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Notables - 2017 Download Notables in PDF format Notables 2017 - Older Readers Notables 2017 - Younger Readers Notables 2017 - Early Childhood Notables 2017 - Picture Book Notables 2017 - Information Books The Book of the Year: Older Readers The Hounded Simon Butters Wakefield Press ISBN: 9781743053959 Waer Meg Caddy Text Publishing ISBN: 9781922182210 Words in Deep Blue Cath Crowley Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9781742612386 My Best Friend is a Goddess Tara Eglington HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780732299903 The Bone Sparrow Zana Fraillon Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780734417138 Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club Alison Goodman HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780732296094 Yellow Megan Jacobson Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143573333 Becoming Aurora Elizabeth Kasmer University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702254208 The Sidekicks Will Kostakis Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143309031 The Ocean of the Dead Andrew McGahan Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760292188 The Stars at Oktober Bend Glenda Millard Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781743315897 A Toaster on Mars Darrell Pitt Text Publishing ISBN: 9781922182869 Frankie Shivaun Plozza Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143573166 Our Chemical Hearts Krystal Sutherland Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143573906 Forgetting Foster Diana Touchell Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760110796 Everything is Changed Nova Weetman University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702254161 The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales Ailsa Wild (Illust: Ben Hutchings) Scale Free Network ISBN: 9780992587253 One Would Think the Deep Claire Zorn University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702253942 The Book of the Year: Younger Readers Cybertricks Goldie Alexander Five Senses Education ISBN: 9781741308884 Rockhopping Trace Balla (Illust: Trace Balla) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760112349 Blueberry Pancakes Forever Angelica Banks Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760110451 Magrit Lee Battersby (Illust: Amy Daoud) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781925081343 Within These Walls Robyn Bavati Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760152857 Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781925126297 Freedom Swimmer Wai Chim Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760113414 The Family with two Front Doors Anna Ciddor Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781925266641 The Pearl-Shell Diver: A Story of Adventure from the Torres Straits Kay Crabbe Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760290474 Wicked's Way Anna Fienberg Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781743319901 A Most Magical Girl Karen Foxlee Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781848125742 Fizz and the Police Dog Tryouts Lesley Gibbes (Illust: Stephen Michael King) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760112851 Toad Delight Morris Gleitzman Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143309239 Iris and the Tiger Leanne Hall Text Publishing ISBN: 9781925240795 Daystar: The Days are Numbered Anne Hamilton Wombat Books ISBN: 9781925139518 Daughter of Nomads Rosanne Hawke University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702253935 Lily in the Mirror Paula Hayes Fremantle Press ISBN: 9781925163872 The Fail Safe Jack Heath Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781925266078 The Unforgettable What's His Name Paul Jennings (Illust: Craig Smith) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760290856 Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask Catherine Jinks Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760113612 When the Lyrebird Calls Kim Kane Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781741758528 Ruby Wishfingers: Skydancer's Escape Deborah Kelly (Illust: Leigh Hedstrom) Wombat Books ISBN: 9781925139631 Ruby Red Shoes Goes to London Kate Knapp (Illust: Kate Knapp) HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780732297626 Elizabeth and Zenobia Jessica Miller Text Publishing ISBN: 9781925355031 The Lost Sapphire Belinda Murrell Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9781925324112 The Twins of Tintarfell James O'Loghlin Pan Macmillan Australia ISBN: 9781743548097 Dragonfly Song Wendy Orr Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760290023 Mrs Whitlam Bruce Pascoe Magabala Books ISBN: 9781925360240 Pocket Rocket Ellyse Perry & Sherryl Clark Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143781240 The Other Christy Oliver Phommavanh Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143505723 Wormwood Mire: A Stella Montgomery Intrigue Judith Rossell (Illust: Judith Rossell) HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780733333019 Artie and the Grime Wave Richard Roxburgh Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760292140 LIzzie and Margaret Rose Pamela Rushby Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781742991528 Shoot-Out at the Rock Jane Smith (Illust: Pat Kan) Big Sky Publishing ISBN: 9781925275940 Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade Kate