... still struggling to survive in the wake of the liberation of Poland after the end of World War Two. Winner - CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2016 Winner - YABBA Children's Choice Awards 2016 Winner - KOALA Children's Choice ...
... ), First Day' , Rosie and Tortoise , Jenny Angel (2000 CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (2001 CBCA Picture Book of the Year), and Jinx (shortlisted, 2002 CBCA Book of the Year awards). Author: Margaret Wild. Format ...
... 30, we are in a huge prison, with razor wire all around us . . .' The powerful and thought-provoking CBCA Honour Book HOME AND AWAY is now part of LOTHIAN AUSTRALIAN FAVOURITES. About the Author Matt Ottley is one of ...
... of the Year), The Midnight Gang (Honour Book, 1997 CBCA Picture Book), First Day, Rosie and Tortoise, Jenny Angel (2000 CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (2001 CBCA Picture Book of the Year) and Jinx (shortlisted, 2002 ...
... in the 1982 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Awards. However it ... most well known. This book was Highly Commended at the 1984 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Awards. In 1990 The Very Best ...
... , for her book Harry and Hopper. And in 2015 she did what no other creator has ever done, taking out three CBCA Book of the Year awards in a single year. The Unwilling Twin was shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year in ...
... The Viewer, in 1995. The Rabbits by John Marsden was named CBCA Picture Book of the Year in 1999. Memorial, also written by ... 2002 Bologna Ragazzi Awards. The Red Tree was a CBCA Honour Book in 2002. He has been a leading ...
... of Tiger Bay was shortlisted for the 2004 Aurealis Award and The Lion Drummer was a Notable Book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. A Ghost in My Suitcase won the 2009 Aurealis Award, was a CBC Notable Book, was ...
... Premier's Literary Awards in 2004) and A Year On Our Farm , which was the CBCA's 2003 Book of the Year (Early Childhood) and a CBCA Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year category. In 2010 Something About Water was ...
... composer and musician. Matt's works include What Faust Saw, Luke's Way of Looking (Cbca Honour Book, 2000), Requiem for a Beast (Cbca Picture Book of the Year and Queensland Premier's Award for Ya Fiction 2008), Home and ...
... University Children's Book Award, part of the Queensland Literary Awards. In 2015, Emu was short-listed for the CBCA Book of the Year: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books and was a winner of the Environment Award for ...
... won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW's Whitley Award (2018); was shortlisted in 2019 for the CBCA New Illustrator Award, and Best Picture Book in the Educational Publishing awards. Kookaburra is a second collaboration ...
... , USBBY and YABBA awards. Her second novel with Black Dog Books, Alexander Altmann A10567, was a Notable Book at the CBCA Awards. Her latest YA novel, I Am Change , is the story of a young Ugandan girl's struggle to stay ...
... of Tiger Bay was shortlisted for the 2004 Aurealis Award and The Lion Drummer was a Notable Book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. A Ghost in My Suitcase won the 2009 Aurealis Award, was a CBC Notable Book, was ...
... thankfully, got out of Africa in time to write us a story. Lollie Barr : author of Stunt Boy , a CBCA notable book. James O'Loghlin : author of Daisy Malone and the Blue Glowing Stone and The Adventures of Sir Roderick ...
... when your parents sacrifice a part of themselves for you? In this heartbreaking and heart-warming story, CBCA award-winner Zeno Sworder reflects on his own migrant parents' sacrifices to create a universal story about ...
... , illustrated by Anna Walker and The Best Hiding Place (illustrated by Sylvia Morris), both shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. Jane is dedicated to pursuing quality and enriching reading and writing ...
... Joe which won the West Australian Premier's Children's Book Award, and Simpson and His Donkey , a CBCA Honour Book that was also selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2019, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga ...
... Joe which won the West Australian Premier's Children's Book Award, and Simpson and His Donkey, a CBCA Honour Book that was also selected as a USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2019, We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga ...
... as they embark on a dangerous journey towards a better life. A compelling and poignant children's novel from the CBCA award-winning author of Tiger Daughter . What if you were forced to set sail for a country that didn ...
... Premier's Literary Awards in 2004) and A Year On Our Farm , which was the CBCA's 2003 Book of the Year (Early Childhood) and a CBCA Honour Book in the Picture Book of the Year category. In 2010 Something About Water was ...
... readers, A Most Magical Girl , won the Readings Children's Fiction Prize and was short-listed for the CBCA Awards. Her next book Lenny's Book of Everything won multiple awards including the NSW Premier's Literary Award ...
