Tim Harris has been shortlisted in the 2023 YABBA Awards!
On the 17th of May, the 2023 YABBA Awards shortlisted Australian books were announced with Tim Harris’ ‘Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables’ being shortlisted in the Older Readers category…
In ‘Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables’, a new teacher arrives. He’s completely mysterious, totally cool, wears a spiffy blue suit, and certainly doesn’t go in for normal stuff like teaching maths. What he does do is get the kids in his class telling stories and being creative, and stealth learning through enormous fun. So in the first book, shy Evie tells the story of how she faced her fears of the washing machine from hell, the kids all come up with very funny app ideas, Mr Bambuckle takes on scary Canteen Carol, Vijay admits he tried Parental Rental to replace his parents for a school event (and how it backfired), aspiring detective Ren is challenged to keep a journal (which tells the story of her attempts to spy on the teachers), and much more.
The Young Australians Best Book Awards (YABBA) is an organisation that aims to provide children a voice within the general Australian children’s book industry. YABBA encourages children to recommend recent Australian published books, read all the recommendations for their peers, rate them against all others and then finally reward that book they feel is best.
Voting by Victorian school students closes on the 15th of September with the winners being announced on the 19th of October.