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Just Shocking wins 6 Australian Children’s choice awards
Andy Griffiths has become the first Australian author to win six children’s choice reading awards in one year, smashing his previous record of four children’s choice awards for the highly controversial The Bad Book in 2005.
JUST SHOCKING! won the younger reader’s categories of QLD’s BILBY Award (Books I Love Best Yearly), ACT’s COOL Award (Canberra’s Own Outstanding List), NSW’s KOALA Award (Kids Own Australian Literature Award) NT’s KROC Award (Kids Reading Oz Choice), WA’s WAYRBA Award (West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award) and VIC’s YABBA Award (Young Australians’ Best Book Award).
Each year, young readers in every state vote for the book they have most enjoyed reading that year. Australian children unanimously voted Andy Griffiths as their favourite author for younger readers in 2008.
JUST SHOCKING is the sixth in the ‘JUST’ series of books, first launched in 1997 with JUST TRICKING! Andy Griffiths has now sold over one million copies of his ‘JUST’ books in Australia, taking his total sales worldwide to over four million. His books have now won over 40 Australian children’s choice awards over the last ten years.
Andy Griffiths said, ‘As a child I loved the rambunctious anarchic humour of Lewis Carroll, Dr Seuss and the Cole’s Funny Picture Books and with the help of Terry Denton’s demented doodling I am thrilled to have been able to transmit this humour to a whole new generation through the Just series.’
Comments
andy
Great job Andy. I knew this one would win some awards. Good on ya
Posted on 26 November 2008
mara
oh i loooove the just series ive got just stupid,just crazy and just shocking
Posted on 28 December 2008
Dejon Di Fabrizio
u are 2 coool for schooooooooooool (wich u are finished)
Posted on 18 March 2009
Emmalena
I hav read all the ‘Just!’ series, their the best !!
Posted on 23 March 2009
Levi
Hi Andy
Great win
I love your series
you inspired me to try and write my own books
Im trying to think of one its just i can only think of Just books.
Anyway Fantastic work on those books and i hope you keep on writing.
Rock on!
Posted on 30 March 2009
jono
great job
Posted on 6 May 2009
jonjon
i love the just books they’re fabulous
Posted on 28 May 2009
malachi
Hi ive read all ive the just books and the bad bbok
Posted on 10 June 2009
stephanie
i love ur books they r like totally HECTIC
keep on writing
XOXO
Posted on 9 July 2009
Mikayla McGowan-Rickard
Hey Andy, Today you are at my school, Red Cliffs Secondary College. We are about to go over and see you!
Posted on 15 September 2009
daniel
you came to my school summerdale primery school i like your books there so awsome
Posted on 6 October 2009
aaron francis
great books im doing a assingment on my favourite autor and your my favourite
Posted on 19 October 2009
henry mctrottle
cant believe im in ur book!!
Posted on 4 November 2009
dhruv goel
hey andy i have read all your books
Posted on 11 November 2009
ZOE! :P!
awesome! love ALL your books!
ROCK ON!
Posted on 14 January 2010
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