The longlists for the 2020 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) have been announced. There are several categories for books for youth. Here are those longlists:

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER CHILDREN (Ages 13+)

Detention by Tristan Bancks

How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox

It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood

Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories edited by Michael Earp

The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim

This Is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield

Welcome to Country Youth Edition by Marcia Langton

Welcome to Your Period by Yumi Stynes & Melissa Kang

 

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (Ages 7-12)

The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing! by Tim Flannery, illustrated by Sam Caldwell

Funny Bones edited by Kate Temple, Jol Temple & Oliver Phommavanh

How to Make a Movie in 12 Days by Fiona Hardy

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami Bayly

Real Pigeons Nest Hard by Andrew McDonald, illustrated by Ben Wood

Under the Stars by Lisa Harvey-Smith, illustrated by Mel Matthews

Young Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

 

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors by Davina Bell, illustrated by Jenny Lovlie

Bluey: The Beach by Ludo Studio

Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer

Lottie and Walter by Anna Walker

Mr Chicken All Over Australia by Leigh Hobbs

The Painted Ponies by Alison Lester

The Tiny Star by Mem Fox, illustrated by Freya Blackwood

Tilly by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Anna Walker

Wilam: A Birrarung Story by Andrew Kelly and Aunty Joy Murphy, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy