Young Australians’ Best Book (YABBA) Awards
The aims of YABBA are:
To encourage and promote children’s reading.
To give children the opportunity to vote for their favourite books each year.
To develop children into discerning readers, who will express their opinions about books.
To promote an awareness of Australian children’s fiction.
The YABBA awards are a children’s choice book award in 4 sections, presented annually. The sections are:
· Picture Story Books
· Fiction for Younger Readers
· Fiction for Older Readers
. New for 2007: Fiction for years 7-9
Each year:
Children nominate Australian children’s fiction books that have been published in the last ten years to create a short list. Children vote for their favourite books by a specified date in October (usually International Children’s Day). The winners are announced at the award ceremony where authors and illustrators receive YABBA citations presented by children.
The voting period ends on the Wednesday 24th October 2007, and winners are announced on the 14th November 2007. Read more here to see the shortlist of the finalists.
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