CBCA 2022 Shortlist

CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST - 2022

CBCA BOOK WEEK: AUGUST 20-26 2022

Theme: Dreaming with eyes open...

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.

New Illustrator
This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.


Glasshouse of Stars, A 9781760899547

A Glasshouse of Stars

Regular price $16.99
A Trip to the Hospital

A Trip to the Hospital

Regular price $24.99
Amira's Suitcase 9781922326133

Amira's Suitcase

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
Dragon Skin 9781760526108

Dragon Skin

Regular price $22.99
Exit Through the Gift Shop 9781760983512

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Regular price $16.99
For Love

For Love

Regular price $24.99
Girls in Boys' Cars 9781760982980

Girls in Boys' Cars

Regular price $18.99
Heroes, Rebels and Innovators 9780734419835

Heroes, Rebels and Innovators

Regular price $26.99
How to Repaint a Life 9780702263156

How to Repaint a Life

Regular price $19.99
Huda and Me 9781760526023

Huda and Me

Regular price $15.99
Jetty Jumping 9781760500658

Jetty Jumping

Regular price $24.99
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief 9780733341465

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

Regular price $22.99
Stellarphant 9781760990732

Stellarphant

Regular price $24.99
Still Alive: Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System

Still Alive: Notes from Australia's Immigration Detention System

Regular price $30.00
Sugar Town Queens 9781760526832

Sugar Town Queens

Regular price $19.99
Terciel and Elinor 9781760878818

Terciel and Elinor

Regular price $24.99
The Boy and the Elephant 9781460759998

The Boy and the Elephant

Regular price $24.99
The Boy from the Mish 9781760525880

The Boy from the Mish

Regular price $19.99
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name 9781760509361

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

Regular price $24.99
The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel 9781922400673

The Detective's Guide to Ocean Travel

Regular price $17.99
The First Scientists 9781741177527

The First Scientists

Regular price $32.99
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature 9780734420046

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature

Regular price $32.99