Kids don’t get much of a look-in when it comes to children’s book awards. It’s the grown-ups who do the judging, decide the winners and, in doing so, dictate what titles will be prominent in bookshops and on library shelves.
But this year the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has handed the reins to their target demographic. On Friday, the winners of the CBCA’s inaugural shadowers’ choice awards were announced, decided by panels of primary and high school-aged readers.
