Book of the Year

The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Scholastic, 1996)

Children’s Choice

Mechanical Harry by Bob Kerr (Mallinson Rendel, 1996)

Best First Book

Reliable Friendly Girls: Stories by Jane Westaway (Longacre Press, 1996)

Senior Fiction

Sanctuary by Kate De Goldi (Penguin, 1996)

Junior Fiction

The Battle of Pook Island by Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press, 1996)

Picture Book

The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Scholastic, 1996)

Non-Fiction

Picture Book Magic by Chris Gaskin, photography by Denis Page (Reed, 1996)