The Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children's is a prize category in the annual Indie Book Awards (Australia) presented by Australian Independent Booksellers.
The award was established in 2016. The works considered for this award were originally included under the scope of the Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children's & YA from 2008-2015. In 2016 that award was split into two separate awards (Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children's and Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Young Adult).
Winners and shortlists
2016–2019 +Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children'sYearAuthorTitleResultRef.2016 Aaron Blabey The Bad Guys: Episode 1 Winner Katrina Nannestad & Lucia Masciullo Olive of Groves Finalist Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton (illus) The 65-Storey Treehouse Finalist Shaun Tan The Singing Bones Finalist 2017 Jeannie Baker Circle Winner Aaron Blabey Pig the Winner Finalist Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton (illus) The 78-Storey Treehouse Finalist Judith Rossell Wormwood Mire Finalist 2018 Jessica Townsend Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow Winner Aaron Blabey Pig the Star Finalist Mem Fox & Ronojoy Ghosh (Illus) I'm Australian Too Finalist Sally Rippin Polly and Buster: The Wayward Witch and the Feelings Monster Finalist 2019 Karen Foxlee Lenny's Book of Everything Winner Davina Bell & Allison Colpoys (illus) All the Ways to be Smart Finalist Shaun Tan Tales from the Inner City Finalist Jessica Townsend Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow Finalist
2020– +Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children'sYearAuthorTitleResultRef.2020 Sami Bayly The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals Winner Anh Do & Jeremy Ley (illus) Into the Wild: Wolf Girl Book 1 Finalist Mem Fox & Freya Blackwood (illus) The Tiny Star Finalist Bruce Pascoe Young Dark Emu: A Truer History Finalist 2021 Amelia Mellor The Grandest Bookshop in the World Winner Sami Bayly The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals Finalist Jane Godwin & Alison Lester (illus) Sing Me The Summer Finalist Jessica Townsend Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow Finalist 2022 Katrina Nannestad Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief Winner Karen Foxlee Dragon Skin Finalist Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing & David Hardy (illus) Somebody's Land: Welcome to Our Country Finalist Favel Parrett Wandi Finalist 2023 Craig Silvey Runt Winner Sean E. Avery Frank's Red Hat Finalist Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing & David Hardy (illus) Somebody's Land: Welcome to Our Country Finalist Jordan Gould and Richard Pritchard Guardians: Wylah the Koorie Warrior 1 Finalist 2024 Jaclyn Moriarty The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet Winner Amelia McInerney & Lucinda Gifford Neil, the Amazing Sea Cucumber Finalist Katrina Nannestad Silver Linings Finalist Favel Parrett Kimmi Finalist 2025 Katrina Nannestad All the Beautiful Things Winner Kate Mildenhall and Jess Racklyeft (illus.) To Stir With Love Finalist Judith Rossell The Midwatch Finalist Stuart Wilson The 113th Assistant Librarian Finalist 2026 Jessica Townsend Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow Winner Annabel Crabb, illustrated by First Dog on the Moon There’s a Prawn in Parliament House: The Kids' Guide to Australia’s Amazing Democracy Finalist Fiona McIntosh, illustrated by Sara Acton Harry and Gran Bake a Cake Finalist
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