The picture book of the year award was established in 1952. The eve pownall award for information books was presented by eve pownalls family in 1988, then by the children s book council of australia from 1993. Winner, metzenthen, david, jarvis 24, penguin group australia. The cbca presents annual awards to books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to australian children s literature. Older readers award in 1952 a category for the picture books was created, a younger readers category in 1982, the eve pownall award for nonfiction in 1993. Childrens book council of australia announces book of the year.
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