A big thank you to Tracey Ilich from Anzac Terrace Primary School for sharing her WAYRBA display photos. I love the brains!!!
WAYRBA Display
Need some inspiration? Check out these WAYRBA displays from Kennedy Baptist College and Wilson Primary School.
WAYRBA for Beginners
Download our free Beginners Guide to WAYRBA poster.
This children’s choice award is a great way to promote reading and is easy to run.
WAYRBA Free Printable Posters
Here are some free posters for your library with step-by-step instructions on how to vote and nominate books. Both come in the Bubbles or Bunting designs. Your feedback is welcome.
2019 Shortlists
Picture Books Shortlist 2019
A Bag and a Bird by Pamela ALLEN
Message in a Sock by Kaye BAILLIE illustrated by Narelda JOY *
Pig the Star by Aaron BLABEY *
The Very Sleepy Bear by Nick BLAND *
This Book is Out of Control! by Richard BYRNE
The Day War Came by Nicola DAVIES illustrated by Rebecca COBB
Was Not Me! by Shannon HORSFALL *
A is for Australian Animals by Frané LESSAC *
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan SANTAT
Cicada by Shaun TAN *
Room on Our Rock by Kate TEMPLE; Jol TEMPLE; Terri Rose BAYNTON *
The Sloth Who Came to Stay by Margaret WILD; Vivienne TO *
*Australian Author
Younger Readers’ Shortlist 2019
Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss BERTMAN
To the Lighthouse by Cristy BURNE *
The Missing Ace (Mysterious World of Cosentino #1) by Jack HEATH and illustrated by James HART *
Ninja Kid by Anh Do *
Dungzilla by James FOLEY *
104-Storey Treehouse by Andy GRIFFITHS; Terry DENTON *
Kid Normal (Kid Normal #1) by Greg JAMES; Chris SMITH
Clockwork War by Adam KLINE; Dan WHISKER
The Getaway (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #12) by Jeff KINNEY
The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn MORIARTY and illustrated by Kelly CANBY *
Lintang and the Pirate Queen (Lintang #1) by Tamara MOSS *
Camp Castaway (Pippa’s Island #4) by Belinda MURRELL *
Quark’s Academy by Catherine PELOSI *
Amal Unbound by Aisha SAEED
Never Fear (Friday Barnes #8) by R.A. SPRATT *
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #1) by Jessica TOWNSEND *
Bad Dad by David Walliams
The 1000-year-old-boy by Ross WELFORD
The Adventurer’s Guide to Successful Escapes by Wade Albert WHITE
*Australian Author
Younger Readers Shortlist 2019
Older Readers’ Shortlist 2019
Skyfire (Seven Signs #1) by Michael ADAMS *
Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria AVEYARD
The Fall by Tristan BANKS *
S.T.A.G.S. by M.A. Bennett
In The Dark Spaces by Cally BLACK *
Someone to Love by Melissa DE LA CRUZ
Maybe (The Felix series #6) by Morris GLEITZMAN *
The Truth App (Liars #1) by Jack HEATH *
Lifel1k3 by Jay KRISTOFF *
Renegades (Renegades #1) by Marissa MEYER
Whisper by Lynette NONI *
Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark duology #1) by Veronica ROTH
Scythe (Arc of Scythe #1) by Neal SHUSTERMAN
Forever Geek (Geek Girl #6) by Holly SMALE
Horizon: Survival Is No Game (Horizon #1) by Scott WESTERFELD
*Australian Author
AGM Notice
Here is a sneak peak of our 2019 poster by local artist Shane Tholen. You can download our updated rules below.