Temple & Jol Temple (Illust: John Foye) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760291938 What's in a Name? Myles Walsh (: Pitcha Makin Fellas) boh books ISBN: 9780992395018 The Secrets We Keep Nova Weetman University of Queensland Press ISBN: 9780702254215 Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters Ailsa Wild (Illust: Ben Wood) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781760126759 The Shark Caller Dianne Wolfer Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143780557 The Book of the Year: Early Childhood Zelda's Big Adventure Marie Alafaci (Illust: Shane McGowan) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781925266382 Oh Albert! Davina Bell (: Sara Acton) Penguin Random House ISBN: 9780670078608 Go Home, Cheeky Animals! Johanna Bell (: Dion Beasley) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760291655 Where is Bear? Jonathan Bentley (Illust: Jonathan Bentley) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781760122911 Pig the Winner Aaron Blabey (Illust: Aaron Blabey) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760154288 Little Chicken Chickabee Janeen Brian (Illust: Danny Snell) Raising Literacy Australia ISBN: 9780994385338 All I Want for Christmas is Rain Cori Brooke (Illust: Megan Forward) New Frontier Publishing ISBN: 9781925059717 The 12th Dog Charlotte Calder (Illust: Tom Jellet) Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780734416919 The Snow Wombat Susannah Chambers (Illust: Mark Jackson) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760113810 The Cat Wants Custard Paul Crumble (Illust: Lucinda Gifford) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760155780 Nannie Loves Kylie Dunstan (Illust: Kylie Dunstan) Working Title Press ISBN: 9781921504839 Ducks Away! Mem Fox (Illust: Judy Horacek) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760158514 Little Bear's First Sleep Lesley Gibbes (Illust: Lisa Stewart) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781743624012 Bear Make Den Jane Godwin & Michael Wagner (Illust: Andrew Joyner) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760110017 Home in the Rain Bob Graham (Illust: Bob Graham) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781406368239 Chip Kylie Howarth (Illust: Kylie Howarth) Bonnier Publishing Australia ISBN: 9781760400736 Bird and Bear and the Special Day Ann James (Illust: Ann James) Bonnier Publishing ISBN: 9781760402808 Hello Little Babies Alison Lester (Illust: Alison Lester) HarperCollins Publishers Australia ISBN: 9780733330414 Smile/ Cry Tania McCartney (Illust: Jess Racklyeft) Exisle Publishing ISBN: 9781921966989 Dream Little One, Dream Sally Morgan (Illust: Ambelin Kwaymullina) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670078868 Joey Counts to Ten Sally Morgan (Illust: Ambelin Kwaymullina) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781760121266 Twig Aura Parker (Illust: Aura Parker) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760157067 Molly and Mae Danny Parker (Illust: Freya Blackwood) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781742975276 Agatha and the Dark Anna Pignataro (Illust: Anna Pignataro) Bonnier Publishing Australia ISBN: 9781760402075 Gary Leila Rudge (Illust: Leila Rudge) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781925081695 Wild Pa Claire Saxby (Illust: Connah Brecon) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780857988003 The Whole Caboodle Lisa Shanahan (Illust: Leila Rudge) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781743629321 Ten Little Owls Renee Treml (Illust: Renee Treml) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780143780564 My Perfect Pup Sue Walker (Illust: Anil Tortop) New Frontier Publishing ISBN: 9781925059601 Take Ted Instead Cassandra Webb (Illust: Amanda Francey) New Frontier Publishing ISBN: 9781925059533 Together Always Edwina Wyatt (Illust: Lucia Masciullo) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781742979632 The Picture Book of the Year The Sisters Saint-Claire Tamsin Ainslie (Text: Carlie Gibson) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760291563 One Photo Liz Anelli (Text: Ross Watkins) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670077977 Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Liz Anelli / Pamela Freeman Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781921529436 Circle Jeannie Baker (Text: Jeannie Baker) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781406338010 Mechanica Lance Balchin (Text: Lance Balchin) Bonnier Publishing Australia ISBN: 9781760401085 Colours of Australia Bronwyn Bancroft / Bronwyn Bancroft Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781742976914 Where is Bear? Jonathan Bentley (Text: Jonathan Bentley) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781760122911 Blue Sky, Yellow Kite Jonathan Bentley (Text: Janet A Holmes) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781760124229 Don't Call Me Bear Aaron Blabey (Text: Aaron Blabey) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760159849 Molly and Mae Freya Blackwood (Text: Danny Parker) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781742975276 Hattie Helps Out Freya Blackwood (Text: Jane Godwin & Davina Bell) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781743435434 Something Wonderful Karen Blair (Text: Raewyn Caisley) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670078455 The Fabulous Friend Machine Nick Bland (Text: Nick