Shortlist 2006

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2006 Book of the Year: Older Readers
NOTE: These books are for mature readers

Burke, J.C.	The Story of Tom Brennan	Random House Australia, 2005
Caswell, Brian	Double Exposure	University of Queensland Press, 2005
Condon, Bill	No Worries	University of Queensland Press, 2005
Crowley, Cath	Chasing Charlie Duskin	Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005
Jonsberg, Barry	It’s Not All About You, Calma!	Allen & Unwin, 2005
Moloney, James	Lost Property	Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2005

2006 Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Bateson, Catherine	Millie and the Night Heron	(UQP Children's Fiction) University of Queensland Press, 2005
Fensham, Elizabeth	Helicopter Man	Bloomsbury, 2005
Flynn, Pat Illus. Chantal Stewart	To the Light	University of Queensland Press , 2005
Gleitzman, Morris	Once	Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Godwin, Jane Illus. Drahos Zak	The True Story of Mary: Who wanted to stand on her head	Allen & Unwin, 2005
Jennings, Paul	How Hedley Hopkins did a dare, robbed a grave, made a new friend who might not have really been there at all, and while he was at it committed a terrible sin which everyone was doing even though he didn't know it	Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005

2006 Book of the Year: Early Childhood

Bourke, Nike Illus. Stella Danalis	What the Sky Knows	University of Queensland Press, 2005
Dubosarsky, Ursula Illus. David Mackintosh	Rex	Viking, Penguin Books Australia , 2005
Matthews, Cecily Illus. Freya Blackwood	Emily's Rapunzel Hair	ABC Books, 2005
Niland, Deborah	Annie's Chair	Viking, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Shanahan, Lisa Illus. Emma Quay	Daddy's Having a Horse	Hodder Children's, 2005 (Hachette Livre Australia)
Watts , Frances Illus. David Legge	Kisses for Daddy	Little Hare Books, 2005

2006 Picture Book of the Year
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers

Crossett, Warren Text: Jacqueline Harvey	The Sound of the Sea	Lothian Books, 2005
Danalis, Stella Text: Nike Bourke	What the Sky Knows	University of Queensland Press, 2005
Lissiat, Amy Text: Colin Thompson	The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley	Lothian Books, 2005
Riddle, Tohby	Irving the Magician	Viking, Penguin Books Australia , 2005
Sheehan, Peter Text: John Heffernan	The Island	Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia, 2005
Winch, John	Run, Hare, Run! The story of a drawing	Little Hare Books, 2005

2006 Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
NOTE: Some of these books may be for mature readers

Brian, Janeen	Hoosh! Camels in Australia	ABC Books, 2005
Brim, Warren and Eglitis, Anna	Creatures of the Rainforest: Two artists explore Djabugay country	Magabala Books, 2005
Davidson, Leon	Scarecrow Army: The ANZACS at Gallipoli	Black Dog Books, 2005
Jamal, Nadia and Chandab, Taghred	The Glory Garage: Growing up Lebanese Muslim in Australia	Allen & Unwin, 2005
Long, John Illus. Brian Choo, with maps by Segei Pisarevsky	The Big Picture Book: See life on Earth unfolding through time	Allen & Unwin, 2005
Stewart, Robin	Charles Darwin's Big Idea: The revolutionary theory of evolution	Hyland House Publishing, 2005