We are thrilled to extend our congratulations to Trace Balla and Wendy Orr, who were both honored at the 2015 Environment Award for Children’s Literature last week.

Trace Balla’s hit book Rivertime took out the Picture Fiction award.

Wendy Orr’s book Rescue on Nim’s Island was award the Fiction prize.

The joint winners of the Non-Fiction category were Emu (Claire Saxby and Graham Byrne) and Our Class Tiger (Aleesah Darlison and Antonia Stylianou).

The Environment Award for Children’s Literature is an initiative of The Wilderness Society.

Pictured from top to bottom: Trace Balla, Wendy Orr and Morris Gleitzman welcoming the audience.