CBCA Winners & Honours 2023

Updated August 21, 2023
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Neverlanders
Taylor, Tom
Paper Book
Bee and her fellow runaways are their own found family. So when a stranger named Paco saves her life, Bee invites him to join their crew, thinking he's another lost teen. The truth is Paco's not just a lost teen, he's a Lost Boy from Neverland. And he needs Bee and the others to come back with him....
Completely normal (and other lies)
James, Biffy
Paper Book
Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde's about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secretly in love with the hottest guy in school, Isaac Calder. He seems to love her back, but there's a problem - he already has a girlfriend, the gorgeous Grace Reyes....
The other side of tomorrow
Lawrence, Hayley
Paper Book
"What if you thought you had forever... To live your life. To tell your story. But what if forever was taken from you? When your tomorrows are counted, all you have is this moment. And this story you wish was never yours to tell. When Abby traded her life in the city for a wholesome new life on the...
Runt
Silvey, Craig
Paper Book
A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee.
Evie and Rhino
McMullin, Neridah; Hicks, Astred
Paper Book
A young girl with a tragic past and a rhinoceros facing life in captivity form an unlikely and magical bond after a fateful storm and a shipwreck bring them together. A moving tale about love, connection and the healing power of friendship. 1891 On a stormy night...
The raven's song
Fraillon, Zana; MacDibble, Bren
Paper Book
A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years apart yet unexpectedly joined across time - and each make the discovery of a lifetime that has the potential to upend their worlds.
Where the lyrebird lives
Conley, Vikki; Hamilton, Max
Paper Book
**Winner, Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year 2023, Early Childhood** Age range 3 to 6 High in the mountains through the sleepy clouds. ...
Bev and Kev
Germein, Katrina; Foot, Mandy
Paper Book
Snap!
Walker, Anna
Paper Book
Frog thinks there's no one else in the forest, but you never know what's just around the corner ... Celebrated creator Anna Walker, invites us to hear with our eyes as we follow frog on a rollicking escapade in this pitch-perfect pre-school soundscape. ...
My strange shrinking parents
Sworder, Zeno
Paper Book
It goes without saying that all children believe their parents to be strange. Mine were unusual for a different reason . . . One boy's parents travel from far-off lands to improve their son's life. But what happens next is unexpected. What does it mean when your parents are different? What...
Dirt by sea
Wagner, Michael; Jellett, Tom
Paper Book
Daisy lives in inland Australia with her dad and her grandparents, loving the red dirt land around her. But when her dad realises she's never seen the beach, they set off on a trip you won't want to miss. A once-in-a-lifetime father-daughter trip along the Australian coast...
Paradise Sands
Pinfold, Levi
Paper Book
Deep
McGeachin, Jess
Paper Book
A book that explores the places hardest to reach, from the molten depths of our planet to the frigid depths of outer space. Linking seemingly diverse subject matter, it invites the reader to explore worlds hidden from view.
Come together : things every Aussie kid should know about the First Peoples
Firebrace, Isaiah; Biumaiwai, Jaelyn
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THEĀ 2023 CBCA 'EVE POWNALL' AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ABIA 'SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKPEOPLE KIDS' READING GUIDE AWARDS 'CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR' SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILDERNESS 'KARAJIA...
Wild Australian life
Cronin, Leonard; Nixon, Chris
Paper Book
This WA Premier's Prize-winning book is a stunning exploration of Australian animals from the creator of the bestselling Australian Animal Atlas.
Tiny wonders
Han, Sally Soweol
Paper Book
April thinks if her town was a colour, it would be grey. Everyone is too busy to stop and look around. How can she help them slow down? When she remembers the happiness that dandelions brought her grandmother, April comes up with a plan... Bursting with colour, this is a...

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