CBCA Book of the Year
Established in 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.
The CBCA presents annual awards to books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature.
Our Award Winners - CBCA Book of the Year
Country Town
By Isolde Martyn & Robyn Ridgeway & Louise Hogan
- CBCA Book of the Year in 2024 Eve Pownall Award
Happy times, sad times, boom times and gloom times! From the First Peoples’ camp at the river crossing in the 1820s through to Carols by Candlelight at the showground in today’s world, this is a..
I NEED a Parrot
By Chris McKimmie
- CBCA Book of the Year in 2020
But what does a parrot need? A book about wanting and needing; what a child wants and what a wild bird needs.