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

Regular price $16.99
August & Jones 9780734420350

August & Jones

Regular price $16.99
Big Magic 9781760508432

Big Magic

Regular price $19.99
Evie and Rhino 9781760654207

Evie and Rhino

Regular price $19.99
Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree 9781760526795

Mikki and Me and the Out-of-Tune Tree

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

Mim and the Woeful Wedding: The Travelling Bookshop #2

Regular price $16.99
Ming and Flo Fight for the Future 9781460760208

Ming and Flo Fight for the Future

Regular price $16.99
No Words 9781760983529

No Words

Regular price $16.99
Runt 9781761067846

Runt

Regular price $24.99
The Book of Wondrous Possibilities 9781761044021

The Book of Wondrous Possibilities

Regular price $16.99
The Bravest Word 9781760654719

The Bravest Word

Regular price $18.99
The Jammer 9780702265426

The Jammer

Regular price $16.99
The Raven's Song 9781761065798

The Raven's Song

Regular price $19.99
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

Regular price $16.99
The Wintrish Girl: Talismans of Fate #1 9780702265631

The Wintrish Girl: Talismans of Fate #1

Regular price $17.99
Waiting for the Storks 9780733342271

Waiting for the Storks

Regular price $24.99
We Run Tomorrow 9781760897697

We Run Tomorrow

Regular price $16.99
What Snail Knows 9780702265464

What Snail Knows

Regular price $14.99
Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon 9781761046513

Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

Regular price $16.99