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

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

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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.

$14.99

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

Sing Me the Summer

Alison Lester

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

$24.99

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

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

$52.99

Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable 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

Available to order, ships in 10-14 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