CBCA 2026 Book of the Year: New Illustrator Shortlist Bundle
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Author: Various
CBCA BOOK WEEK: AUGUST 22-28 2026
Theme: Symphony of Stories!
New Illustrator
This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.
This bundle includes the following Shortlisted Books:
- A Farm by the Sea - Jillian Packer (Berbay Publishing)
- A Loo of One’s Own - Eleri Harris (Allen & Unwin)
- Being Indy - Estee Sarsfield, text by Zoe Gaetjens (WestWords Children’s)
- Beyond the Shore - Mark Chester Harding, text by Kirli Saunders (Scholastic Press)
- Prayer for a River - Uncle Glenn Loughrey, text by Andrew Kelly & Uncle Glenn Loughrey (Wild Dog Books)
- Save the Gum Trees, Bees and Big Blue Seas - Luke John Matthew Arnold (Scholastic Press)
- Format: Pack
- Audience: Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary
- Curriculum: Australian
- Year Level: Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12