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Australian Young Readers' Award – Highest Ranked Australian Author.

AWGIE- Australian Writers Guild Children’s Adaptation (TV) Round the Twist.

AWGIE- Australian Writers’ Guild  - Best Children's Adaption (TV) Round the Twist Episode 5

ABPA Joyce Nicholson Award - Spooner or Later - winner best designed children’s book of the year1993

Angus & Robertson Bookworld Award - Children's Literary Medal - 'Best Selling Author' and 'Most Valued Author'1994

Prix Jeunesse Award - Winner Round the Twist, Television Series1994

Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature Picture Book - The Fisherman and the Theefyspray (shared with Jane Tanner)1995

Order of Australia (AM) – Appointed Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List for service to children's literature.1996

Australian Publishers Association – APA People’s Choice Award1998

Dymocks – Children’s Choice Award1998

Christian Schools' Book Award 1999

Queensland Premier's Literary Award – Best Children's Book - Unseen!2000

Dymocks - Favourite Australian Children’s Author2005

Children's Language and Literature - Speech Pathology Australia2010

Fellow of Monash University2019

Lifetime Achievement Award – Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA)