CROW/KANGA

CROW / KANGA AWARD
South Australian popular choice awards

The CROW Award (Children Reading Outstanding Writers) was the first South Australian popular choice award. This award was run for some years by the Centre for Children's Literature at the University of South Australia as part of its activities to promote children's literature, but after 1998 it went into recess due to (the all-too common!) difficulties finding volunteers to administer it.
However, in 2003 it was resurrected as the Kanga Awards by a consortium of bookshops, government and enthusiast bodies. There were two lists each for Years 3-5 and 6-7, expanded to include R-2 in 2004. The Kanga Award is for the popular vote for any title, and the Focus list is limited to Australian titles.

More information is available from the Kanga Award pages

Year	Author (Illustrator)	Title	Category
2005	Rowling, JK	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	6-7 Kanga
2005	Yen Mah, Adeline	*Chinese Cinderella*	6-7 Focus
2005	Dahl, Roald	*Charlie and the chocolate factory*	3-5 Kanga
2005	Fienberg, Anna	*Tashi: Lost in the city*	3-5 Focus
2005	Hobbs, Leigh	*Old Tom*	R-2 Kanga
2005	King, Stephen Michael	*Mutt Dog!*	R-2 Focus
2004	Yen Mah, Adeline	*Chinese Cinderella*	6-7 Kanga
2004	Gleitzman, Morris	*Toad Away*	6-7 Focus
2004	Ball, Duncan	Selby Snaps	3-5 Kanga
2004	Ball, Duncan	*Selby Sorcerer*	3-5 Focus
2004	Hobbs, Leigh	*Old Tom*	R-2 Kanga
2004	Hobbs, Leigh	*Old Tom, Man of Mystery*	R-2 Focus
2003	Rowling, JK	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	6-7 Kanga
2003	Rodda, Emily	Deltora Quest 2	6-7 Focus
2003	Rowling, JK	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	3-5 Kanga
2003	Fienberg, Anna & Barbara (Gamble, Kim)	Tashi and the Dancing Shoes	3-5 Focus
1999-2002	In recess
1998	Gleitzman, Morris & Jennings, Paul	Wicked!	Senior
1998	Clement, Rod	Grandad's Teeth	Junior
1997	Marsden, John	Cool School	Senior
1997	Ball, Duncan	Selby Speaks	Junior
1997	Wild, Margaret (James, Ann)	The Midnight Gang	Picture
1996	Dahl, Roald	Matilda	Upper Primary
1996	King-Smith, Dick	Babe	Middle Primary
1995	Jennings, Paul	The Gizmo	Upper Primary
1994	Jennings, Paul	Undone!	Upper Primary
1994	Dahl, Roald	The BFG	Middle Primary
1993	Thiele, Colin	Jodie's Journey	Upper Primary
1993	Gleitzman, Morris	Blabbermouth	Middle Primary
1992	Dahl, Roald	The Witches	Upper Primary
1992	Dahl, Roald	The Witches	Middle Primary
1991	Base, Graeme	The Eleventh Hour: a Curious Mystery	Australian
1991	Dahl, Roald	Matilda	General

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