CHILDREN & YOUTH

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KOALA Awards


The KOALA awards are back on for 2023, and it's time to vote!

Every year, young readers from all over New South Wales judge their very own literary awards. By voting in the KOALA Awards you can reward the Australian children's books that have most inspired, amused, terrified, enlightened and engaged you!

Based on all your valuable votes, the 2023 shortlist has been announced! It's time to vote!
 

Vote

It's up to you to read the nominated books and vote at the library for your favourite shortlisted title!
 
PICTURE BOOKS
Title Author & Illustrator Link to catalogue
Busting! Aaron Blabey RESERVE IT
Egg Clare Atkins & Harrison Vial RESERVE IT
Floof Heidi McKinnon RESERVE IT
I'm Australian Too Mem Fox & Ronojoy Ghosh RESERVE IT
Macca the Alpaca Matt Cosgrove RESERVE IT
Mopoke Phillip Bunting RESERVE IT
Rodney Loses It! Machael Gerard Bauer &
Chrissie Krebs
RESERVE IT
Stellarphant James Foley RESERVE IT
Thelma the Unicorn Aaron Blabey RESERVE IT
The Speedy Sloth Rebecca Young & Heath
McKenzie
RESERVE IT
 
FICTION FOR YOUNGER READERS
Title Author & Illustrator Link to catalogue
Ella and Olivia 22: Popstar
Sisters
Yvette Poshoglian & Danielle
McDonald
RESERVE IT
Ella Diaries 2: Ballet Backflip Meredith Costain & Danielle
McDonald
RESERVE IT
Dragon Girls 2: Willa the Silver
Glitter Dragon
Maddy Mara & Thais Damiao RESERVE IT
Frankie Fish and the Sonic
Suitcase
Peter Helliar RESERVE IT
Hotdog! 13: Soccer Time! Anh Do & Dan McGuiness RESERVE IT
Meet Ella 1: Spotty Puppy Rebecca McRitchie & Danielle
McDonald
RESERVE IT
Real Pigeons Fight Crime Andrew McDonald & Ben
Wood
RESERVE IT
The Travelling Bookshop 1: Mim
and the Baffling Bully
Katrina Nannestad & Cheryl
Orsini
RESERVE IT
Weirdo 11: Splashy Weird! Anh Do & Jules Faber RESERVE IT
You Choose 6: Alien Invaders
From Beyond the Stars
George Ivanoff RESERVE IT
 
FICTION FOR OLDER READERS
Title Author & Illustrator Link to catalogue
Funny Kid 3: Prank Wars Matt Stanton RESERVE IT
Kensy and Max 1: Breaking
News
Jacqueline Harvey RESERVE IT
Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables Tim Harris & James Hart RESERVE IT
New City Deb Abela RESERVE IT
Pie in the Sky Remy Lai RESERVE IT
Runt Craig Silvey RESERVE IT
The Book of Wondrous
Possibilities
Deb Abela RESERVE IT
The Glimme Emily Rodda & Marc McBride RESERVE IT
Wolf Girl 8: Welcome to
Paradise
Anh Do & Lachlan Creagh RESERVE IT
Wylah the Koorie Warrior 1:
Guardians
Jordan Gould & Richard
Pritchard
RESERVE IT
 
FICTION FOR YEARS 7-9
Title Author & Illustrator Link to catalogue
Across the Risen Sea Bren MacDibble RESERVE IT
Choose Your Own Ever After:
Change of Heart
Nova Weetman RESERVE IT
Cop and Robber Tristan Bancks RESERVE IT
Dragon Skin Karen Foxlee RESERVE IT
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief Katrina Nannestad RESERVE IT
The Bookseller's Apprentice Amelia Mellor RESERVE IT
The Dog Runner Bren MacDibble RESERVE IT
The Secrets We Keep Nova Weetman RESERVE IT
The Way of Dog Zana Fraillon RESERVE IT
Waiting for the Storks Katrina Nannestad RESERVE IT


Celebrate

Winners in all four categories are announced at a special awards day on Thursday 2 November. You can tune into the LIVE streamed event! Stay tuned for details!


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