Selected by Jackie French, illustrated by Tania McCartney

Peter Macinnis

Joanne Anderton, illustrated by Karen Erasmus

Julie Murphy, illustrated by Garry Fleming

1534 children's books written by Australians, with significant Australian content, or with an Australian as one of the main characters, published between 1813 and 1981. They include novels, short stories, picture books, plays, poetry and non-fiction books.