KOALA Awards
Nominations for the 2024 KOALA (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards) are open now and close at the end of term 1!
You can nominate up to four books at the library, or online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTLzyTPcaFrwuJPW94lRQ9SIUOMb24vCfW-gIYbT9J7kTN9Q/viewform.
Selection criteria
- The book must be Australian
- The book must've been published in the last ten years
- The book must not be a previous winner. A complete list of previous winners can be found at www.koalansw.org.au/s/All-previous-winners-to-2023.pdf and at www.koalansw.org.au/winners.
- Nominations must be for a specific title, for example 'The Race Is On: Wolf Girl Book 10' not 'Wolf Girl books'.
- Once five books from the same series have won a REAL Award (YABBA and KOALA), the series is no longer eligible for nomination.
Once nominations close at the end of term one, a Shortlist will be announced at the commencement of term 2, then it's time to vote! Voting closes at the end of term 3, ready for Awards Day in November!
Get nominating NOW and catch up on some of the winners and nominated books from last year's awards—reservations are free for items in these collections.
Get nominating NOW and catch up on some of the winners and nominated books from last year's awards—reservations are free for items in these collections.
| PICTURE BOOKS | ||
| Title | Author & Illustrator | Link to catalogue |
| Busting! | Aaron Blabey | RESERVE IT |
| Egg | Clare Atkins & Harrison Vial | RESERVE IT |
| Floof WINNER! | 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! WINNER! | 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 WINNER! | 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 WINNER! | 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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