This year’s Young Australian’s Best Book Awards (YABBA) took place on Tuesday at Sacre Coeur in Glen Iris.

The celebratory morning saw over 20 authors and illustrators come together to celebrate 30 years of children’s literature.

Booked Out would like to congratulate the organisers on a wonderful event, and the winners of course!

The winners were:

Picture Storybooks

Pig the Pug – Aaron Blabley, Scholatic

Fiction for Younger Readers

You Choose: The Treasure of Dead Man’s Cove – George Ivanoff, Random House

Fiction for Older Readers

The 52-Storey Treehouse – Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan

Fiction for Year 7-9

Two Wolves – Tristan Bancks, Random House

The winners of this years awards were chosen through the Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards shortlist.

In recognition of his long-time support of the YABBAs, Richard Bennet was awarded The Graham Davey Citation, presented in memory of the former YABBA president.

The YABBAs have been running since 1985, and seek to provide children with a voice in the Australian book industry by encouraging them to read, recommend, rate and reward the books they enjoy the most.

Please click here if you would like more information about the YABBAs.