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2020 Eve Pownall Award

Shortlisted Books – Eve Pownall Award

 

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ugly Animals (Honour Book)
Author: Sami Bayly Channel 7 report 4:41 mins  Timelapse illustration showing Sami painting the brush-turkey 55 secs   ABC Adelaide video 4:44 mins Samy reads from her book YouTube Video 14 mins.
Publisher: Hachette  and Teachers Resources
Book Preview first 20 p. on Hachette website

IDTL Resource Weird Wild Amazing – Skim and Scan Activity (161 KB)
Use the Skim and Scan bookmark on page 65 of Curious Creatures, Wild Minds Book Week publication to explore two of the EP Notable books.

 

 

Searching for Cicadas
Author: Lesley Gibbes
Illustrator: Judy Watson  and on Style File Creative Process including free downloads of roughs from Cicadas
Publisher: Walker Books  and Teachers Notes
Children’s Books Daily
YouTube of Lesley Gibbes talking about the book. 2:59 mins.
Leaf Litter Endpapers activity
 

 

A Hollow is a Home
Author: Abbie Mitchell
Illustrator: Astred Hicks
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO World Habitiat Day: Home is where the hollow is – blog  and Teachers Notes
Children’s Books Daily

 

 

 

 

Wilam: A Birrarung Story (Honour Book)
Author: Aunty Joy Murphy  – YouTube video 3:15 mins Breathing life into Koori language Culture Victoria about Coranderrk including Video 7:06 mins and Andrew Kelly
Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy  and more at Walker Books
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ABC Program
Teachers Notes – Booktopia
Aboriginal History of Yarra
Q&A with Andrew Kelly on Booktopia

 

 

Young Dark Emu: A Truer Story (Winner)
Author: Bruce Pascoe  on YouTube 1:47 mins  TedX Talk Sydney about Dark Emu 12:33 mins
Publisher: Magabala Books  and Teachers Notes
Story Links Review
Guardian Article
Book Links Narelle Oliver Lecture/ Talking Ideas 1 hour

 

 

 

Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery
Author and Illustrator: Tohby Riddle  and on Creative Kids Tales
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Notes on Creating the book
Story Links Review

 

 

 

 

IDTL Network resource for all Information Books. Text Type Features template (712 KB)
This page is to be copied on to the back of p.65 in our 2020 Book Week publication so it can be used as a booklet.

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2020 New Illustrator

Shortlisted Books – New Illustrator

Louie and Snippy Save the Sea
Author: Collette Dinnigan   Interview about the book
Illustrator: Grant Cowan comes from the fashion industry and is renowned for his unique hand-painted fashion illustrations.
Publisher: Berbay Publishing

 

 

 

 

 

Paperboy
Author: Danny Parker
Illustrator: Bethany Macdonald interview on One More Page Podcast
Publisher: Dirt Lane Press – Teacher Resource

 

 

 

 

Fly
Author: Jess McGeachin
Illustrator: Jess McGeachin
Publisher: Puffin Books  includes book trailer and an excellent activity pack. In this pack you will find a DIY plane, test your bird knowledge activity, DIY flying goggles, design your own plane, colouring in and postcard template.
Penguin Book Trailer

 

 

 

Little Bird’s Day
Author: Sally Morgan  and on Austlit
Illustrator: Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr   Reading the books to children on Vimeo 2:30 mins and talking about the book, showing the artwork and storyboard Vimeo 5:23 mins
Publishers: Magabala Books  and Teacher’s Notes

 

 

 

 

Baby Business (Winner)
Author and Illustrator: Jasmine Seymour  Creative Kids Tales Q&A
Publisher: Magabala Books  and Teacher’s Resources
Feed Play Love podcast about Darug Family Traditions that Welcome a Baby 14:55 mins
Children’s Books Daily Interview
ABC Sunday Extra The Year that Made Me: Jasmine Seymour 2018 15:47 mins listening

 

 

 

 

Cooee Mittigar – A Story of Darug Songlines
Author: Jasmine Seymour
Illustrator: Leanne Mulgo Watson  Reading Time interview
Publisher: Magabala Books  and Teacher’s Notes

