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.


A Is for Australian Reefs 9781760652258

A Is for Australian Reefs

Regular price $26.99
A Shorebird Flying Adventure 9781486314492

A Shorebird Flying Adventure

Regular price $24.99
Amazing Animal Journeys 9780734421432

Amazing Animal Journeys

Regular price $26.99
Charlie's Swim 9781922613103

Charlie's Swim

Regular price $27.99
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

Regular price $24.99
Deep: Delve Into Hidden Worlds 9781913519483

Deep: Delve Into Hidden Worlds

Regular price $32.99
Grub 9781922539267

Grub

Regular price $24.99
In an Artist's Garden: A Seek-and-Find Book 9781760761479

In an Artist's Garden: A Seek-and-Find Book

Regular price $24.99
Kind 9781761066047

Kind

Regular price $24.99
Naturopolis 9780645191530

Naturopolis

Regular price $26.95
Oceans of Plastic: Understanding and Solving a Pollution Problem 9781486312573

Oceans of Plastic: Understanding and Solving a Pollution Problem

Regular price $29.99
Off to the Market 9781925849790

Off to the Market

Regular price $27.99
On the Trail of the Plains-wanderer: A Precious Australian Bird 9781486314478

On the Trail of the Plains-wanderer: A Precious Australian Bird

Regular price $24.99
Peregrines in the City 9781742036519

Peregrines in the City

Regular price $24.99
The Happiest Boy on Earth 9781760985608

The Happiest Boy on Earth

Regular price $26.99
The Voyage of Whale and Calf 9781486315109

The Voyage of Whale and Calf

Regular price $24.99
Votes for Women!: The story of Nellie, Rose and Mary 9780734420138

Votes for Women!: The story of Nellie, Rose and Mary

Regular price $26.99
Wild Australian Life 9781760637224

Wild Australian Life

Regular price $29.99
Wonders Under the Sun: A Collection of Daytime Creatures 9781760762438

Wonders Under the Sun: A Collection of Daytime Creatures

Regular price $29.99