The Children’s Book Council of Australia have revealed their extensive list of Notable Books!
The CBCA shortlist will be announced at noon AEDT on Tuesday, March 29, and the Winner and Honour Books list announced at noon AEST on Friday, August 19.
Read on for the full 2022 CBCA Notables list!
Book of the Year: Older Readers
The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough
Can the Real JR Stand Up, Please? by Nadia L. King
Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat
Dirt Circus League by Maree Kimberley
Evacuation Road by H. M. Waugh
Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna
Henry Hamlet’s Heart by Rhiannon Wilde
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick
The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
Morrison and Mr Moore by Michael Hyde
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Road Tripping with Pearl Nash by Poppy Nwosu
Skin Deep by Hayley Lawrence
Social Queue by Kay Kerr
Stars in Their Eyes by Jessica Walton, illustrated by Aśka
Sugar Town Queens by Malla Nunn
Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim
Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker
Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Always by Morris Gleitzman
Are You There, Buddha? by Pip Harry
Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby
Cuckoo’s Flight by Wendy Orr
The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel by Nicki Greenberg
Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman
Eliza Vanda’s Button Box by Emily Rodda
Elsewhere Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman
Exit Through the Gift Shop by Maryam Master, illustrated by Astred Hicks
Footprints on the Moon by Lorraine Marwood
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal by Rosanne Hawke
A Glasshouse of Stars by Shirley Marr
The Good Times of Pelican Rise: Save the Joeys by Samone Amba
Huda and Me by H. Hayek
Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Little Gem by Anna Zobel
Mim and the Baffling Bully by Katrina Nannestad, illustrated by Cheryl Orsini
Mina and the Whole Wide World by Sherryl Clark, illustrated by Briony Stewart
My Brother Ben by Peter Carnavas
Night Ride into Danger by Jackie French
Pawcasso by Remy Lai
Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad
The Right Way to Rock by Nat Amoore
Seven Wherewithal Way by Samantha-Ellen Bound
Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows by Denis Knight and Cristy Burne
Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Amira’s Suitcase by Vikki Conley, illustrated by Nicky Johnston
Big Love by Megan Jacobson, illustrated by Beck Feiner
Florence and Fox by Zanni Louise, illustrated by Anna Pignataro
Grumble Boats by Susannah McFarlane, illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie
Hello World by Lisa Shanahan, illustrated by Leila Rudge
How to Make Friends: A Bear’s Guide by Cat Rabbit
A Human for Kingsley by Gabriel Evans
Jetty Jumping by Andrea Rowe, illustrated by Hannah Sommerville
Jumping Joeys by Sarah Allen
Little One by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Gabriel Evans
The March of the Ants by Ursula Dubosarsky, illustrated by Tohby Riddle
A Pair of Pears and an Orange by Anna McGregor
The River by Sally Morgan, illustrated by Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr
Sea Country by Aunty Patsy Cameron, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Sharing by Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, illustrated by Leanne Mulgo Watson
Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day by Davina Bell, illustrated by Allison Colpoys
Train Party by Karen Blair
Walk of the Whales by Nick Bland
What Do You Call Your Grandma? by Ashleigh Barton, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek
When the Waterhole Dries Up by Kaye Baillie, illustrated by Max Hamilton
Winston and the Indoor Cat by Leila Rudge
Wonderful Shoes by Emma Bowd, illustrated by Tania McCartney
Picture Book of the Year
Bear and Rat by Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Stephen Michael King
Blue Flower by Sonya Hartnett, illustrated by Gabriel Evans
The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaran, illustrated by Michelle Pereira
Christmas Always Comes by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
Common Wealth by Gregg Dreise
Day Break by Amy McQuire, illustrated by Matt Chun
Don’t Forget by Jane Godwin, illustrated by Anna Walker
Enough Love? by Maggie Hutchings, illustrated by Evie Barrow
The Flying Angel by Vicki Bennett, illustrated by Tull Suwannakit
Frankie and the Fossil by Jess McGeachin
Happy Hoppy Home by Tull Suwannakit
Iceberg by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
The Imagineer by Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Lucia Masciullo
The Inheritance by Armin Greder
Jacqueline: A Soldier’s Daughter by Pierre-Jacques Ober, illustrated by Jules Ober
Joe and the Stars by Phil Cummings, illustrated by
Just One Bee by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini, illustrated by Christopher Nielsen
The Katha Chest by Radhiah Chowdhury, illustrated by Lavanya Naidu
Mo and Crow by Jo Kasch, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley
Norton and the Borrowing Bear by Gabriel Evans
Salih by Inda Ahmad Zahri, illustrated by Anne Ryan
Star of Anise by Jane Jolley, illustrated by Di Wu
Stellarphant by James Foley
We Found a Cat by Heidi McKinnon
Eve Pownall Award
The Amazing Meals of Martha Maloney by Margaret and Dan Wild, illustrated by Donna Rawlins
Book of Curious Birds by Jennifer Cossins
The Bush Birds by Bridget Farmer
The First Scientists by Corey Tutt, illustrated by Blak Douglas
The Gentle Genius of Trees by Philip Bunting
Heroes, Rebels and Innovators by Karen Wyld, illustrated by Jaelyn Biumaiwai
Iceberg by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature by Sami Bayly
Kunyi by Kunyi June Anne McInerney
Masters of Disguise by Marc Martin
Me, Microbes and I by Philip Bunting
No Way! by Dan Marshall
One Potoroo: A Story of Survival by Penny Jaye, illustrated by Alicia Rogerson
Rachel’s War: The Story of an Australian WWI Nurse by Mark Wilson
Saving Seal: the plastic predicament by Diane Jackson Hill, illustrated by Craig Smith
Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System by Safdar Ahmed
Superpower by Philip Bunting
Underground by Mirranda Burton
Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest by Diane Lucas and Ben Tyler, illustrated by Emma Long
The Way of the Weedy Seadragon by Anne Morgan
Wiradjuri Country by Larry Brandy
Wombat by Christopher Cheng, illustrated by Liz Duthie
Congratulations to all of the authors on the 2022 CBCA Notables List!
Find out more about the Children’s Book Council of Australia here
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