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2020 Picture Books

Shortlisted Books – Picture Books

Hello Lighthouse
Author/Illustrator: Sophie Blackall  and Facebook site Winning the Caldecott Medal on KidLit TV 20:25 mins, demonstrates Mr Squiggle style drawings, and a great demonstration of how to paint a lighthouse with Chinese inks and watercolours and masking film.
Publisher: Hachette  and Teachers notes
Little Brown Young Readers (USA) Educator Guide  including a 7:04 mins video of Sophie discussing the book. The educators guide allows students to do tasks as the lighthouse keeper or the lighthouse engineer.
Reading of the book on YouTube 7:57 mins
Let’s Talk Picture Books – Hello Lighthouse
School Library Journal Article – Teaching with 2019 Caldecott Winner “Hello Lighthouse”
Learn from Play Resources
Library Lessons

IDTL Resource Hello Lighthouse Teaching Notes from IDTL (134 KB)
These teaching notes contain a range of ideas.

 

Nop (Honour Book)
Author/Illustrator: Caroline Magerl
Publisher: Walker Books and Teachers notes
 

 

 

 

 

I Need a Parrot (Winner)
Author/Illustrator: Chris McKimmie  and interview on Trevor Cairney blog
Creating Me, Teddy with collage 5:52 mins
Publisher: Ford Street

 

 

 

 

 

Three (Honour Book)
Author/Illustrator: Stephen Michael King and his notes on the book
Publisher: Scholastic
Stephen Michael King illustrating Bella from Bella’s Bad Hair Day 5:19 mins

 

 

 

 

 

The Good Son: A Story from the Frist World War, Told in Miniature https://littlesoldierstories.com/
Author: Pierre-Jacques Ober
Illustrator: Jules Ober and Felicity Coonan
Publisher: Walker Books
Age range suggested: From 14 years. Based on true story from WW 1.

IDTL Resource The Good Son – Teaching notes from IDTL (163 KB)
These notes focus on the theme Shot at Dawn.

 

 

Tilly
Author: Jane Godwin
Illustrator: Anna Walker
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Jane Godwin reads Tilly on YouTube 7:29 mins

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2020 Older Readers

Shortlisted Books – Older Readers

The Boy who Steals Houses (Honour Book)
Author: C G Drews
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Book Preview on Hachette website.
Book Trailers: Bucks Book Award 2:16 mins
Reviews:
•    Never Judge a Book by its Cover (includes interview)
•    Good Reads
•    Readings
•    The Nerd Daily
•    Christchurch City Council Libraries
•    Kids Book Review

 


How it Feels to Float
Author: Helena Fox
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Book Preview on Pan Macmillan website
Teaching Notes: Pan Macmillan
Book Trailer: Penguin 29 secs
Reviews:
•    Good Reads
•    Kids Book Review
•    Common Sense Media
•    Publishers Weekly

 

 

Ghost Bird (Honour Book)
Author: Lisa Fuller  Interview on ABC 21m 20s In this blog there is a link at the bottom to a 45 min reading by Lisa of the first few chapters.
Publisher: University of Qld Press
Reviews:
•    Reading Time
•    Good Reads
•    Books and Publishing
•    The Nerd Daily
•    Diva Book Nerd including interview

 

 

When the ground is Hard
Author: Malla Nunn
Publisher: Allen & Unwin including an excerpt to read.  Malla Nunn Discusses the book 1:04 mins
Teachers Notes
Book Preview via Scribd on the Allen & Unwin website
Reviews
•    Malla Nunn’s collection
•    Good Reads

 

 


Four Dead Queens
Author: Astrid Scholte  YouTube 1:02 mins
Publisher: Allen & Unwin  Teacher’s tips
Book Preview via Scribd on Allen & Unwin website
Reviews
•    Kirkus Reviews
•    Kids Book Review
•    Teen Reads
•    That’s Normal

 

 

 

This is How We Change the Ending (Winner)
Author: Vikki Wakefield
Publisher: Text Publishing  This links to a lot of information including a sample chapter, interviews and reviews.
Text Teaching notes
Book Preview on Text website
Reviews
•    Story Links
•    Readings
•    Reading Time

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2020 Younger Readers

Shortlisted Books – Younger Readers


The Little Wave (Winner)
Author: Pip Harry
Publisher: University of Qld Press  and Teachers’ Notes
Book Trailer created by Peter Carnavas  YouTube 2:37 mins
Just Write for Kids Blog Interview

IDTL Resources
The Little Wave – Lottie’s Bug Diary (92 KB)
An activity to create your own bug diary.

