BOOK NEWS: The CBCA 2022 Book of the Year Shortlist

BOOK NEWS: The CBCA 2022 Book of the Year Shortlist

Exciting news just in from the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) who have announced the CBCA Awards Short List.

The CBCA is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation that aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.

Regarded as Australia’s most prestigious children’s literature award, the CBCA Book of the Year is presented in six categories: Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Picture Books, the Eve Pownall Award and the CBCA Award for New Illustrator.

CBCA Chair Wendy Rapee said it was “turning out to be a year of firsts”.

The Short List and the Notables List are a great place to start if you’re looking for reading ideas for young children up to teens and as they have all been rigorously assessed you can be sure that they will hit the spot.

It’s also a great idea to familiarise yourself with the short-listed books as many schools and libraries will incorporate them into their CBCA Book Week celebrations.

The Shortlist for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2022 is below. Congratulations to all CBCA Shortlist authors, illustrators and publishers.

Did your favourite kids and YA reads make the list?

Book of the Year: Older Readers (Ages 13-18)
  • The Boy from Mish by Gary Lonesborough (Allen & Unwin)
  • How to Repaint a Life by Steven Herrick (University of Queensland Press)
  • Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim (Allen & Unwin)

See the full shortlist for Older Readers here.

Book of the Year: Younger Readers (Ages 7-12)

See the full shortlist for Younger Readers here.

Book of the Year: Early Childhood (Ages 0-6)
  • Winston and the Indoor Cat by Leila Rudge (Walker Books Australia)
  • Hello World by Lisa Shannon, illustrated by Leila Rudge (HarperCollins Publishers)
  • What Do You Call Your Grandma? by Ashleigh Barton, illustrated by Martina Heiduczek (HarperCollins Publishers)

See the full shortlist for Early Childhood readers here.

The Picture Book of the Year
  • Stellarphant by James Foley (Fremantle Press)
  • Blue Flower by Sonya Hartnett, illustrated by Gabriel Evans (Penguin Random House Australia)
  • Iceberg by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft (Allen & Unwin)

See the full shortlist for Picture Book of the Year here.

Eve Pownall Award (Ages 0-18)

See the full shortlist for the Eve Pownall award here.

CBCA Award for New Illustrator
  • The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Prappukkaran, illustrated by Michelle Pereira (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)
  • Great White Shark by Claire Saxby, illustrated by Cindy Lane (Walker Books Australia)
  • Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest by Dianne Lucas & Ben Tyler, illustrated by Emma Long (Allen & Unwin)

See the full shortlist for New Illustrator here.

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