Children's Book Council of Australia Awards Shortlist
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) proudly announces the 2024 Book of the Year Shortlist. From 656 entries across six categories, 36 quality Australian children’s books are celebrated. Visit the CBCA website for more.
Flap Out (#11 Real Pigeons) by Andrew McDonald
16.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Real Pigeons Ser.
Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts! The Real Pigeons love flapping around the city and fighting crime. But when lunches start mysteriously DISAPPEARING from tummies, a LOOKALIKE pigeon makes evil plans and a dangerous D ...Show more
Our Country: Where History Happened by Mark Greenwood
26.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Our Country Ser.
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 recorded in ancient rock art, in ...Show more
One Little Duck: Shortlisted for the 2024 CBCA Awards by Katrina Germein
24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books
The classic 'Five Little Ducks' meets We're Going on a Bear Hunt and I Went Walking in an irresistibly fresh, cute and clever picture book that pre-schoolers will love. One little duck went out one day, over the hills and far away. Mother Duck said ... 'Moo Moo Moo Moo,' and Cow said, 'Wait! Now I'm com ...Show more
This Book Thinks Ya Deadly!: A Celebration of Blak Excellence by Corey Tutt
34.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
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 80 Blakfellas who are doing deadly things across sport, art, activism and s ...Show more
Huda Was Here by H. Hayek
15.99 AUD
Category: Junior Fiction
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. Huda yawns loudly and stretches out her arms. Almost like she ...Show more
A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson
24.99 AUD
Category: Teenagers | Series: A Hunger of Thorns
Be swept up in this brilliant witchy tale about forbidden magic and missing girls who don't need handsome princes to rescue them. Perfect for fans of the Serpent; Dove series. Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette, weaving stories of girls wh ...Show more
The Quiet and the Loud by Helena Fox
19.99 AUD
Category: Teenagers
A powerful, lyrical novel about friendship, family, forgiveness, trauma, love and our hopeless, hopeful world from the award-winning author of How It Feels to Float. George's life is loud. On the water, though, with everything hushed above and below, George is steady, silent. Then her estranged dad says ...Show more
Timeless by Kelly Canby
24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books
This vibrant new picture book by award-winning author and illustrator Kelly Canby is all about time - making it, losing it and subverting the whole darn concept.;Emit (whose parents turned back time to name him) is surrounded by busyness. Dad is too busy to read stories, Mum is too busy to play games an ...Show more
Eww Gross: Foul Facts and Putrid Pictures by Dan Marshall
29.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
Did you know your kitchen is dirtier than your toilet seat? Or that there is a mound of poo bigger than the Statue of Liberty? And that there is a parasitic fungus that turns ants in zombies? This is a disgustingly wonderful guide to all things yuck, filled to the brim with facts and activities that wil ...Show more
Raised by Moths by Charlie Archbold, Michelle Conn
29.99 AUD
Category: Issues
Age range 4+ Willow jumps on the Ferris Wheel and is intrigued to see a boy surrounded by moths. As they travel high above the fairground he tells her the reason why the moths love him so much: he was raised by moths. Wonderfully fantastical and thought-provoking with stunning illustrations, Raised b ...Show more
Let's Never Speak of This Again by Megan Williams
24.99 AUD
Category: Teenagers
Ella and I have been best friends since grade one. We can spend hours talking about everything and nothing. We know each other's greatest fears, things that irrationally annoy us, and ideal career if money and skill weren't an issue. If there was only one Hartford Bakery brownie left in the whole world ...Show more
Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong
24.99 AUD
Category: Australian Picture Books
Every night at midnight, Felix turns into a wolf. There's no one else like him. Or is there? A tender and whimsical picture book about finding friendship in unexpected places.