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.


Backyard Beasties 9781760991203

Backyard Beasties

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Beside the Sea 9780645323580

Beside the Sea

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Come Over to My House 9781761210082

Come Over to My House

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Ella and the Useless Day 9781760653095

Ella and the Useless Day

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How Do You Say I Love You? 9780733342172

How Do You Say I Love You?

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Jack's Jumper 9781760654054

Jack's Jumper

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Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post 9781529503319

Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post

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Lionel and Me 9781922326607

Lionel and Me

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Market Day 9781760504076

Market Day

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My Shadow is Purple 9781922503817

My Shadow is Purple

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Please Handle with Care 9781922326652

Please Handle with Care

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Rainbow Days 9781761210242

Rainbow Days

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Ship Ahoy! Box Boy 9780645323597

Ship Ahoy! Box Boy

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Snap! 9781922585387

Snap!

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Thank You Rain! 9781922613646

Thank You Rain!

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The Garden on Red Gum Road 9780645027075

The Garden on Red Gum Road

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This Little Joey 9781761046537

This Little Joey

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