Award Winners
| Year | Author | Illustrator | Book | Publisher | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Barnard, Peggy !Peggy Barnard | Hawkins, Sheila !Sheila Hawkins | Wish and the Magic Nut | John Sands | Winner |
| 1958 | Poignant, Axel !Axel Poignant | photographs | Piccaninny Walkabout | Angus & Robertson | Winner |
| 1965 | MacIntyre, Elizabeth !Elizabeth MacIntyre | Hugh's Zoo | Constable Young Books | Winner | |
| 1969 | Southall, Ivan !Ivan Southall | Greenwood, Ted !Ted Greenwood | Sly Old Wardrobe | Cheshire | Winner |
| 1971 | Paterson, A. B. !A. B. Paterson | Digby, Desmond !Desmond Digby | Waltzing Matilda | Collins | Winner |
| 1974 | Wagner, Jenny !Jenny Wagner | Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks | Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek, The !The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek | Longman Young | Winner |
| 1975 | Paterson, A. B. !A. B. Paterson | Hole, Quentin !Quentin Hole | Man from Ironbark, The !The Man from Ironbark | Collins | Winner |
| 1976 | Roughsey, Dick !Dick Roughsey | Roughsey, Dick !Dick Roughsey | Rainbow Serpent, The !The Rainbow Serpent | Collins | Winner |
| 1978 | Wagner, Jenny !Jenny Wagner | Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks | John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat | Viking Kestrel | Winner |
| 1979 | Trezise, Percy !Percy Trezise | Roughsey, Dick !Dick Roughsey | Quinkins, The !The Quinkins | Collins | Winner |
| 1980 | Pavey, Peter !Peter Pavey | One Dragon's Dream | Nelson Australia | Winner | |
| 1982 | Mattingley, Christobel !Christobel Mattingley | Mullins, Patricia !Patricia Mullins | Rummage | Angus & Robertson | Winner |
| 1983 | Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen | Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen | Who Sank the Boat? | Nelson Australia | Winner |
| 1984 | Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen | Allen, Pamela !Pamela Allen | Bertie and the Bear | Nelson Australia | Winner |
| 1986 | Denton, Terry !Terry Denton | Denton, Terry !Terry Denton | Felix & Alexander | Oxford University Press | Winner |
| 1987 | Smith, Helen !Helen Smith, text based on a story by Kenji Miyazawa | Morimoto, Junko !Junko Morimoto | Kojuro and the Bears | Collins | Winner |
| 1988 | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Crusher is Coming! | Lothian | Winner |
| 1989 | Base, Graeme !Graeme Base (joint winner) | Base, Graeme !Graeme Base | Eleventh Hour, The !The Eleventh Hour | Viking Books | Winner |
| 1989 | Baillie, Allan !Allan Baillie (joint winner) | Tanner, Jane !Jane Tanner | Drac and the Gremlin | Viking Books | Winner |
| 1990 | Wild, Margaret !Margaret Wild | Vivas, Julie !Julie Vivas | Very Best of Friends, The !The Very Best of Friends | Margaret Hamilton | Winner |
| 1991 | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Greetings from Sandy Beach | Lothian | Winner |
| 1992 | Baker, Jeannie !Jeannie Baker | Window | Julia MacRae | Winner | |
| 1993 | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten | Penguin Books | Winner |
| 1994 | Crew, Gary !Gary Crew | Gouldthorpe, Peter !Peter Gouldthorpe | First Light | Lothian | Winner |
| 1995 | Crew, Gary !Gary Crew | Woolman, Stephen !Stephen Woolman | Watertower, The !The Watertower | Keystone, Era | Winner |
| 1996 | Oliver, Narelle !Narelle Oliver | Hunt, The !The Hunt | Lothian | Winner | |
| 1997 | Honey, Elizabeth !Elizabeth Honey | Not a Nibble! | Little Ark | Winner | |
| 1998 | Morimoto, Junko !Junko Morimoto, translated by Isao Morimoto | Morimoto, Junko !Junko Morimoto | Two Bullies, The !The Two Bullies | Random House | Winner |
| 1999 | Marsden, John !John Marsden | Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan | Rabbits, The !The Rabbits | Lothian | Winner |
| 2000 | Wild, Margaret !Margaret Wild | Spudvilas, Anne !Anne Spudvilas | Jenny Angel | Viking Books | Winner |
| 2001 | Wild, Margaret !Margaret Wild | Brooks, Ron !Ron Brooks | Fox | Allen and Unwin | Winner |
| 2002 | Gleeson, Libby !Libby Gleeson | Greder, Armin !Armin Greder | Ordinary Day, An !An Ordinary Day | Scholastic Press | Winner |
| 2003 | Jorgensen, Norman !Norman Jorgensen | Harrison-Lever, Brian !Brian Harrison-Lever | In Flanders Fields | Fremantle Arts Centre Press | Winner |
| 2004 | Grant, Joan !Joan Grant | Curtis, Neil !Neil Curtis | Cat and Fish | Lothian | Winner |
| 2005 | Lester, Alison !Alison Lester | Lester, Alison !Alison Lester | Are We There Yet?: A Journey Around Australia | Viking Books | Winner |
| 2006 | Thompson, Colin !Colin Thompson | Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley, The !The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley | Lothian | Winner | |
| 2007 | Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan | Tan, Shaun !Shaun Tan | Arrival, The !The Arrival | Lothian | Winner |
| 2008 | Ottley, Matt !Matt Ottley | Requiem for a Beast | Lothian | Winner | |
| 2009 | Dunstan, Kylie !Kylie Dunstan | Collecting Colour | Lothian | Winner | |
| 2010 | Rogers, Gregory !Gregory Rogers | Hero of Little Street, The !The Hero of Little Street | Allen & Unwin | Winner | |
| 2011 | Baker, Jeannie !Jeannie Baker (joint winner) | Mirror | Walker Books | Winner | |
| 2011 | Greenberg, Nicki !Nicki Greenberg (joint winner) | Hamlet | Allen & Unwin | Winner | |
| 2012 | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Graham, Bob !Bob Graham | Bus Called Heaven, A !A Bus Called Heaven | Walker Books | Winner |
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