First Grade
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Corduroy by Don Freeman
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The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
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The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
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Make Way for Duckling by Robert McCloskey
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Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
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Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
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The Little House by Virginia Burton
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Old Hat, New Hat by Berenstain
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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
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Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
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Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
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The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack
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The Tales of Peter Rabbit
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Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
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Cyclone by Jackie French
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Fire by Jackie French
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Flood by Jackie French
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The Tomorrow Book by Jackie French
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Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Eric Carle
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr Seuss
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Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Seuss
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The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss
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Award winners
2020s
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2022 Tiger Daught by Rebecca Lim
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2021 The End of the World is Bigger than Love by David Bell
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2020This Is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield
2010s
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2019 Between Us by Clare Atkins
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2018[6]Cath Crowley, Fiona Wood and Simmone HowellTake Three GirlsPan Macmillan
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2017[7]Claire ZornOne Would Think the DeepUniversity of Queensland Press
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2016Fiona WoodCloudwishMacmillan Australia
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2015Claire ZornThe ProtectedUniversity of Queensland Press
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2014Fiona WoodWildlifePan MacMillan
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2013Margo LanaganSea HeartsAllen & Unwin
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2012Scot GardnerThe Dead I KnowAllen & Unwin
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2011Sonya HartnettThe Midnight ZooViking Books
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2010David MetzenthenJarvis 24Penguin Group
2000s[edit]
YearAuthorTitlePublisher
2009Shaun TanTales from Outer SuburbiaAllen and Unwin
2008Sonya HartnettThe Ghost's ChildViking Books
2007Margo LanaganRed SpikesAllen and Unwin
2006J. C. BurkeThe Story of Tom BrennanRandom House
2005Michael Gerard BauerThe Running ManOmnibus Books
2004Melina MarchettaSaving FrancescaViking Books
2003Markus ZusakThe MessengerMacmillan Publishers
2002Sonya HartnettForestViking Books
2001Judith ClarkeWolf on the FoldAllen and Unwin
2000Nick Earls48 Shades of BrownPenguin Books
1990s[edit]
YearAuthorTitlePublisher
1999Phillip GwynneDeadly, Unna?Penguin Books
1998Catherine JinksEye to EyePuffin Books
1997James MoloneyA Bridge to Wiseman's CoveUniversity of Queensland Press
1996Catherine JinksPagan's VowsOmnibus Books
1995Gillian RubinsteinFoxspellHyland House
1994Isobelle Carmody (joint)The GatheringPenguin Books
Gary Crew (joint)Angel's GateHeinemann
1993Melina MarchettaLooking for AlibrandiPuffin Books
1992Eleanor NilssonThe House GuestViking Books
1991[8]Gary CrewStrange ObjectsHeinemann
1990Robin KleinCame Back to Show You I Could FlyViking Books
1980s[edit]
YearAuthorTitlePublisher
1989Gillian RubinsteinBeyond the LabyrinthHyland House
1988John MarsdenSo Much to Tell YouJoy Street Books
1987Simon FrenchAll We KnowAngus and Robertson
1986Thurley FowlerThe Green WindRigby
1985James AldridgeThe True Story of Lilli StubeckHyland House
1984Patricia WrightsonA Little FearHutchinson
1983Victor KelleherMaster of the GroveKestrel Books
1982Colin ThieleThe Valley BetweenOpal Books
1981Ruth ParkPlaying Beatie BowNelson Books
1980Lee HardingDisplaced PersonHyland House
1970s[edit]
YearAuthorTitlePublisher
1979Ruth Manley, illustrated by Marianne YamaguchiThe Plum-Rain ScrollHodder and Stoughton
1978