CBCA 2023 Notables

CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR NOTABLES - 2023

THE CBCA BOOK AWARDS 2023 SHORTLIST IS ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY, 28 MARCH 2023

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.


11 Words for Love 9780734421203

11 Words for Love

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A Is for Australian Reefs 9781760652258

A Is for Australian Reefs

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A Job for Kingsley 9781761210211

A Job for Kingsley

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A Little Spark 9781760526924

A Little Spark

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A Shorebird Flying Adventure 9781486314492

A Shorebird Flying Adventure

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All Four Quarters of the Moon 9781760899554

All Four Quarters of the Moon

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Amazing Animal Journeys 9780734421432

Amazing Animal Journeys

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Amma's Sari 9781760509910

Amma's Sari

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Ask No Questions 9781922571342

Ask No Questions

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August & Jones 9780734420350

August & Jones

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Backyard Beasties 9781760991203

Backyard Beasties

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Be Careful, Xiao Xin! 9781922033932

Be Careful, Xiao Xin!

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Beside the Sea 9780645323580

Beside the Sea

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Big Magic 9781760508432

Big Magic

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Charlie's Swim 9781922613103

Charlie's Swim

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Come Over to My House 9781761210082

Come Over to My House

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Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples 9781741178166

Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples

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Completely Normal (and Other Lies) 9781760508746

Completely Normal (and Other Lies)

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Crumbs 9781760970086

Crumbs

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Deep: Delve Into Hidden Worlds 9781913519483

Deep: Delve Into Hidden Worlds

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Dirt by Sea 9781760894061

Dirt by Sea

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Dusty in the Outwilds 9781760509507

Dusty in the Outwilds

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Egg 9780702265594

Egg

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Ella and the Useless Day 9781760653095

Ella and the Useless Day

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