... , was published in 2009 to wide acclaim. His latest release, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon is a 2012 CBCA Notable Book in two separate categories while being selected as one of the prestigious White Ravens of 2012 in ...
... Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers. His novel Black Water was an Honour Book in the 2008 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Older Readers. David's latest novel is Jarvis 24. About the illustrator Leigh Hobbs is an artist ...
... both of which have won international awards such as the Honourable Mention in the BolognaRagazzi Prices, were CBCA Honour Books and have been widely translated. Previous books Shaun has illustrated include The Rabbits by ...
... Book in the 2011 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category. In ... 's Possible Friend was short-listed for the 2014 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Younger Readers category. ...
** Shortlisted for the 2017 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books ** This beautifully illustrated ... Cossins. A 2017 CBCA Honour Book. About the Author Jennifer Cossins is a 2017 CBCA Honour Book-winning Tasmanian ...
... Story, illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe, was an Honour Book in the 2007 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards. The Dog on the Tuckerbox, also illustrated by Gouldthorpe, was named a Notable ...
... 's books have been published with great success in many countries. They include Old Pig (shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), The Dream of the Thylacine (honour book ...
... 's Book Prize, the Speech Pathology of Australia Book of the Year Awards and the ABIA Awards, and was a 2017 CBCA Notable Book, winner of the KROC Award for Best Fiction for Years 7-9 and Honour Book in the 2018 KOALA ...
... part of illustrating. In 2012, her book No Bears (written by Meg McKinlay) was short-listed for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year award in both the Picture Book and Early Childhood categories. Her first picture book as ...
... to a broad range of children Great Christmas gift Tania and Jess's last collaboration Smile Cry was a CBCA notable book and recently won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award. About the Author If she could, Tania McCartney would ...
... work One Small Island, with co-author/illustrator Alison Lester, has won many awards including the 2012 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. The Journey was her first title with Walker. Author: Mark Greenwood ...
... Children's Book Award, part of the Queensland Literary Awards. His second book Emu was short-listed for the CBCA Book of the Year: Eve Pownall Award for Information Books and was a winner of the 2015 Environment Award ...
... Premier's Literary Awards and was an Honour book in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards. Layla, Queen of ... and the WA Premier's Literary Awards and won the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. JUDGES' ...
... compassion and what it takes to be a real hero. Elizabeth Fensham's first novel, Helicopter Man, won the 2006 CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers. It was followed by her young adult novels Miss McAllister's Ghost , ...
... part of illustrating. In 2012, her book No Bears (written by Meg McKinlay) was short-listed for the CBCA Picture Book of the Year award in both the Picture Book and Early Childhood categories. Her first picture book as ...
... acclaimed picture book Sounds Spooky which won an Aurealis Award in the picture book category and is a CBCA Notable Book. About the Illustrator Stephen Michael King has been described as an artist who 'draws from the ...
... , winner of a WA Premier's Book Award for young adult fiction; and The Dead I Know , winner of the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers. Scot lives with his wife in a vegetable garden in country Victoria. Author ...
... (AGES 7-12) 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS 2022 SHORTLISTED ... was shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers and the ABIA ...
... , for her book Harry and Hopper. And in 2015 she did what no other creator has ever done, taking out three CBCA Book of the Year awards in a single year. The Unwilling Twin was shortlisted for Picture Book of the Year in ...
... Eve Pownall Award for Information Books for One Small Island and in 2018 The Very Noisy Baby was named a CBCA Honour Book for Early Childhood Book of the Year. Alison was the Australian inaugural Children's Laureate from ...
... Eve Pownall Award for Information Books for One Small Island and in 2018 The Very Noisy Baby was named a CBCA Honour Book for Early Childhood Book of the Year. Alison was the Australian inaugural Children's Laureate from ...
... (2019); won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW's Whitley Award (2018); was shortlisted in 2019 for the CBCA New Illustrator Award, and Best Picture Book in the Educational Publishing awards. Author: Claire Saxby. Format ...
... Premier's Award (Children's Books), the Aurealis Award and the Animal Welfare Award, and shortlistings in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, the Prime Minister's Literary Award, the New South Wales State Literary Award ...
... love . . . Jennifer Cossins' The Baby Animal Book ' - Weekend Australian About the Author Jennifer Cossins is a CBCA award-winning artist and writer with a passion for nature, the animal kingdom and all things bright and ...
... * *WINNER MAPDA Children's Book Design Award* *SHORTLISTED CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books* *NOTABLE BOOK CBCA Picture Book* *NOTABLE BOOK CBCA Younger Readers* The Tea and Sugar train only came once a ...
