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!
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Real Pigeons Fight Crime | Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood |
RESERVE IT |
| The Travelling Bookshop 1: Mim and the Baffling Bully |
Katrina Nannestad & Cheryl Orsini |
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| 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 |
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