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KOALA WINNERS 2009

Picture Storybooks
Winner: Rex - Ursula Dubosarsky & David Mackintosh
Honour Books: Are We There Yet? - Alison Lester and Jungle Drums - Graeme Base

Fiction for Younger Readers
Winner: Zac Power: Series 1 - H.I.Larry
Honour Books: The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow - Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton and Go Girl! Two sides: #1 Track Stars! - Kathy Castle & Danielle McDonald

Fiction for Older Readers
Winner: Garden of the Purple Dragon - Carole Wilkinson
Honour Books: Give Peas a Chance - Morris Gleitzman and Ranger's Apprentice: Series - John Flanagan

Fiction for Years 7-9
Winner: The Wizard of Rondo - Emily Rodda
Honour Books: Then - Morris Gleitzman and Tales of Deltora - Emily Rodda & Marc McBride

 

KOALA WINNERS 2008

Picture  Book Winner: Annie's Chair by Deborah Niland
Honour Books: Where is the green sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek and Rex by Ursula Dubosarsky and David Mackintosh

Younger Readers Winner: Just Shocking! by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Honour Books: Tashi & the mixed up monster and Selby Shattered by Duncan Ball and Allan Stomann

Older Readers Winner: The Key to Rondo by Emily Rodda
Honour Books: Boy Overboard by Morrris Gleitzman and Spookiest stories by Paul Jennings

Fiction Years 7-9 Winner: Mao's Last Dancer by Lee Cunxin
Honour Book: Dragon Moon by Carole Wilkinson 

 

 KOALA WINNERS 2007  
Picture Book

Chatterbox

Margaret Wild & Deborah Niland
Younger Readers

The cat on the mat is flat

Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
Older Readers

Zombie bums from uranus

Andy Griffiths

Fiction for years 7-9

Once

Morris Gleitzman


  Top 10  
1. Annie's Chair
 Deborah Niland
2. Zac Power (series)
 H.I. Larry
3. Are We There Yet?
 Alison Lester
4. Where Is The Green Sheep?
 Mem Fox & Judy Horacek
5. Rex
 Ursula Dubosarsky & David Mackintosh
6. Boyz Rule! (series)
 Felice Arena & Phil Kettle
7. Dog Den Mystery (Jack Russell Dog Detective)
 Sally & Darrel Odgers
8. Tashi & The Stolen Bus
 Anna & Barbara Fienberg & Kim Gamble
9. Max Remy (series)
 Deb Abela
10. Doubting Thomas  Morris Gleitzman

 KOALA WINNERS 2006  
Picture Book

Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear

Matt Dray
Younger Readers

Girlz Rock! (series)

Julie Mullins, Shay Kettle, Jacqueline Arena, Holly Smith Dinbergs
Older Readers

Dragonkeeper

Carole Wilkinson
  Top 10  
1. Clancy the Courageous Cow
 Lachie Hume
2. Where is the Green Sheep?
 Mem Fox & Judy Horecek
3. Too Many Pears
 Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
4. Are We There yet?
 Alison Lester
5. Boyz Rule! (series)
 Felice Arena & Phil Kettle
6. Tashi and the Forbidden Room
 Anna & Barbara Fienberg & Kim Gamble
7. At the Beach: Postcards from Crabby Spit
 Roland Harvey
8. Selby's Shemozzle
 Duncan Ball & Allan Stomann
9. Boy Overboard
 Morris Gleitzman
10. Dog Den Mystery (Jack Russell Dog Detective)
 Sally & Darrel Odgers

 


 KOALA WINNERS 2005  
 
 Picture Book  Mutt Dog  Stephen Michael King
 Younger Readers  Too Cool Series  Phil Kettle & Craig Smith
 Older Readers  The Bad Book  Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton

TOP 10
1. Baby Boomsticks Margaret Wild & David Legge
2. There was once a boy called Tashi Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg & Kim Gamble
3. Kiss Kiss Margaret Wild & Bridget Stevens-Marzo
4. Boyz Rule Series Felice Arena & Phil Kettle
5. The Waterhole Graeme Base
6. Pete the sheep Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
7. Jungle Drums Graeme Base
8. Henry & Amy Stephen Michael King
9. Little Humpty Margaret Wild & Ann James
10. Zombie Bums from Uranus Andy Griffiths


KOALA WINNERS 2004
Picture Book
Old Tom - man of mystery
by Leigh Hobbs
Younger Readers
Deltora Quest (series 3)
by Emily Rodda
Older Readers
TruckDogs
by Graeme Base

 

Truck Dogs

Old Tom - man of Mystery

 

TOP 10
Waterhole Graeme Base
Let’s get a pup Bob Graham
Too Cool series Phil Kettle
Horrible Harriet Leigh Hobbs
Very Blue Thingamajig Narelle Oliver
Too Many pears Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
Potato People Pamela Allen
Boyz Rule Felice Arena & Phil Kettle
Little White Dogs can’t jump Bruce Whatley & Rosie Smith
Mr Magee and the biting flea Pamela Allen

Victorian Kids Agree!
The young readers in Victoria who participated in YABBA selected the same winning books as the kids in NSW in all 3 categories. This is a first!

 

Complete list of KOALA Winners 1987- 2004