Bland) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760277659 Reflection: Remembering Those Who Serve in War Robin Cowcher (Text: Rebecka Sharpe Shelberg) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781922179050 Captain Sneer the Buccaneer Gabriel Evans (Text: Penny Morrison) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781922179609 A Patch from Scratch Megan Forward (Text: Megan Forward) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670078295 Home in the Rain Bob Graham (Text: Bob Graham) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781406368239 Somewhere Else Gus Gordon (Illust: Gus Gordon) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670078851 On the River Roland Harvey (Text: Roland Harvey) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760112455 Mr Chicken Arriva a Roma Leigh Hobbs (Text: Leigh Hobbs) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781925266771 My Brother Oliver Huxley (Text: Dee Huxley & Tiffany Huxley) Working Title Press ISBN: 9781921504853 Grandpa's Big Adventure Tom Jellett (Text: Paul Newman) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670078172 Blue, The Builder's Dog Andrew Joyner (Text: Jen Storer) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9780670077809 Welcome to Country Lisa Kennedy (Text: Aunty Joy Murphy) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781922244871 A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy Phil Lesnie (Text: Libby Hathorn) Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780734416377 Archie No Ordinary Sloth Heath McKenzie (Text: Heath McKenzie) Bonnier Publishing Australia ISBN: 9781760067892 Melbourne-Word-by-Word Michael McMahon (Text: Michael McMahon) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781760126674 Snail and Turtle: Rainy Days Stephen Michael King (Text: Stephen Michael King) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781760159061 Pandamonia Chris Nixon (Text: Chris Owen) Fremantle Press ISBN: 9781925163339 Crusts Matt Ottley (Text: Danny Parker) Hardie Grant Egmont ISBN: 9781742979830 Spark Andrew Plant (Text: Adam Wallace) Ford Street Publishing ISBN: 9781925272413 Smeck Ben Redlich (Text: Ben Redlich) Windy Hollow Books ISBN: 9781922081650 Milo: A Moving Story Tohby Riddle (Text: Tohby Riddle) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760111632 The Patchwork Bike Van T Rudd (Text: Maxine Beneba Clarke) Hachette Australia ISBN: 9780734416681 Gary Leila Rudge (Text: Leila Rudge) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781925081695 Dog Lost Brian Simmonds (Text: Jan Ramage) Windy Hollow Books ISBN: 9781922081612 Chooks in Dinner Suits Craig Smith (Text: Dianne Jackson HIll) Museum Victoria ISBN: 9781921833380 Out Owen Swan (Text: Angela May George) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781743629000 Stanley Colin Thompson (Text: Colin Thompson) HarperCollins Publishers Australia ISBN: 9780733332852 Small Things Mel Tregonning (Text: Mel Tregonning) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781742379791 Cyclone Bruce Whatley (Text: Jackie French) Scholastic Australia ISBN: 9781743623596 New Year Surprise! Di Wu (Text: Christopher Cheng) National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642278838 The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Circle Jeannie Baker (Illust: Jeannie Baker) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781406338010 Resource - Stories of Australian innovation in wartime Jennet Cole-Adams & Judy Gauld Department of Veterans' Affairs ISBN: 9780992583989 Spellbound: Making Pictures with the A-B-C Maree Coote (Illust: Maree Coote) Melbournestyle Books ISBN: 9780992491727 A-Z of Endangered Animals Jennifer Cossins (Illust: Jennifer Cossins) Red Parka Designs ISBN: 9780987594662 Socks, Sandbags & Leeches: Letters to My Anzac Dad Pauline Deeves National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642278845 Desert Lake: The Story of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Pamela Freeman (Illust: Liz Anelli) Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781921529436 Boomerang and Bat Mark Greenwood (Illust: Terry Denton) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781743319246 The Gigantic Book of Genes Lorna Hendry Wild Dog Books ISBN: 9781742034102 Chooks in Dinner Suits Diane Jackson Hill (Illust: Craig Smith) Museum Victoria ISBN: 9781921833380 Hello! Joanna Karmel (Illust: Tony Flowers) National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642278876 Australia's Nightingale: Nellie Melba Cassy Liberman & Sara Carter Jenkins (Illust: Emma Borghesi) Brolly Books ISBN: 9781925386042 The ABC Book of Food Helen Martin & Judith Simpson (Illust: Cheryl Orsini) HarperCollins Publishers ISBN: 9780733334269 Fabish: The Horse that Braved a Bushfire Neridah McMullin (Illust: Andrew McLean) Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781925266863 Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks Gina M. Newton National Library of Australia ISBN: 9780642278883 Degas: An Art Book for Kids Kate Ryan (Illust: Cally Bennett) National Gallery of Victoria ISBN: 9781925432138 William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times Michael Sedunary (Illust: Bern Emmerichs) Berbay Publishing ISBN: 9780994289537 Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings: Strange and Possibly True Australian Stories Stella Tarakson (Illust: Richard Morden) Penguin Random House Australia ISBN: 9781925324969