CBCA 2022 Notables

CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR NOTABLES - 2022

THE CBCA BOOK AWARDS 2022 SHORTLIST IS ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY, 29 MARCH

Older Readers
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.

Younger Readers
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.

Early Childhood
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.

Picture Books
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.
Note: Some of these books may be for mature readers.

Information Books (Eve Pownall Award)
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.


Glasshouse of Stars, A 9781760899547

A Glasshouse of Stars

Regular price $16.99
Human for Kingsley, A 9781760506919

A Human for Kingsley

Regular price $24.99
Pair of Pears and an Orange, A 9781922310750

A Pair of Pears and an Orange

Regular price $24.99
Always 9780143793243

Always

Regular price $19.99
Amira's Suitcase 9781922326133

Amira's Suitcase

Regular price $24.99
Are You There, Buddha? 9780734420305

Are You There, Buddha?

Regular price $16.99
Bear and Rat 9781760896287

Bear and Rat

Regular price $24.99
Blue Flower 9781760894450

Blue Flower

Regular price $24.99
Book of Curious Birds 9780734420473

Book of Curious Birds

Regular price $26.99
Can the Real JR Stand Up Please 9781913680176

Can the Real JR Stand Up Please

Regular price $22.99
Common Wealth 9781760975166

Common Wealth

Regular price $26.99
Cranky Chicken 9780734420954

Cranky Chicken

Regular price $14.99
Cuckoo's Flight 9781760524913

Cuckoo's Flight

Regular price $17.99
Dark Rise 9781760875749

Dark Rise

Regular price $24.99
Day Break 9781760508159

Day Break

Regular price $26.99
Dirt Circus League 9781922330253

Dirt Circus League

Regular price $19.99
Don't Forget 9781761040955

Don't Forget

Regular price $19.99
Dragon Skin 9781760526108

Dragon Skin

Regular price $22.99
Elsewhere Girls 9781922330451

Elsewhere Girls

Regular price $16.99
Evacuation Road 9781761110351

Evacuation Road

Regular price $19.99
Exit Through the Gift Shop 9781760983512

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Regular price $16.99
Footprints on the Moon 9780702262838

Footprints on the Moon

Regular price $16.99
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal 9780702263071

Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal

Regular price $14.99
Frankie and the Fossil 9781760898847

Frankie and the Fossil

Regular price $24.99