The Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards aim to ‘promote quality Australian books that help children get the best, most literate start in life’. The books shortlisted are judged on their ‘appeal to children, interactive quality and ability to assist speech pathologists and parents in communication and literacy development’.

And we are so delighted to see so many JdM creators recognised in the shortlist. They are;

Age Category: Birth to three
— Baby Lou (Katrina Germein, illus by Karen Blair, Little Book)
— I’m a Dirty Dinosaur: Hide and seek (Janeen Brian, illus by Ann James, Puffin)
— It’s Busy in the City (Jedda Robaard, HGCP)

Age Category: 3 to 5
— Be Careful, Xiao Xin! (Alice Pung, illus by Sher Rill Ng, HarperCollins)
— Dance in a Ring (Mike & Linda Dumbleton, illus by Jedda Robaard, Little Book)
— Shadow Catchers (Kirsty Murray, illus by Karen Blair, A&U Children’s)
— Star of Anise (Jane Jolly, illus by Di Wu, NLA Publishing)