2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notables List Announced

The Children’s Book Council of Australia has announced its Book of the Year Notables List.

A number of Western Australian writers, illustrators and publishers were included on the list.

Borderland by Graham Akhurst (published by UWA Publishing)
Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie (published by UWA Publishing)
I am the Mau and Other Stories by Chematai Glasheen (published by Fremantle Press)
One Song by A.J. Betts (published by Pan Macmillan Australia)

Dirrarn by Carl Merrison & Hakea Hustler, illustrated by Dub Leffler (published by Magabala Books)
Scout and the Rescue Dogs by Dianne Wolfer, illustrated by Tony Flowers (published by Walker Books Australia)
Uncle Xbox by Jared Thomas (published by Magabala Books)

Gurril, Storm Bird by Trevor Fourmile, illustrated by Jingalu (published by Magabala Books)
Gymastica Fantastica by Briony Stewart (published by Lothian Children’s Books)
Nedingar: Ancestors by Isobel Bevis, illustrated by Leanne Zilm (published by Fremantle Press)
Shadow Catchers by Kirsty Murray, illustrated by Karen Blair (published by A & U Children)
These Little Feet by Hayley Rawsthorne, illustrated by Briony Stewart (published by Albert Street Books)
When I’m Big by Karen Blair (published by Puffin AU)

City of Light by Julia Lawrinson, illustrated by Mark & Heather Jackson (published by Wild Dog Books)
Every Night at Midnight by Peter Cheong (published by Affirm Press)
The Garden at the End of the World by Cassy Polimeni, illustrated by Briony Stewart, published by UQP)
The Lucky Shack by Apsara Baidovino, illustrated by Jennifer Falkner (published by Working Title Press)
Timeless by Kelly Canby (published by Fremantle Press)

Our Country: Where History Happened by Frané Lessac and Mark Greenwood (published by Walker Books Australia)

For a full list of the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notables, please visit CBCA’s website.

Please note: names in bold indicate a Western Australian writer, illustrator or publisher.

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