• 1973 - No Award
• 1972 - No Award
• 1971 - Desmond Digby, Waltzing Matilda (Text: A.B. Paterson)
• 1970 - No Award
• 1969 - Ted Greenwood, Sly Old Wardrobe (Text: Ivan Southall)
• 1968 - No Award
• 1967 - No Award
• 1966 - No Award
• 1965 - Elisabeth MacIntyre, Hugo's Zoo
• 1964 - No Award
• 1963 - No Award
• 1962 - No Award
• 1961 - No Award
• 1960 - No Award
• 1959 - No Award
• 1958 - Axel Poignant, Piccaninny Walkabout
• 1957 - No Award
• 1956 - Sheila Hawkins, Wish and the Magic Nut (Text: Peggy Barnard)