Patricia Wrightson - Selected Works

Selected Works

• The Crooked Snake (1955). Winner CBA Book of the Year 1956.
• The Bunyip Hole (1958). Commended CBA Book of the Year 1959.
• The Rocks of Honey (1960)
• The Feather Star (1962). Commended CBA Book of the Year 1963.
• Down to Earth (1965)
• A Racecourse for Andy (1968)
• I Own the Racecourse! (1968). Highly commended CBA Book of the Year 1969.
• Beneath the Sun: an Australian collection for children (1972)
• An Older Kind of Magic (1972). Highly commended CBA Book of the Year 1973.
• The Nargun and the Stars (1973). Winner CBA Book of the Year 1974.
• Emu Stew: an illustrated collection of stories and poems for children (1976)
• The Human Experience of Fantasy (1978)
• Night Outside (1979)
• Journey Behind the Wind (1981)
• A Little Fear (1983). Winner CBA Book of the Year 1984.
• The Haunted Rivers (1983)
• Moon-Dark (1987)
• The Song of Wirrun (1987)
  • The Ice Is Coming (1977). Winner CBA Book of the Year 1978.
  • The Dark Bright Water (1978)
  • Behind the Wind aka Journey Behind the Wind (1981) Highly commended CBA Book of the Year 1982.
• Manmorker (1989)
• Balyet (1989). Shortlist CBA Book of the Year: Older Readers 1990.
• The Old, Old Ngarang (1989)
• The Sugar-Gum Tree (1991). Shortlist CBA Book of the Year: Younger Readers 1992.
• Shadows of Time (1994)
• Rattler's Place (1997). Honour Book CBA Book of the Year: Younger Readers 1998 (in Aussie Bites series)
• The Water Dragons (in Aussie Bites series)