CBCA Book of the Year Awards

Updated June 29, 2026
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CBCA Book of the Year Awards

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Laughter is the best ending
Master, Maryam
Paper Book
Zee is a loner. She likes to read Oscar Wilde and watch documentaries all day which, according to her parents, is not normal for 13 year olds. So they decide to send her on a five-day holiday camp, hoping she'll make 'at least one friend'.Now, Zee would rather take a bath in Tabasco sauce than...
Aggie Flea steals the show!
Ingram, Tania
Paper Book
Mess up!
Stanton, Matt (Illustrator)
Paper Book
The hilarious and unmissable new series about Gilbert, a boy whose best friend is an imaginary giant fluffy bunny called Fluff, from the creator who brought us The Odds, Funny Kid and Bored. Gilbert and Fluff have got themselves into an enormous mess! They have to...
Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger
French, Jackie
Paper Book
The year is 1859 and the goldfields are filled with diggers -- and danger! Orphaned twelve-year-old Tigg is the Bandicoot Bushranger, the youngest bushranger on the Ballarat goldfields in 1859. When a robbery goes wrong, Tigg must flee in disguise as one of the tens of...
To and fro
Clifford-Motopi, Anton
Paper Book
Sam tries to understand what it means to be black in this funny Australian story about identity, family and friendship.
South with the seabirds
McGeachin, Jess
Paper Book
The captivating true story of four remarkable scientists and their incredible journey to the sub-Antarctic, from CBCA award-winning author and illustrator Jess McGeachin.
I am a magpie I am a currawong
Farmer, Bridget
Paper Book
From magpies to currawongs, and finches to thornbills, here are a few little details to look out for when in Australian gardens, parks, beaches or bush.With simple rhymes and stunning illustrations this book is a beautiful beginning to a bird loving journey.
Flora : Australia's most curious plants
McCartney, Tania
Paper Book
Age range 7 to 12 When it comes to flora, Australia is a land of diversity. From rainforests to deserts, mountains to the seashore, 90 per cent of our plant life is unique to this ancient land. Treasures like our wattles, eucalypts,...
Design & building on Country
Page, Alison Joy
Paper Book
What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? Join designer and artist Alison Page alongside anthropologist and architect Paul Memmott as they share some of the incredible inventions created by the oldest continuing culture in the world. With...
Huda was here
Hayek, H.
Paper Book
Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds of trouble. A delightful and hilarious story from a CBCA award-winning author, about a lion-hearted girl who just wants the best for her family.
Real Pigeons flap out
McDonald, Andrew
Paper Book
The feathery crime-fighters are FLAPPING OUT in their eleventh adventure in this hilarious blockbuster series! Can the Real Pigeons stick together through the chaos, or will someone fly away for good? One thing is for sure: the squad will never be the same again ... ★ ...
The sideways orbit of Evie Hart
Kamaleddine, Samera
Paper Book
Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize winner, Samera Kamaleddine. Evie Hart likes rules. A lot. But as she embarks on her very last year of primary school, it feels like all the rules around her are being broken. ...
Being Jimmy Baxter
Lloyd, Fiona
Paper Book
It's not eggsactly easy being Jimmy Baxter 'cause- The real Jimmy's hiding inside Ned Kelly's giving him the evil eye Mum's stopped going to work and stays in bed There's no eggs in the fridge - or anything else. AND there's new jobs, bad-at-school brains and a whole...
Scout and the rescue dogs
Wolfer, Dianne
Paper Book
A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs! The summer holidays have finally arrived and Scout can't wait for her adventure in the big rig with Dad. They're on a mission to deliver donations of dog food to animal rescue shelters right across the state...
Country town
Martyn, Isolde; Ridgeway, Robyn; Hogan, Louise
Paper Book
Happy times, sad times, boom times and gloom times! From the First Peoples' camp at the river crossing in the 1820s through to Carols by Candlelight at the showground in today's world, this is a decade by decade wonderfully illustrated story of a small country...
Australia : country of colour
Racklyeft, Jess
Paper Book
Bestselling creator Jess Racklyeft celebrates Australian animals, plants and landscapes through the lens of the colour wheel. With its vivid red dirt, big blue skies, wild green bushland and golden sandy beaches, Australia is a country of extraordinary colour. Here is a...
Where history happened
Greenwood, Mark
Paper Book
The second title in the OUR COUNTRY series, celebrating and contextualising the richness of Australia's history, and where it happened. In every corner of Australia, history happened. The pages of this book are a journey through tens of thousands of years. Our history is...
Eww gross : foul facts and putrid pictures
Marshall, Dan
Paper Book
Get ready to discover just how gross our universe really is. Learn the foulest facts about space, Earth, humans, animals and science that have been tested by real scientists, and even do your own gross experiments. Meet your guide, Slimon,...
This book thinks ya deadly! : a celebration of blak excellence
Tutt, Corey
Paper Book
This Book Thinks Ya Deadly! is an inspirational, illustrated compendium that celebrates the diversity and success of First Nations People. Written by Corey Tutt, author of The First Scientists, this book features the profiles of more than 70 Blakfellas who...
Tamarra : a story of termites on Gurindji country
Wadrill, Violet
Paper Book
Tamarra: A Story of Termites on Gurindji Country is a fascinating, illustrated science book that takes kids inside the life of termites through storytelling from the Gurindji People.   Did you know there are four types of termite poo? Or that a warm paste...
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