Presenting the CBCA Shortlist - 2023
Congratulations to all CBCA Shortlist Authors, Illustrators and Publishers
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Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended
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Ask No Questions
Eva Collins
Puncher & Wattmann
ISBN: 9781922571342
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Completely Normal (and Other Lies)
Biffy James
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760508746
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The Greatest Thing
Sarah Winifred Searle
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761067655
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Neverlanders
Tom Taylor
ill. Jon Sommariva Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761049071
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The Other Side of Tomorrow
Hayley Lawrence
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760976453
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What We All Saw
Mike Lucas
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781761045936
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Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7-12 years.
Note: Some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.
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August & Jones
Pip Harry
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734420350
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Evie and Rhino
Neridah McMullin
ill. Astred Hicks Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760654207
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The Raven's Song
Zana Fraillon & Bren MacDibble
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761065798
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Runt
Craig Silvey
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781761067846
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The Way of Dog
Zana Fraillon
ill. Sean Buckingham University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702265563
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Xavier in the Meantime
Kate Gordon
Riveted Press
ISBN: 9780645218091
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Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.
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Bev and Kev
Katrina Germein
ill. Mandy Foot Little Book Press
ISBN: 9780645027051
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Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post
Bob Graham
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781529503319
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Lionel and Me
Corinne Fenton
ill. Tracie Grimwood New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781922326607
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Market Day
Carrie Gallasch
ill. Hannah Sommerville Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760504076
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Snap!
Anna Walker
Scribble Kids' Books
ISBN: 9781922585387
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Where the Lyrebird Lives
Vikki Conley
ill. Max Hamilton Windy Hollow Books
ISBN: 9780645323566
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Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).
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Dirt by Sea
Tom Jellett
text. Michael Wagner Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9781760894061
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Farmhouse
Sophie Blackall
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734421654
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Frank's Red Hat
Sean E Avery
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760654283
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My Strange Shrinking Parents
Zeno Sworder
Thames & Hudson Australia
ISBN: 9781760761233
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Our Dreaming
Dub Leffler
text. Kirli Saunders Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781742995113
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Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment
Levi Pinfold
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406383942
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Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended
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A is for Australian Reefs
Frané Lessac
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781760652258
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Amazing Animal Journeys
Jennifer Cossins
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734421432
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Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples
Isaiah Firebrace
ill. Jaelyn Biumaiwai Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 9781741178166
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DEEP: Delve into Hidden Worlds
Jess McGeachin
Welbeck Publishing
ISBN: 9781913519483
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Opal and Dart
Vianne Brain
ill. Clare Bradley Forty South Publishing
ISBN: 9780645510119
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Wild Australian Life
Leonard Cronin
ill. Chris Nixon Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760637224
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This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.
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Australia: From Dawn to Dusk
ill. Brentos
Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781922806321
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The Best Hiding Place
ill. Sylvia Morris
text. Jane Godwin Affirm Press
ISBN: 9781922848086
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Naturopolis
ill. Ingrid Bartkowiak
text. Deborah Frenkel Storytorch Press
ISBN: 9780645191530
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Tiny Wonders
ill. Sally Soweol Han
University of Queensland Press
ISBN: 9780702263477
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There's No Such Book
ill. Jake A. Minton
text. Jessica Dettmann Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
ISBN: 9781760509743
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We Are Australians
ill. Jandamarra Cadd
text. Duncan Smith and Nicole Godwin Wild Dog Books
ISBN: 9781742036328
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