01/11/2025
The winners of the 2025 Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards were announced on October 29, 2025, with winning books in categories including Birth to 3 Years (Where is Cheeky Monster?), 3–5 Years (Don’t Worry, Felix), 5–8 Years (Willow’s Gumboots), 8–10 Years (Stage Stars: Musical Theatre Club – The Audition), an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Book Award (Country), and a Decodable Book Series Award (PLD Decodable Reading Books – Initial Code). The awards celebrate Australian books that support children’s language and literacy.