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.


All Four Quarters of the Moon 9781760899554

All Four Quarters of the Moon

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August & Jones 9780734420350

August & Jones

Sale price $15.29 $16.99
Big Magic 9781760508432

Big Magic

Regular price $19.99
Dusty in the Outwilds 9781760509507

Dusty in the Outwilds

Sale price $20.69 $22.99
Evie and Rhino 9781760654207

Evie and Rhino

Sale price $17.09 $18.99
Hedgewitch 9781801300087

Hedgewitch

Sale price $20.69 $22.99
Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree 9781760526795

Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree

Sale price $16.19 $17.99
Mim and the Woeful Wedding: The Travelling Bookshop #2 9780733341663

Mim and the Woeful Wedding: The Travelling Bookshop #2

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Ming and Flo Fight for the Future 9781460760208

Ming and Flo Fight for the Future

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No Words 9781760983529

No Words

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Runt 9781761067846

Runt

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The Book of Wondrous Possibilities 9781761044021

The Book of Wondrous Possibilities

Sale price $15.29 $16.99
The Bravest Word 9781760654719

The Bravest Word

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The Jammer 9780702265426

The Jammer

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The Last Light Horse 9781760991302

The Last Light Horse

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The Raven's Song 9781761065798

The Raven's Song

Sale price $16.19 $17.99
The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat 9781922458520

The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-bottomed Boat

Regular price $16.99
The Way of Dog 9780702265563

The Way of Dog

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The Wintrish Girl: Talismans of Fate #1 9780702265631

The Wintrish Girl: Talismans of Fate #1

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Waiting for the Storks 9780733342271

Waiting for the Storks

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We Run Tomorrow 9781760897697

We Run Tomorrow

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What About Thao? 9781760897161

What About Thao?

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What Snail Knows 9780702265464

What Snail Knows

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Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon 9781761046513

Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

Sale price $15.29 $16.99