CBCA Picture Book Notables 2021

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Hardback

Who’s Your Real Mum?

Bernadette Green, Anna Zobel

A beautifully illustrated story, written with a light and humorous touch, that celebrates nontraditional families and captures exactly what lies at the heart of family life - love.

$24.99

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

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Hardback

Good Question

Sue Whiting

A very hungry fox in search of food stumbles into one wrong fairytale after another trying to flee some very high-profile fairytale characters, eventually giving Henny Penny the fright of…

$25.99

Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

Hello Jimmy!

Anna Walker

One day, a parrot appears on the doorstep. His name is Jimmy. Dad thinks Jimmy is amazing. He’s loud, he’s funny and he’s full of surprises! But Jack doesn’t like…

$24.99

Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

Girl from the Sea

Margaret Wild

Who lives in that cottage by the sea? I wish. I wish. I wish it was me. A lyrical masterpiece by Margaret Wild and Jane Tanner.

$24.99

Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

My Shadow is Pink

Scott Stuart

My Shadow is Pink is a beautifully written rhyming story that touches on the subjects of gender identity, self acceptance, equality and diversity.

$24.99

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

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Hardback

Your Birthday Was the BEST!

Maggie Hutchings

From the author of the best-selling MERMAID! and UNICORN! and one of the world’s hottest new picture-book illustrators comes the story of a plucky young cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday…

$24.99

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

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Hardback

How to Make a Bird

Meg McKinlay

Extraordinary imagery and rich language spark the reader’s imagination as they enter the creative world of a young girl.

$25.99

Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order

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Paperback

Colin Cockroach Goes to Caloundra

Chris McKimmie

Past the mountains where the dinosaurs used to roam. Past the big pineapple. Surfin’ at the beach. Dancin’ at the disco. Making new friends. Missing old ones.

$39.99

Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order

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Hardback

Sing Me the Summer

Alison Lester

Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons.

$24.99

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

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Hardback

Diamonds

Armin Greder

A powerful parable that explores how the desire for endless riches perpetuates chains of inequality and corruption.

$29.99

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Hardback

Ellie’s Dragon

Bob Graham

A moving story about the wonders of imagination and the nature of growing up from one of Australia’s most revered bookmakers.

$27.99

Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

Norton and the Bear

Gabriel Evans

Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? Or is it just annoying? This irresistible read-aloud helps children deal with the sensitive topics of conformity, individuality and belonging in an accessible…

$25.99

Available to order, ships in 5-9 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

Littlelight

Kelly Canby

When bricks start to go missing from the town’s four walls, the mayor whips his citizens into a frenzy of aggravation.

$24.99

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

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Hardback

Wombat

Philip Bunting

A rhythmic, read-aloud (and rather silly) burrow into the unseen world of the wombat.

$18.99

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

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Hardback

Who Am I?

Philip Bunting

Am I my body? Am I my mind? Who am I? Take a trip into deepest inner space to answer one of life’s biggest questions. This is a book for…

$18.99

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

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Hardback

Not Cute

Philip Bunting

Quokka did not like being cute. Not one bit. The romping, stomping, chomping tale of one stubbornly adorable marsupial.

$18.99

In stock at 5 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 5 shops

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Hardback

Give Me Some Space!

Philip Bunting

Una dreams of a life in Space. Life on Earth is just so so-so. But how will she get there? And will she complete her mission to discover life in…

$19.99

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

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Hardback

Wolfred

Nick Bland

A mesmerising new story and instant classic from the beloved author of the best-selling Very Cranky Bear books.

$24.99

Available to order, ships in 5-9 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

The Unwilling Twin: 2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Shortlist Book

Freya Blackwood

The new picture book from the seven-time CBCA Book Of The Year winner Freya Blackwood.

$24.99

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Hardback

I Saw Pete and Pete Saw Me

Maggie Hutchings

A heartfelt, moving story about the importance of really seeing the world around us and the power in tiny acts of kindness.   

$24.99

Available to order, ships in 5-9 daysAvailable to order

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Hardback

The Biscuit Maker

Sue Lawson

In Mavin Road there’s no time for hellos or chats until a mysterious biscuit maker’s magic brings everyone together.

$25.99

Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order