Notables - 2020
Congratulations to all CBCA Notables Authors, Illustrators and Publishers for 2020.
Notable Books in PDF
All Notables | Older Reader | Younger Reader | Early Childhood | Picture Book | Eve Pownall
Book of the Year: Older Readers
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The Man in the Water
Burton, David
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702262524
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Devil's Ballast
Caddy, Meg
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781925773460
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The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
Chim, Wai
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760631581
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The Boy Who Steals Houses
Drews, C.G.
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9781408349922
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The Last Balfour
Duggan, Cait
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781460757017
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How It Feels to Float
Fox, Helena
Pan Macmillan Australia
ISBN: 9781760783303
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Ghost Bird
Fuller, Lisa
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702260230
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The Honeyman and the Hunter
Grant, Neil
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760631871
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Aurora Rising
Kaufman, Amie
Kristoff, Jay Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760295738
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It Sounded Better in My Head
Kenwood, Nina
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781925773910
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Monuments
Kostakis, Will
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734419224
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All That Impossible Space
Morgan, Anna
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734419637
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Promise Me Happy
Newton, Robert
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143796442
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Angel Mage
Nix, Garth
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760630904
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When the Ground is Hard
Nunn, Malla
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760524814
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Four Dead Queens
Scholte, Astrid
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760524418
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Invisible Boys
Sheppard, Holden
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781925815566
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This Is How We Change the Ending
Wakefield, Vikki
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781922268136
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Take the Shot
White, Susan
Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781925712957
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Impossible Music
Williams, Sean
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760637156
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Book of the Year: Younger Readers
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A Great Escape
Arena, Felice
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143794042
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Detention
Bancks, Tristan
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143791799
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Mr Walker and the Dessert Delight
Black, Jess
Illus. Acton, Sara Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143793083
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The Days of in Between
Fenton, Peter Valentine
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760662523
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Pirate Boy of Sydney Town
French, Jackie
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9781460754795
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As Happy as Here
Godwin, Jane
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734419231
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How to Make a Movie in 12 Days
Hardy, Fiona
Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781925870657
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The Little Wave
Harry, Pip
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702260476
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Hapless Hero Henrie
James, Petra
Illus. Yi, A. Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760650834
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Winston and the Wondrous Wooba Gymnastics Club
Janu, Tamsin
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760662509
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A Different Land
Jennings, Paul
Illus. Kelly, Geoff Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760528720
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The Thing About Oliver
Kelly, Deborah
Wombat Books
ISBN: 9781925563818
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Songbird
Laguna, Ingrid
Text Publishing
ISBN: 9781925773538
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Maddie in the Middle
Lawrinson, Julia
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781925815931
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The Dog Runner
MacDibble, Bren
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760523572
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Catch a Falling Star
McKinlay, Meg
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925381207
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The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Lucerne
Nannestad, Katrina
HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780733338199
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The Glimme
Rodda, Emily
Illus. McBride, Marc Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781862919570
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Sick Bay
Weetman, Nova
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702260322
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The Secrets of Magnolia Moon
Wyatt, Edwina
Illus. Quinn, Katherine Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760651541
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Book of the Year: Early Childhood
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Cat and Dog
Bentley, Jonathan
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760505318
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Little Puggle's Song
Conley, Vikki
Illus. Magisson, Hélène New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781925594690
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A Stack of Alpacas
Cosgrove, Matt
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742998848
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We're Stuck!
deGennaro, Sue
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760663476
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Ivanhoe Swift Left Home at Six
Godwin, Jane
Illus. Yi, A. Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760631864
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Leaping Lola
Hawkins, Tracey
Illus. Tortop, Anil New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781925594591
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I See, I See.
Henderson, Robert
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760524746
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The Hole Idea
Macdonald, Beth & Paul
Illus. Eckstrom, Nathaniel Book Trail Press
ISBN: 9780648498902
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The Book Chook
McInerney, Amelia
Illus. Brecon, Connah Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742994987
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Let Me Sleep, Sheep!
