2026 CBCA Picture Book of the Year - NotablesUnpublished

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A Readingsbest picture book of 2025 Between day and night... A cabbage moth and a cricket meet for the first time in the quiet space between twilight and dawn. As the unlikely pair discover each other's worlds, friendship blooms in unexpected places. From award-winning creator...

Rita is bored. So, so, so bored.  Flopped in her bedroom, limp and tragic, Rita tries everything to cure her malaise. But time drags on, and there she remains: catatonic with boredom.    If only there were a special place, a non-boring place just for bored...

"The book is a testament to Martin's immense artistic talents. Truly stunning." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) With gorgeous artwork and a spare text, an award-winning picture-book creator gently celebrates the natural world through the lens of a sunrise. ...

2026 CBCA NOTABLE PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR I count down the days all year until seven smiling cousins bounce through Pop's door... Finally the cousins have arrived! Get ready for races to the beach, duck-dives in the waves and...

A companion story to the multi-award winning, internationally successful Frank's Red Hat starring Neville, the penguin who was eaten by a whale - or was he? Neville was a penguin known for being somewhat of a risktaker. He was brave, bold, and beloved by all. ...

2026 CBCA NOTABLE PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR When a picture-book maker runs out of stories, his pencil decides it's time to tell her own... 'My first memories were of darkness and reaching for sunlight. My roots connected me to everything. I was small but I...