Celebrating our CBCA 2026 Notables

Tuesday 24 February 2026

The Children's Book Council of Australia's 2026 Notables list has been announced!

HUGE congratulations to our creators:

Drift by Pip Harry and The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn are Notables for Book of the Year: Older Readers

How to Sail to Somewhere by Ashleigh Barton is a Notable for Book of the Year: Younger Readers

How to Help When You Really Want to Help by Davina Bell, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper and The Emperor's Egg by Rae Tan are Notables for Book of the Year: Early Childhood

Tubowgule: A Sydney Opera House History by Melissa-Jane Fogarty, illustrated by Dylan Finney and The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Fast and Slow Animals by Sami Bayly are Notables for the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

 

Learn more and download Teachers Resources for each of our Notable books below, and check out all the wonderful Aussie authors and illustrators on the full list here.

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