McKinlay, Meg
Illus. Rudge, Leila Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925381887
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Baz & Benz
McKinnon, Heidi
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760523688
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One Runaway Rabbit
Metzenthen, David
Illus. Murphy, Mairead Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760523558
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Little Bird's Day
Morgan, Sally
Illus. Malibirr, Johnny Warrkatja Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925768923
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Bat vs Poss
Moses, Alexa
Illus. Tortop, Anil Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734418388
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When Billy Was a Dog
Murray, Kirsty
Illus. Blair, Karen Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760631826
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Meerkat Splash
Parker, Aura
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143792895
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You Might Find Yourself
Snaith, Tai
Thames & Hudson Australia
ISBN: 9781760760335
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Sleep Tight, Platypup
Treml, Renée
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143789697
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My Friend Fred
Watts, Frances
Illus. Yi, A. Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760290948
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Goodbye House, Hello House
Wild, Margaret
Illus. James, Ann Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781743311103
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Picture Book of the Year
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Ella and the Ocean
Bentley, Jonathan
Text. Tanner, Lian Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760633691
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Hello Lighthouse
Blackall, Sophie
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9781408357392
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Liarbird
Bunting, Philip
Text. Bunting, Laura Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743831571
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Rodney
Canby, Kelly
Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781925815320
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Dear Grandpa
Ghosh, Ronojoy
Text. Simpson, Kate Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760523435
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Mallee Sky
Harricks, Tannya
Text. Toering, Jodi Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925381672
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Mr Chicken All Over Australia
Hobbs, Leigh
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760296964
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Nop
Magerl, Caroline
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760651251
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I Need a Parrot
McKimmie, Chris
Ford Street Publishing
ISBN: 9781925804287
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Three
King, Stephen Michael
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760664053
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The Good Son: A Story from the First World War, Told in Miniature
Ober, Jules
Coonan, Felicity Text. Ober, Pierre-Jacques Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781536204827
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Let Me Sleep, Sheep!
Rudge, Leila
Text. McKinlay, Meg Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925381887
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Baby Business
Seymour, Jasmine
Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925768671
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Queen Celine
Shanks, Matt
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760650346
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Windcatcher: Migration of the Short-tailed Shearwater
Smith, Craig
Text. Jackson Hill, Diane CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486309870
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The Gift
Speechley, Michael
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143788980
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Lottie and Walter
Walker, Anna
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143787181
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Tilly
Walker, Anna
Text. Godwin, Jane Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760663728
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Little Bird’s Day
Malibirr, Johnny Warrkatja
Text. Morgan, Sally Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925768923
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One Tree
Whatley, Bruce
Text. Cheng, Christopher Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780143786733
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Eve Pownall Award
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Australia's Amazing Dinosaurs
Australian Geographic
Australian Geographic
ISBN: 9781925847574
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Playing with Collage
Baker, Jeannie
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406378665
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The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals
Bayly, Sami
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734419019
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Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You!
Ben-Barak, Idan &
Frost, Julian Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760631635
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Australian Sea Life
Chun, Matt
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760504694
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The Ultimate Animal Counting Book
Cossins, Jennifer
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734418852
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Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!
Flannery, Tim
Hardie Grant Egmont
ISBN: 9781760501587
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Searching for Cicadas
Gibbes, Lesley
Illus. Watson, Judy Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781922244420
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Under the Stars: Astrophysics for Bedtime
Harvey-Smith, Lisa
Illus. Matthews, Mel Melbourne University Publishing
ISBN: 9780522876086
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Beauty
Kendell, Sandra
Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9781922081810
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Now and Then
Levings, Fiona
Forty South Publishing
ISBN: 9780648675730
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Australian Backyard Earth Scientist
Macinnis, Peter
National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642279347
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Born to Fly
McWilliams, Beverley
Illus. Ide, Timothy MidnightSun Publishing
ISBN: 9781925227567
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A Hollow is a Home
Mitchell, Abbie
Illus. Hicks, Astred CSIRO Publishing
ISBN: 9781486308057
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Wilam: A Birrarung Story
Murphy, Aunty Joy & Kelly, Andrew
Illus. Kennedy, Lisa Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925381764
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Trouble in the Surf
Reeder, Stephanie Owen
Illus. Stewart, Briony National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642279460
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Young Dark Emu: A Truer History
Pascoe, Bruce
Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925360844
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Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery
Riddle, Tohby
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760631451
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Cooee Mittigar: A Story on Darug Songlines
Seymour, Jasmine
Illus. Watson, Leanne Mulgo Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925936865
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Kulinmaya! Keep Listening, Everybody!
Williams, Kunmanara
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760524425
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