Here you’ll find reviews of my favourite books that have won, were shortlisted or recognised as ‘notable’ in the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year Awards. Operating since 1945, CBCA Awards recognise Australian books of outstanding literary merit across 6 categories: Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood, Picture Book of the Year, Eve Pownall (non-fiction) Award and the Award for New Illustrator.
Those who loved Shaun Tan’s award-winning “Tales from Outer Suburbia” (a compilation of surrealistic short stories) would be delighted with his latest creation, the sister volume “Tales from the Inner […]
For any Anne Spudvilas fans out there, on the 8 March 2018 Newcastle Regional Library will open the exhibition 25 Years in Illustration – The Art of Anne Spudvilas subtitled
“The Race” of a child struggling to fit in and the strive of an adult to understand Read More »
“The Lost Thing” was first published in 2000. It ended up being a multi-award winning picture book, which in 2004 was reinvented as a highly acclaimed theatre production (by Jigsaw
“The Lost Thing” by Shaun Tan: on belonging through connection Read More »
Shaun Tan is the Australian author and illustrator whose work I fell in love with at first sight. It was the sight of “The Red Tree”. The book has received
On Friday, 19th August 2016, The Children’s Book Council of Australia presented its Book of the Year Awards in 6 traditional categories: picture book, early childhood book, book for younger
The CBCA 2016 Book of the Year Awards Read More »