... won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW's Whitley Award (2018); was shortlisted in 2019 for the CBCA New Illustrator Award, and Best Picture Book in the Educational Publishing awards. Claire and Tannya also collaborated ...
... won the Royal Zoological Society of NSW's Whitley Award (2018), was shortlisted in 2019 for the CBCA New Illustrator Award, and Best Picture Book in the Educational Publishing awards. About the Illustrator Max Hamilton ...
... friend, which makes it even harder when that friendship is betrayed ... This poignant companion novel to the CBCA Award winning Aster's Good, Right Things explores the different shapes of friendship and family, and how a ...
... ones we can share with others. About the Author Cori Brooke is a CBCA shortlisted picture book author ( All I Want for Christmas is Rain , 2017 CBCA shortlist), which is something she never thought she would be able to ...
... McKinlay also was on the shortlist in the Picture Book of the Year and Early Childhood categories of the 2012 CBCA awards. Leila's artwork is a mixture of pencil, paint, and paper which is all hand-snipped and glued onto ...
... lead to Danny's first picture book Tree in 2012. Their second collaboration, Parachute , was shortlisted for CBCA's 2014 Picture Book of the Year award. Proven as an immensely talented author, and with an imagination to ...
... Catherine Bateson writes poetry, verse novels and novels for both younger readers and young adults. She has won the CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers twice - with RAIN MAY AND CAPTAIN DANIEL, 2003, and Being Bee ...
... sure why. In a quest to find answers, and hopefully a friend, she sets off to explore the farm. A CBCA Notable Book About the Author Janeen Brian is a beloved Australian children's author, with over 100 books published ...
... books, fiction, non-fiction, short fiction and poetry for young readers. Several of her books have been CBCA Notable or Honour Books, including I'm a Dirty Dinosaur (winner of the Speech Pathology Australia 2014 Children ...
... , Mike's first YA novel What We All Saw was published and shortlisted for the Readings Book Prize 2022, CBCA Book of the Year Award 2023 and the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2023. About the Illustrator Heidi McKinnon ...
... , Mike's first YA novel What We All Saw was published and shortlisted for the Readings Book Prize 2022, CBCA Book of the Year Award 2023 and the Prime Minister's Literary Award 2023. Author: Mike Lucas. Format: Paperback ...
... of Tiger Bay was shortlisted for the 2004 Aurealis Award and The Lion Drummer was a Notable Book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. A Ghost in My Suitcase won the 2009 Aurealis Award, was a CBC Notable Book, was ...
... Picture Book of the Year 2001), Rosie and Tortoise, The Dream of the Thylacine (CBCA Honour Book 2012), and Old Pig (Shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of Year 1996). Margaret Wild has been the recipient of the Nan ...
... /YA Award and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award and was shortlisted in the Prime Minister's Literary Awards, the CBCA awards, the WA Premier's Book Awards and the Adelaide Festival Awards. A Song Only I Can Hear won ...
... this totally delightful rhyming story by the much-loved Alison Lester, in a beautiful board book edition. SHORT-LISTED: CBCA Book of the Year, Early Childhood, 2019 Noni the Pony heads out for the day, to roam the green ...
... Or 44 penguins? Or 100 fairy flies? Join CBCA Award-winner Jennifer Cossins on an expedition through the ... delight. About the Author Jennifer Cossins is a 2017 CBCA Honour Book-winning Tasmanian artist and writer with a ...
... Children's Book Award. Perry Angel's Suitcase was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the CBCA Awards. All the Colours of Paradise, the fourth book in the Kingdom of Silk series, will enchant readers all ...
... was shortlisted in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards and the WA Premier's Literary Awards and won the CBCA Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers. All the Colours of Paradise was shortlisted in the Queensland Premier ...
... Texas 2x2 Reading list AUS NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009 Shortlisted for the Patricia Wrightson Award for Children's Literature AUS CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2009 Shortlisted for the Early Childhood Category AUS ...
... and keeping alive the age-old traditions of their people. Our World chosen by the CBCA Book of the Year Judges as an HONOUR BOOK CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR: EVE POWNALL AWARD FOR INFORMATION BOOKS Voted the inaugural Best ...
... been produced as a 26-part television series. Seven other books by Nadia Wheatley have been honoured in the CBCA awards, including Luke's Way of Looking. About the Illustrator Matt Ottley is a multi-award-winning picture ...
... bestselling creators of children's books. She has won many awards, including the 2005 Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Award for her much-loved classic Are We There Yet? and the 2012 ...
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