Something Special (Angus & Robertson - Harper Collins 1984)
- 1985 Children's Book Council of Australia Junior Book of the Year
Pigs Might Fly (Angus & Robertson - Harper Collins 1986)
- 1987 Children's Book Council of Australia Junior Book of the Year
- YABBA Hall of Fame
- KOALA Hall of Fame
The Best-Kept Secret (Angus & Robertson - Harper Collins 1988)
- 1989 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers
- KOALA Hall of Fame
Finders Keepers (Omnibus Books 1990)
- 1991 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Younger Readers
- 1992 YABBA Younger Readers Award
Rowan of Rin (Omnibus Books 1993)
- 1994 Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year - Younger Readers
- 1994 YABBA Award - Older Readers
- 1996 IBBY Honour Book
- 1999 Dymocks Children’s Choice Award - Favourite Australian Younger Reader Book and Author
Rowan and the Travellers (Omnibus Books 1994)
- 1995 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Australian Children’s Book
Rowan and the Keeper of the Crystal (Omnibus Books 1996)
- 1997 Children's Book Council of Australia - Honour Book
Rowan and the Zebak (Omnibus Books 1999)
- 2000 Short-listed, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award
Deltora Quest series 1 (Scholastic 2000)
- 2001 YABBA - Older Readers Award
- 2002 WAYRBA - Younger Readers Award
- 2002 KOALA - Younger Readers Award
- 2002 Aurealis Awards: Peter McNamara Convenors' Award - Australian Speculative Fiction (Deltora Quest series 1 & Deltora Book of Monsters) (with Marc McBride)
Deltora Quest series 2 (Scholastic 2001)
- 2003 YABBA - Younger Readers Award
- 2003 COOL Awards - Fiction for Younger Readers Award
- 2004 KOALA - Younger Readers Award
Deltora Quest series 3 (Scholastic 2003)
- 2004 COOL Awards - Fiction for Younger Readers Award
- 2004 KOALA - Younger Readers Award
- 2004 YABBA - Younger Readers Award
- 2004 YARA Award
The Key to Rondo (Omnibus 2007)
- 2007 Short-listed, Aurealis Awards: Best children’s (8-12 years) long fiction
- 2008 Short-listed, Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year for Younger Readers Award
- 2008 Short-listed, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards: Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children
- 2008 Short-listed, Children's Choice Book Awards (KROC, KOALA, YABBA & COOL Awards): Fiction for Older Readers
Power and Glory (Allen & Unwin 1994)
- 1995 Short-listed, Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year (with Geoff Kelly)
- YABBA Hall of Fame
Bob the Builder and the Elves (ABC Books 1998)
- 1999 Children's Book Council of Australia - Honour Book (with Craig Smith)
- 2000 COOL Awards - Fiction for Younger Readers Award
- YABBA Hall of Fame
The Dromkeen Medal, 1995
From The Dromkeen Museum website:
"The Dromkeen Medal is an annual award, initiated in 1982 and presented by the Governors of the Courtney Oldmeadow Children's Literature Foundation.
This award is made annually to an Australian citizen for a significant contribution to the appreciation and development of children's literature in Australia"