It was great to see so many of our authors represented at the YABBA Awards this morning at Camberwell Girls Grammar School.

These awards are special because they are voted on by Aussie kids themselves – no adults are involved! It was fantastic to see so many kids excited to see their favourite books honoured.

Congratulations to the winners:

• Picture Story Books
  Seriously, Do Not Open This Book!
  Andy Lee & Heath McKenzie

• Fiction For Younger Readers
  Bad Guys: Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?
  Aaron Blabey

• Fiction For Older Readers
  The 104-Storey Treehouse
  Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton

• Fiction for Years 7-9
  Maybe
  Morris Gleitzman

And another huge congratulations to all the shortlisted Booked Out Speakers: Jane Godwin, Anna Walker, Michael Gerard Bauer, Jacqueline Harvey, Sally Rippin, Dan McGuiness, Tim Harris, Felice Arena, Deborah Abela, Jules Faber, Anna Ciddor, Michael Wagner, Belinda Murrell, George Ivanoff, Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood, Jackie French and Claire Zorn!