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
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