CBCA – Shortlist 2013
It is that time of year again, the CBCA Shortlist has been announced and as always there are some truly brilliant works on this list. We all have our favourites and a huge congrats must go out to everyone who made this list.
2012 Winner
Older Readers
The Ink Bridge: Neil Grant – Allen & Unwin
Sea Hearts: Margo Lanagan – Allen & Unwin
The Shiny Guys: Doug MacLeod – Penguin Group
Creepy & Maud: Dianne Touchell – Fremantle Press
Friday Brown: Vikki Wakefield – Text Publishing
The Wrong Boy: Suzy Zali – Black Dog Books, Walker Books Australia
2012 Winner
Younger Readers
Pennies for Hitler: Jackie French – Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins
Other Brother: Simon French – Walker Books Australia
After: Morris Gleitzman – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia
Children Of The King: Sonya Hartnett – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia
Pookie Aleera is Not my Boyfriend: Steven Herrick – University of Queensland Press
The Tender Moments of Saffron Silk: Glenda Millard/Stephen Michael King – HarperCollins
2012 Winner
Early Childhood
The Terrible Suitcase: Emma Allen/Freya Blackwood – Omnibus Books
With Nan: Tania Cox/ Karen Blair – Windy Hollow Books
The Pros and Cons of Being a Frog: Sue DeGennaro – Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
Too Many Elephants: Ursula Dubosarsky/Andrew Joyner – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia
It’s a Miroocool!: Christine Harris/Anne James – Little Hare Books, Hardie Grant Edgmont
Peggy: Anna Walker – Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
2012 Winner
Picture Books
The Coat: Julie Hunt/Ron Brooks – Allen & Unwin
Tanglewood: Margaret Wild/Vivienne Goodman – Omnibus Books
Herman and Rosie: Gus Gordon – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia
Sophie Scott Goes South: Alison Lester – Viking Books, Penguin Group Australia
Lightning Jack: Glenda Millard/Patricia Mullins – Scholastic Press, Scholastic Australia
A Day to Remember: Jackie French/Mark Wilson – Angus & Robertson, HarperCollins
2012 Winner
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books Short List
Python: Christopher Cheng/Mark Jackson – Walker Books, Australia
Lyrebird! A True Story: Jackie Kerin/Peter Gouldthorpe – Museum Victoria
Topsy-turvey World: How Australian Animals Puzzled Early Explorers: Kirsty Murray – National Library of Australia
Portrait of Spain for Kids: Queensland Art Gallery – Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art
Tom the Outback Mailman: Kristin Weidenback/Timothy Ide – Lothian Children’s Books, Hachette Australia
