THE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS
This is the complete list of notable books chosen by the CBCA judges in this category for 2003. The list should be read with the judges' comments, recommendations and reservations as published in The Notable Australian Children's Books 2003. Copies may be available.
Notable Books 2003 Younger Readers
Bateson, Catherine [Shortlist] Rain May and Captain Daniel University of Queensland Press, 2002 Ciddor, Anna Runestone (Viking Magic; Book 1) Allen & Unwin, 2002 Clark, Sherryl Up a Tree Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2002 Fienberg, Anna Illus. Kim Gamble [Shortlist] Horrendo’s Curse Allen & Unwin, 2002 Forrestal, Elaine Winning Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2002 French, Jackie Ride the Wild Wind: The golden pony and other stories Angus&Robertson, HarperCollinsPublishers, 2002 French, Simon [Shortlist] Where in the World Little Hare Books, 2002 Gleitzman. Morris Boy Overboard Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2002 Hawke, Rosanne Sailmaker Takeaways, Lothian Books, 2002 Heffernan, John Pup Margaret Hamilton Books, 2002 Herrick, Steven [Shortlist] Tom Jones Saves the World UQP Storybridge, University of Queensland Press, 2002 Hill, Anthony Illus. Mark Sofilas Forbidden Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2002 Jinks, Catherine Eglantine: A Ghost Story Allen & Unwin, 2002 Jorgensen, Norman Illus. Brian Harrison-Lever In Flanders Fields Sandcastle Books, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2002 Martin, Carol Anne Illus. Janine Dawson Dulcie and Dud and the Really Dumb Play (Dulcie and Dud; Book 1) Omnibus Books, 2002 McDonald, Meme, & Pryor, Boori Monty Flytrap Allen & Unwin, 2002 Moloney, James Illus. Jiri Tibor Novak A Box of Chicks (Aussie Bites) Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2002 Murray Kirsty Walking Home With Marie-Claire Allen & Unwin, 2002 Murray, Martine [Shortlist] The Slightly True Story of Cedar B. Hartley (Who planned to live an unusual life) Allen & Unwin, 2002 Norrington, Leonie [Shortlist] The Barrumbi Kids Omnibus Books, 2002 Pryor, Michael Bruno Trask and the Dark Lady's Jewels Hodder Headline Australia, 2002 Thiele, Colin Illus. Robert Ingpen Swan Song Takeaways, Lothian Books, 2002 Wang, Gabrielle The Garden of Empress Cassia Puffin, Penguin Books Australia, 2002
