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THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Children's Book Council of Australia
Notable Books 2006
Younger Readers
This is the complete list of notable books chosen by the CBCA judges in this category for 2006.
The list should be read with the judges' comments, recommendations and reservations as published in the 2006 Notables Book. Some copies may still be
available
.
Arnott, Susan
The Astrolabe: Adventure on the Southern Seas
(Lothian Junior Fiction) Lothian Books, 2005
Bateson, Catherine
[Shortlist]
Millie and the Night Heron
(UQP Children's Fiction)
University of Queensland Press, 2005
D'Ath, Justin
Crocodile Attack
(Extreme Adventures Book 1)
Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Fensham, Elizabeth
[Shortlist]
Helicopter Man
Bloomsbury, 2005
Flanagan, John
The Burning Bridge
(Ranger's Apprentice Book 2)
Random House Australia, 2005
Flynn, Pat
Illus. Chantal Stewart
[Shortlist]
To the Light
University of Queensland Press, 2005
Gleitzman, Morris
[Shortlist]
Once
Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Godwin, Jane
Illus. Drahos Zak
[Shortlist]
The True Story of Mary: Who wanted to stand on her head
Allen & Unwin, 2005
Golds, Cassandra
Illus. Stephen Axelsen
The Mostly True Story of Matthew and Trim
Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Hamilton Margaret
[Compiler]
H20: Stories of Water
ABC Books, 2005
Harland, Richard
Sassycat: The night of the dead
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2005
Herrick, Steven
Illus. Beth Norling
Naked Bunyip Dancing
Allen & Unwin, 2005
Hilton, Nette
Woolly Jumpers
(Lothian Junior Fiction) Lothian Books, 2005
Jennings, Paul
[Shortlist]
How Hedley Hopkins did
a dare, robbed a grave,
made a new friend who might not have really been there
at all, and while he was at it
committed a terrible sin which
everyone was doing even though he didn't know it
Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Kelleher, Victor
Illus. Craig Smith
Spaceman Bill
(Quick Reads) Word Weavers Press, 2005
Laguna, Sofie
Illus. David Cox
Big Ned’s Bush Walk
(Start Ups) Lothian Books, 2005
Luckett, Dave
The Truth About Magic
(School of Magic Book 1)
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2005
Martin, Carol Ann
Once There Were Mermaids
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia, 2005
Moloney, James
68 Teeth
(Aussie Chomps) Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2005
Murray, Martine
The Slightly Bruised Glory of Cedar B. Hartley, who can't help flying high and falling in deep
Allen & Unwin, 2005
Rodda, Emily
Illus. Marc McBride
Tales of Deltora: As told by Josef
(Deltora Quest series)
Scholastic Australia, 2005
Roy, James
Illus. Rae Dale
The Legend of Big Red
University of Queensland Press, 2005