The Little Wave – Tsunami of Feeling (91 KB)
This activity examines the verse novel style used by Pip Harry as a stimulus to try their own.

 

The Thing About Oliver
Author: Deborah Kelly
Publisher: Wombat Books
Teacher’s notes Wombat Books

Reviews
•    Reading Time
•    Kids Book Review

 

The Dog Runner
Author: Bren McDibble  Into the Future talk – Auckland Writers Festival Schools Programme 2019 – Vimeo 30 mins Bren McDibble talking about the theme on YouTube 8mins
Publisher: Allen & Unwin including ‘Read an excerpt’ 28p. Allen & Unwin Teachers’ Tips
Book Trailer on YouTube 24 secs
ABC News including 2:48 mins video

Reviews
•    Story Links
•    The Book Trust
•    Kids Book Review
•    Minerva Reads – The Dog Runner and Climate Change

IDTL Resource – Alphabet Journal (698 KB)
An activity on creating a Pandemic journal using the letters of the alphabet e.g. T is for Toilet paper to accompany p.61 of the IDTL 2020 Book Week publication.

 

Catch a Falling Star
Author: Meg McKinlay including notes behind the story Meg McKinlay talking about the book YouTube 4mins
Publisher: Walker Books Australia  Teacher Notes

Reviews
•    Children’s Books Daily
•    Kids Book Reviews
•    Readings

IDTL Resource – Catch a Falling Star – History at your Fingertips (146 KB)
Using Trove to find more information about Skylab.

 

The Glimme (Honour Book)
Author: Emily Rodda  ABC broadcast 5:54 mins YouTube and about the book on YouTube 39 secs
Illustrator: Marc McBride and on Booked Out  Fantasy Illustrator Vimeo 4:11 mins
Marc McBride talking about the book YouTube 3mins
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Teachers Notes – Pegi Williams
Middle Grade Mavens podcast interview with Marc McBride Listen from 16:19 to the end 52:29.

Reviews
•    Reading Time 
•    Readings


The Secrets of Magnolia Moon (Honour Book)
Author : Edwina Wyatt including links to Podcast and ABC Interview Edwina talking bout the book
Illustrator: Katherine Quinn
Publisher: Walker Books Australia  Classroom Ideas

Reviews
•    Reading Time
•    Wild about books
•    Children’s Books Daily
•    Kids Book Review

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2020 Early Childhood

Shortlisted Books – Early Childhood

 

When Billy Was a Dog (Honour Book)
Author: Kirsty Murray
Illustrator: Karen Blair
Publisher: Allen & Unwin  and teachers tips

IDTL Resource: When Billy Was a Dog – How Do We Feel? (142 KB)
An acivity that help students to recognise their feelings when something happens. Create emoticons.

 

 

Bat vs Poss
Author: Alexa Moses
Illustrator: Anil Tortop  Shows how illustrations are created digitally through time-lapse videos each less than one minute
Publisher: Lothian/Hachette and Teachers Resources

IDTL Resource: Bat vs Poss from Nose to Toes (75 KB)
Rhyming activity

 

 

 

We’re Stuck
Author/Illustrator: Sue DeGennaro  Talking about generating ideas SLV video 3:32 mins
Sue deGennaro talking about her ideas for writing the book. YouTube 1:21mins
Publisher: Scholastic
Teaching notes from Pegi Williams

 

 

 

 

One Runaway Rabbit
Author: David Metzenthen
Illustrator: Mairead Murphy
Publisher: Allen & Unwin and Teaching Notes

 

 

 

 

 

My Friend Fred (Winner)
Author: Frances Watts
Illustrator: A. Yi
Publisher Allen & Unwin  Teachers Tips
Lamont Books Publishers notes

 

 

 

 

 

Goodbye House, Hello House (Honour Book)
Author: Margaret Wild  Margaret Wild wins 2020 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
Illustrator: Ann James  Video showing pastel techniques on Lucy Goosey. SLV video 3:24 min
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Teaching Notes – Lamont books

IDTL Resource: Goodgye Hello Words (92 KB)
An activity for Goodbye House, Hello House focusing on verbs and nouns.