Welcome back to term 3. I hope you had a wonderful holiday.
Children's book Council of Australia
Established in 1945, the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.
The CBCA presents annual awards to books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.
In 2015, the CBCA celebrated 70 years of enjoying and promoting the best of Australian literature for children and young people.
The books below are this year nominated books.
BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS
Rockhopping
Trace Balla
(Illust: Trace Balla)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760112349
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Within These Walls
Robyn Bavati
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781760152857
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A Most Magical Girl
Karen Foxlee
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781848125742
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Dragonfly Song
Wendy Orr
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760290023
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Mrs Whitlam
Bruce Pascoe
Magabala Books
ISBN: 9781925360240
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Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers Third Grade
Kate Temple & Jol Temple
(Illust: John Foye)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760291938
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THE BOOK OF THE YEAR: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Go Home, Cheeky Animals!
Johanna Bell
(Illust: Dion Beasley)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760291655
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All I Want for Christmas is Rain
Cori Brooke
(Illust: Megan Forward)
New Frontier Publishing
ISBN: 9781925059717
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The Snow Wombat
Susannah Chambers
(Illust: Mark Jackson)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781760113810
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Nannie Loves
Kylie Dunstan
(Illust: Kylie Dunstan)
Working Title Press
ISBN: 9781921504839
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Chip
Kylie Howarth
(Illust: Kylie Howarth)
Bonnier Publishing Australia
ISBN: 9781760400736
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Gary
Leila Rudge
(Illust: Leila Rudge)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781925081695
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THE PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR
One Photo
Liz Anelli
(Text: Ross Watkins)
Penguin Random House Australia
ISBN: 9780670077977
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Mechanica
Lance Balchin
(Text: Lance Balchin)
Bonnier Publishing Australia
ISBN: 9781760401085
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Home in the Rain
Bob Graham
(Text: Bob Graham)
Walker Books Australia
ISBN: 9781406368239
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My Brother
Oliver Huxley
(Text: Dee Huxley & Tiffany Huxley)
Working Title Press
ISBN: 9781921504853
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The Patchwork Bike
Van T Rudd
(Text: Maxine Beneba Clarke)
Hachette Australia
ISBN: 9780734416681
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Out
Owen Swan
(Text: Angela May George)
Scholastic Australia
ISBN: 9781743629000
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THE EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS
Spellbound: Making Pictures with the A-B-C
Maree Coote
(Illust: Maree Coote)
Melbournestyle Books
ISBN: 9780992491727
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A-Z of Endangered Animals
Jennifer Cossins
(Illust: Jennifer Cossins)
Red Parka Designs
ISBN: 9780987594662
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The Gigantic Book of Genes
Lorna Hendry
Wild Dog Books
ISBN: 9781742034102
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Fabish: The Horse that Braved a Bushfire
Neridah McMullin
(Illust: Andrew McLean)
Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781925266863
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Amazing Animals of Australia's National Parks
Gina M. Newton
National Library of Australia
ISBN: 9780642278883
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William Bligh: a stormy story of tempestuous times
Michael Sedunary
(Illust: Bern Emmerichs)
Berbay Publishing
ISBN: 9780994289537
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