Books by Themes > Award Winners > CBCA Notables 2022
Established with the first awards in 1946, the annual CBCA Book of the Year Awards aim to:
- promote quality literature for young Australians;
- support and encourage a wide range of Australian writers and illustrators of children’s books and;
- celebrate contributions to Australian children’s literature.
Winston and the Indoor Cat by Leila Rudge
$25.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
A story about seeing what life is like on the other side of the window. Two very different cats: Winston, a free-spirited explorer; and The Indoor Cat, lover of leisure; form a friendship and show each other how different their lives could be. Can The Indoor Cat be enticed by outdoor adventure? Will Win ...Show more
Superpower: Renewable energy by Philip Bunting
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Have you ever thought about energy – the stuff that lights up our lives and powers our wonderful world? How does renewable energy work? Where does electricity come from? Why are fossil fuels bad for our environment? Renowned picture book creator Philip Bunting answers all these questions and more in thi ...Show more
Social Queue by Kay Kerr
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
A funny and insightful Own-Voices novel about an autistic teen who realises she's been missing all the signs when it comes to her romantic life. I thought I was nobody's teen crush, but turns out I was just missing the signs. Zoe Kelly is starting a new phase of her life. High school was a mess of bully ...Show more
Mim and the Baffling Bully (The Travelling Bookshop, #1): CBCA Notable Book 2022 by Katrina Nannestad
$15.99 AUD
Category: Mystery and Adventure | Series: The Travelling Bookshop
The right book might just change your life ... Mim Cohen roams the world in a travelling bookshop, with her dad and brother and a horse called Flossy. Flossy leads them where she will, to the place where they're needed most ... the place where the perfect book will find its way home. Now Mim has arriv ...Show more
Little One (HB) by Jane Godwin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Pippi loves her special Little One: she's soft like mist and always warm, and she's there for Pippi through night and day. Together, they sit at the window and wonder at the world.But one day, Little One goes missing. Pippi feels lost too, but perhaps she can learn to wonder at the world without Little ...Show more
A Trip to the Hospital by Freda Chiu
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
A children's book that explores all the amazing things that happen inside a children's hospital and gives thanks to the many hardworking people that help keep us safe and well.
Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows (#1) by Denis Knight, Cristy Burne
$16.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy | Series: Wednesday Weeks | Reading Level: near fine
In a world of magic, can science save the day? Wednesday Weeks never wanted to be a sorcerer's apprentice. She'd rather study science than magic. But when her cloak-wearing, staff-wielding grandpa is captured by a power-hungry goblin king, Wednesday must find a way to embrace her magical heritage and re ...Show more
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Age 3 - 99
When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long name. When no amount of shrinking, folding or crumpling works, he simply settles for Zim – but deep down, it doesn’t feel right. It’s not until a new friend sees him for who he truly is that Zimdalamashk ...Show more
Underground: Marsupial Outlaws and Other Rebels of Australia's War in Vietnam by Mirranda Burton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Historical Fiction
Led by an unconscientiously objecting wombat registered for military service during Australia's war in Vietnam, Underground digs tunnels through a chapter of Australian history that many have attempted to bury. Why would a wombat be registered for war? It's 1965, and an old Tattersalls barrel starts rol ...Show more
Heroes, Rebels and Innovators: Inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from history (HB) (CBCA Winner 2022) by Karen Wyld
$26.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Powerful and inspiring: here are seven stirring stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who helped shape Australia. Each colourful spread in this illustrated book tells the story of incredible Indigenous Australians - such as Patyegarang, the young Darug woman who taught a First Fleet ...Show more
Hello World by Lisa Shanahan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
See the world through the eyes of a toddler, with this perfect new picture book from much-loved pair Lisa Shanahan and Leila Rudge. The sun is up and so is one gorgeous munchkin, ready to welcome the world!With a delicious rhyming text and scrumptious illustrations, here is a joyous celebration of all t ...Show more
Wonderful Shoes by Emma Bowd
$25.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Age range 3 to 6A timeless tale of tip-tapping click-clacking delight.Wonderful Shoes is a joyful celebration of everyday play, through the eyes of our tiniest humans, who know exactly where to find the best toys in the world!Delightful verse and vibrant illustrations shine a light on the timeless tip-t ...Show more