Bilby Burrow of Fame
Here is a printer-friendly list of previous winners, and the author & illustrator’s websites
YEAR Early Readers Younger Readers Older Readers
2016 The book with no The 65 - Storey The Hunger Games: Pictures Treehouse Mockingjay B J Novak Andy Griffith Suzanne Collins Terry Denton
2015 Don't let the Pigeon The 52 - Storey The Maze Runner: The Drive the Bus Treehouse Maze Runner Book 1 Mo Willems Andy Griffiths James Dashner Terry Denton
2014 Art & Max Eric Vale, Epic Fail The Hunger Games: David Wiesner Michael Gerard Bauer Catching fire Suzanne Collins
2013 Bamboozled The 26 - Storey The Hobbit David Legge Treehouse J R R Tolkien The Tolkien Society Andy Griffiths Terry Denton
2012 The Cat in the Hat Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Hunger Games Dr Seuss Jeff Kinney Suzanne Collins
2011 Dewey: There’s a Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Percy Jackson and Cat in the Library the Ugly truth the Lightning Thief Jeff Kinney Vicki Myron Rick Riordan 2010 Zac Power: Poison Diary of a Wimpy Kid New Moon Island Jeff Kinney Stephenie H I Larry Meyer
2009 The Twits Pencil of Doom! Twilight Roald Dahl Andy Griffiths Stephenie Meyer
2008 Diary of a Wombat Just Shocking! Harry Potter and the Jackie French Andy Griffiths Deathly Hallows Bruce Whatley J K Rowling
2007 Ugly Fish The Cat on the Mat Eragon Kara LaReau is Flat Christopher Paolini Scott Magoon Andy Griffiths Terry Denton
2006 Baby Boomsticks Just Crazy! Harry Potter and the Margaret Wild Andy Griffiths Half-Blood Prince David Legge J K Rowling
2005 Old Tom's Holiday The Bad Book Harry Potter and the Leigh Hobbs Andy Griffiths Prisoner of Azkaban J K Rowling
2004 The Cat in the Hat Just Disgusting! Harry Potter and the Dr Seuss Andy Griffiths Order of the Phoenix J K Rowling
2003 The Very Blue The Saddle Club Two of a Kind series Thingamajig series Various authors Narelle Oliver Bonnie Bryant 2002 Buffy - an adventure Just Crazy! The Lord of the Rings story Andy Griffiths J R R Tolkien Bob Graham 2001 Where’s Wally? Harry Potter series Harry Potter series Martin Handford J K Rowling J K Rowling
1999 – 2000 The Picture Book Award was renamed the Early Childhood Award. YEAR Early Childhood Younger Readers Older Readers
2000 Grandad's Teeth Just Stupid! Looking for Alibrandi Rod Clement Andy Griffiths Melina Marchetta
1999 Gasp! Detective Donut and Bumface Terry Denton the Wild Goose Morris Gleitzman Chase Bruce Whatley R Smith
1997 – 98 Category names were changed as in the table below. The Read Australia Award was discontinued. YEAR Picture Book Younger Readers Older Readers
1998 The Midnight Gang Polar the Titanic Bear Tomorrow, When Margaret Wild the War Began Daisy Corning Ann James John Marsden Stone Spedder Laurie McGaw
1997 Bamboozled Matilda The Hobbit David Legge Roald Dahl J R R Tolkien
1990 – 96 These were the original categories of the BILBY Awards. YEAR Read Alone Read Aloud Secondary 1996 Where’s Wally? When the wind Jurrasic Park Martin Handford changed Michael Crichton Ruth Park Deborah Niland
1995 The Lion King The Pagemaster Looking for Alibrandi Gina Ingoglio David Kirschner Melina Marchetta
1994 Undone! Fantastic Mr Fox Paul Jennings Roald Dahl
1993 The Witches Blabber Mouth Flowers in the attic Roald Dahl Morris Gleitzman V C Andrews
1992 Unreal! Charlie and the Where’s Wally? Paul Jennings chocolate factory Martin Handford Roald Dahl
1991 The BFG The BFG The Outsiders Roald Dahl Roald Dahl S E Hinton
1990 Superfudge Matilda The Secret Diary of Judy Blume Roald Dahl Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ Sue Townsend
From 1994 -1996, a Read Australia Award was included: 1994 1995 1996
Midnite The Water Tower The Gizmo Gary Crew Randolph Stow Paul Jennings Steven Woolman