The Children’s Book Council of Australia have announced their Notables Lists for 2019!
Scroll down to find out which books made it into the Notable Lists for Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Pictures Books and The Eve Powell Award.
OLDER READERS
Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee
Changing Gear by Scot Gardner
The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer
Girl Running, Boy Falling by Kate Gordon
A Song Only I Can Hear by Barry Jonsberg
P is for Pearl by Eliza Henry-Jones
The Art of Taxidermy by Sharon Kernot
The Bogan Mondrian by Steven Herrick
After the Lights Go Out by Lili Wilkinson
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ekekiel Kwaymullina
Inside the Tiger by Hayley Lawrence
The Happiness Quest by Richard Yaxley
White Night by Ellie Marney
Tales From the Inner City by Shaun Tan
YOUNGER READERS
Fearless Frederic by Felice Arena
Brindabella by Ursula Dubosarsky
The Tales of Mr Walker by Jess Black
Help Around the House by Morris Gleitzman
Sweet Adversity by Sheryl Gwyther
The Young Vikings by James Moloney
Leave Taking by Lorraine Marwood
Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane
Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison
The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars by Jaclyn Moriarty
The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Provence by Katrina Nannestad
The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent
His Name Was Walter by Jennifer Rowe
Everything I’ve Never Said by Samantha Wheeler
Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt by Rhiannon Williams
In the Lamplight by Dianne Wolfer
The Dog with Seven Names by Dianne Wolfer
EARLY CHILDHOOD
All the Ways to be Smart by Davina Bell
Heads and Tails: Insects by John Canty
A Boat of Stars by Margaret Connolly
Collecting Sunshine by Rachel Flynn
It’s Not Scribble to Me by Kate Ritchie
Dinosaur Day Out by Sara Acton
Beware the Deep Dark Forest by Sue Whiting
Red House, Blue House, Green House, Tree House! by Jane Godwin
Rabby the Brave by Patrick Guest
The Dress-Up Box by Patrick Guest
Here Comes Stinkbug! by Tohby Riddle
Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey by Alison Lester
Chip the Lifeguard by Kylie Howarth
Rhyme Cordial by Antonia Pesenti
Rainbow Bear by Stephen Michael King
It’s a Long Way to the Shop by Heidi McKinnon
Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester
PICTURE BOOKS
Room on Our Rock by Kate Temple
Midnight at the Library by Ursula Dubosarsky
How Did I Get Here? by Philip Bunting
The Mediterranean by Armin Greder
Why I Love Summer by Michael Wagner
Waiting for Chicken Smith by David Mackintosh
The Incredible Freedom Machines by Kirli Saunders
The All New Must Have Orange 430 by Michael Speechley
Sonam and the Silence by Eddie Ayres
When You’re Going to the Moon by Sasha Beekman
Go Go and the Silver Shoes by Jane Godwin
EVE POWNALL AWARD
The Giant Book of Germs by Lorna Hendry
Marvellous Miss May Queen of the Circus by Stephanie, Owen Reeder
The Flying Optometrist by Joanne Anderton
Bouncing Back: An Eastern Barred Bandicoot Story by Rohan Cleave
The Great Lizard Trek by Felicity Bradshaw
The Happiness Box: A Wartime Book of Hope by Mark Greenwood
Under the Southern Cross by Frané Lessac
Linda Jackson’s Rainbow Menagerie by Linda Jackson
My Modern Art Book by Kate Ryan
Swallow’s Dance by Wendy Or
When Water Lost her Way by Meg Humphrys
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Sarah McDuling
Sarah McDuling is Booktopia's Category Manager for Children's and Young Adult Books. She has been in the bookselling game for almost a decade and a dedicated booklover since birth (potentially longer). At her happiest when reading a book, Sarah also enjoys talking/writing/tweeting about books. In her spare time, she often likes to buy a lot of books and take photographs of books. You can follow her on Twitter and Instragram @sarahmcduling
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