Book Awards & Distinctions
for Freya Blackwood
26 Total Book Awards
My Two Blankets (5)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Winner, 2015
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2015
Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2016
The Boy and the Elephant (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2025
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Finalist, 2022
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2025
Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2012
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Early Childhood Honor, 2010
Harry & Hopper (2)
Maudie and Bear (2)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Early Childhood Winner, 2011
Afloat (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Finalist, 2025
Banjo and Ruby Red (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Early Childhood Honor, 2014
The Feather (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Finalist, 2019
The Garden of Broken Things (1)
Go to Sleep, Jessie! (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Early Childhood Winner, 2015
The Great Rabbit Chase (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Picture Book Honor, 2018
Half a World Away (1)
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2008
Molly and Mae: A Friendship Journey (1)
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades K-2 Selection, 2018
The Runaway Hug (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Early Childhood Winner, 2012
The Terrible Suitcase (1)
Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, 2007-2025
Early Childhood Winner, 2013
The Treasure Box (1)
The Unwilling Twin (1)
