Books by Themes > Award Winners > CBCA Notables 2021
Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, and publishers who have made the longlist for the 2021 Notables.
Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore
$19.99 AUD
Category: Young Adult
Fourteen-year-old Dylan has always been troubled by her black skin, the legacy of her absent father. She lives with her French mother, and together they dream of one day sailing across the water to France. But when her mother dies in a freak accident, Dylan finds herself on a very different journey- a r ...Show more
Australia's Wild Weird Wonderful Weather by Stephanie Owen Reeder; Tania Mccartney (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Nature
Age range 5+Did you know that, in 2009, a massive dust storm in Australia blew red dust and sand all the way to New Zealand, where it turned the glaciers pink? That, in 1899, Cyclone Mahina plucked dolphins out of the ocean in Far North Queensland and deposited them on cliff tops? That it snowed at Ulur ...Show more
Anemone is not the Enemy by Anna McGregor
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Anemone lives alone in the rock pool. The tide comes in and the tide goes out. All Anemone wants is a friend, but friends are hard to make when you accidentally sting everyone who comes near you. Perhaps Clownfish has a solution to the problem...
Fire Wombat (HB) by Jackie French
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals. As the flames of the bushfire approach, one small wombat is bravely followed by other animals to the safety of her underground burrow. From best-selling author and Australian Children's Laureate, Jackie Fre ...Show more
We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad
$19.99 AUD
Category: Realistic Fiction
Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches into East Prussia at the end of the war, the Wolf family must flee. Liesl, Otto and their baby sister Mia find themselves lost and alone, in a blizzard, in the middle of a war zone. Liesl has promised Mama that ...Show more
The Unwilling Twin by Freya Blackwood
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
THE NEW PICTURE BOOK FROM SEVEN-TIME CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER FREYA BLACKWOOD Jules and George are the same in every way. It is quite impossible to tell them apart. Like all twins, Jules and George do everything together. But after a long, hot day at the beach, even twins sometimes disagree... From ...Show more
Australia Under the Sea 1 2 3 by Frané Lessac
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Count from one giant whale shark all the way to twelve tired seahorses, meeting and learning about plenty of playful Australian sea creatures along the way. With vibrant artwork, simple facts about each creature and a gentle conservation message, Frané Lessac’s Australia Under the Sea 1, 2, 3 is a celeb ...Show more
Sing Me the Summer by Jane Godwin, Alison Lester
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons. Combining Jane Godwin's sparkling text and Alison Lester's whimsical watercolours, Sing Me the Summer celebrates those precious everyday moments that stay with us forever.
How to Make a Bird by Meg McKinlay
$25.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader's imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl. From award-winning author Meg McKinlay and celebrated artist Matt Ottley comes a moving and visually stunning picture book that celebrates the transformative power of the creative pro ...Show more
Wolfred by Nick Bland
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
A mesmerising new story and instant classic from the beloved author of the best-selling Very Cranky Bear books. Fancy Pants Tower is the biggest, shiniest building in the city. And Wolfred operates the lift. Each day he silently observes the extraordinary things he sees as he passes between the floors ...Show more
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fantasy | Series: Bronte Mettlestone / Kingdoms and Empires
A magical tale of mystery and adventure that proves that sometimes even ordinary middle children can be heroes, from the bestselling author of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone and the award-winning The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars. Long ago, the little Prince ...Show more
This Small Blue Dot by Zeno Sworder
$24.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
With a strong message of hope, interconnectedness, and empowerment, This Small Blue Dot features a little girl explaining the world to her baby sister. She hits on small wonders, big lessons, and everything in between, from sharing the joy of silly dances to contemplating the nature of this "small blue ...Show more