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Children's Book of the Year Awards

Children's Book of the Year Awards

CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2019 timeline:

Shortlist announced	Tuesday 26th March
Book Week 2019	Saturday 17th – Friday 23rd August	Theme - Reading is My Super Power

Every year the CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) appoints noted authors, educators, publishers and writers to judge from the nominations. The CBCA judging panel initially selects a 'Notables and Shortlist' which teacher librarians and teachers eagerly await. From this list a series of books are selected as finalists and we select a series of materials which are suitable for use in the classroom which are called 'Book Week Support Materials'. This is the most prestigious award for a children's book in Australia and constitutes recognition of the work of the publisher and author in creating a book of great significance.

CBCA 2019 Shortlist - Book of the Year: Older Readers Bundle

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CBCA 2019 Shortlist - Book of the Year: Younger Readers Bundle

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CBCA 2019 Shortlist - Book of the Year: Early Childhood Bundle

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CBCA 2019 Shortlist - Picture Book of the Year Bundle

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Bundle of the CBCA 2019 Shortlisted titles under the Picture Book of the Year award category. Learn More
CBCA 2019 Shortlist - Eve Pownall Award Bundle

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Bundle of the CBCA 2019 Shortlisted titles under the Eve Pownall Award category. Learn More
Small Spaces

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Tash Carmody has been traumatised since childhood, when she witnessed her gruesome imaginary friend Sparrow lure young Mallory Fisher away from a carnival. At the time nobody believed Tash, and she has since come to accept that Sparrow wasn’t real. Now fifteen and mute, Mallory’s never spoken about the week she went missing. Learn More
Rainbow Bear

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Bear likes to dive into the deep blue ocean, blowing bubbles and turning somersaults. He wakes with the sun and sleeps with the moon. Learn More
His Name Was Walter

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From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story, within a story, that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. Learn More
After the Lights Go Out

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What happens when the lights go off after what might truly be an end-of-the-world event? How do you stay alive? Who do you trust? How much do you have to sacrifice? Learn More
Go Go and the Silver Shoes

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When Go Go is allowed to buy the most beautiful shoes ever, she decides she will wear them EVERYWHERE!
Even to the creek, where she and her brothers go adventuring. Learn More
The Young Vikings

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When his village is attacked, Hauk Johanson has no choice but to step up and lead the young Vikings on a quest for revenge. But there is one problemthe young Vikings have never fought in battle. Can Hauk and his friends master the skills of sword and axe in time? Will the Gods be on their side? And does Hauk have what it takes to lead when the fate of an entire village lies in his hands? Learn More
Brindabella

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From an extraordinary novelist and an award-winning illustrator comes this lyrical and unforgettable story about a boy and the untameable wildness of a hand-reared joey. Learn More
Leave Taking

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A new novel about belonging, loss and love from the celebrated author of Star Jumps, the 2010 winner of the Prime Ministers Award for Children’s Fiction. Learn More
Inside the Tiger

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A powerful first novel dealing with life, loss and the redemptive power of love. Learn More
Black Cockatoo

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Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture. Learn More
The Great Lizard Trek

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Rocky, an ornate dragon, lives on the granite rocks in the southwest of Australia. His ancestors have lived in this hot environment for around 10 million years, and for more than 60,000 years, they have lived alongside Indigenous Australians. Rocky's habitat is under threat, and his desert relatives in the north are facing challenges due to rising temperatures. So Rocky sets out on a trip. Learn More
Swallow's Dance

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I wonder if the first day of Learning is always like this - do the girls on the hill always feel the ground tremble under their feet? Learn More
Hive

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All I can tell you is what I remember, in the words that I have. Learn More
Pig the Grub

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Eww! What a stinker! Pig isn't just the worlds greediest Pug, he's the DIRTIEST too. It's high time he had a bath! But try telling Pig that . . . Learn More
The Things That Will Not Stand

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Sebastian is at a university open day with his best friend Tolly when he meets a girl. Her name is Frida, and shes edgy, caustic and funny. She's also a storyteller, but the stories she tells about herself don't ring true, and as their surprising and eventful day together unfolds, Sebastian struggles to sort the fact from the fiction. Learn More
Tales from the Inner City

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A stunning companion to Tales from Outer Suburbia, this collection of illustrated short stories is sure to delight Shaun Tan fans of all ages. Learn More
Make Believe: M. C. Escher for Kids

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Stars, mirrors, eye tricks and the impossible! These are just a few of the things that inspired artist M. C. Escher (Maurits) to create some of the most fascinating images of the twentieth century. Learn More