2026 CBCA Picture Book of the Year - NotablesUnpublished

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A quirky, funny and clever alphabet book with a twist - with bright and colourful illustrations by much loved illustrator Lucinda Gifford A is for A rabbit. B is for Buy this book! A hilarious alphabet story - for anyone who ever wanted...

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...

The Bigfoots and the Yetis live on either side of the great rift. They have been fighting for as long as anyone can remember. Every day, the Bigfoots throw fruit at the Yetis, and the Yetis throw snowballs at the Bigfoots. But one day, one Bigfoot and one Yeti decide to find what lies at the end of...

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...

Dear Broccoli, Last night at dinner you were on my plate. AGAIN. Please don't come back. From, Frank. Dear Frank, I am afraid I cannot grant your request. The matter is out of my florets. Most respectful regards, Broccoli A deliciously...

Philip Bunting - author illustrator of award-winning titles Mopoke and Not Cute - introduces the most enigmatic creature in the Australian bush. They say Dropbear is mean, Dropbear is savage . But They are the gossips ... Meet Dropbear, if you...

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...

Not everyone says 'I love you', but we all have many ways of showing we care There are so many ways to say I love you, without saying any words at all ... From lending a hand, extending a hand, offering a gift, giving a hug, sharing a skill and sharing a meal ......

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...

2026 CBCA NOTABLE PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR My name is Glen Farmer Illortaminni and I'm telling my story. Once I went to Paris as an interpreter for the old fella, the famous artist named Timothy Cook. It was October ... When Glen travels from his...