Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Shortlist

Children's Book Council of Australia

It's that time of year when the CBCA releases it's short lists for the Children's Book of the Year Awards! The CBCA has 5 categories - Older Readers, Younger Readers, Picture Books, Early Childhood and the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books. Each year I read the books in the Older Readers and the Younger Readers category. I may or may not try to get to the other categories.

This year's lists are as follows:

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Older Readers

 

The Incredible Here and Now - Felicity Castagna

Life in Outer Space - Melissa Keil

The First Third - Will Kostakis

Fairytales for Wilde Girls - Allyse Near

Wildlife - Fiona Wood

The Sky so Heavy - Claire Zorn

Younger Readers

Violet Mackerel's Possible Friend - Anna Branford, Ill Sarah Davis

Song for a Scarlet Runner - Julie Hunt

City of Orphans: A Very Unusual Pursuit - Catherine Jinks

My Life as an Alphabet - Barry Jonsberg

Light Horse Boy - Dianne Wolfer, Ill Brian Simmonds

I'll read them in no particular order and review them as I go. I've either borrowed them from the library or am on the request list for them. So looking forward to this!