Each year the Children’s Book Council of Australia announces their Book of the Year across six categories: Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, Picture Book of the Year, and the CBCA Award for New Illustrators. On Tuesday 28 February they announced their notable lists. On 28 March the Shortlist will be announced and on Friday 18 August the winners will be announced.
These books represent the very best of Australian writing and illustration. Below is the Notable list for Picture Book of the Year. Reserve your copy today.
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. Books in this category are listed primarily by the illustrator, followed by the author.
Note – Some of these books may be for mature readers
11 Words for Love illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke, and written by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A Job for Kingsley written and illustrated by Gabriel Evans
Accidentally Kelly Street written and illustrated by Briony Stewart
Amma’s Sari illustrated by Michelle Pereira, and written by Sandhya Parappukkaran
Be Careful, Xiao Xin! illustrated by Sher Rill Ng, and written by Alice Pung
Crumbs illustrated by Shane DeVries, and written by Phil Cummings
Dirt by Sea illustrated by Tom Jellett, and written by Michael Wagner
Egg illustrated by Harrison Vial, and written by Clare Atkins
Farmhouse written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Frank’s Red Hat written and illustrated by Sean E Avery
Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post written and illustrated by Bob Graham
Jørn’s Magnificent Imagination illustrated by Nicky Johnston, and written by Coral Vass
Koala Ark written and illustrated by Stephen Michael King
My Strange Shrinking Parents written and illustrated by Zeno Sworder
Open Your Heart to Country written and illustrated by Jasmine Seymour
Our Dreaming illustrated by Dub Leffler, and written by Kirli Saunders
Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment written and illustrated by Levi Pinfold
Piano Fingers written and illustrated by Caroline Magerl
Summer Blue illustrated by Marjorie Crosby-Fairall, and written by Trudie Trewin
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness written and illustrated by Matt Ottley
Tiny Wonders written and illustrated by Sally Soweol Han
What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper, and written by Davina Bell
When You’re Older illustrated by Judy Watson, and written by Sofie Laguna
Where? illustrated by Phil Lesnie, and written by Jordan Collins
Whisper on the Wind illustrated by Jess Racklyeft, and written by Claire Saxby
Watch out for the other lists:
- Older Readers
- Younger Readers
- Early Childhood, and
- Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
