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Awards and Shortlistings

My Uncle's Donkey
CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2011
(Honour Book)

The Return of the Word Spy
CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2011
(Winner)

Nobody Owns the Moon
CJ Picture Book Awards 2009, South Korea
(Finalist)
NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009
Patricia Wrightson Prize
(Shortlisted)
CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2009
(Shortlisted)
WA Premier's Literary Awards 2009
(Shortlisted)
Australian Publishers Association Book Design Awards
The Best Designed Children's Picture Book
(Winner)

The Word Spy (written by Ursula Dubosarsky)
NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009
Patricia Wrightson Prize
(Winner)
CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2009
(Honour Book)
Australian Publishers Association Book Design Awards
The Best Designed Children's Non-fiction Book
(Highly Commended)
Junior Library Guild Selection (United States)
(Spring 2009) Titled in the US as The Word Snoop.

Irving the Magician
CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2006
(Shortlisted)
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2006
(Shortlisted)

What's the Big Idea?
Australian Publishers Association Design Awards
2003 Best Designed Illustrated Book
(Highly Commended)

The Singing Hat
CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2001
(Honour Book)
Wilderness Society of Australia, Environment Award 2001
Picture Books
(Joint Winner)
Australian Publishers Association Design Awards
2000 Best Designed Children's Cover
(Winner)
2000 Best Designed Children's Picture Book
(Highly Commended)
2000 Best Designed Jacket of the Year
(Commended)

The Great Escape from City Zoo
CBCA Picture Book of the Year 1998
(Shortlisted)
NSW Premier's Literary Awards 1999
(Shortlisted)

The Tip at the End of the Street
Australian IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People)
Award for Children's Literature
(Ena Noel Award)
CBCA Picture Book of the Year 1997
(Notable Book)

May Gibbs Fellowship 2002