The 57th Annual Book Design Awards is a competition run by the Australian Publishers Association. This year there were 19 categories covering all book genres and Forest Lodge Public School – 125 years was a winner in the Best Designed Primary Education Book. It also received a commendation in the Best Designed Children’s Non-fiction category.

Here are the blurbs in the catalogue:

"Forest Lodge Public School – 125 years is a delight: an amazing twist on what is often quite a pedestrian style of book with an unexpected freshness that keeps the reader engaged."

"Forest Lodge Public School – 125 years is totally different from anything any of the judges had seen before. The cover perfectly reflects what the subject matter is and from there, the whole concept is to link historical and contemporary content through a variety of engaging techniques. It is full of imaginative features, and the reader feels a genuine passion and has fun sharing in the discoveries."