CBCA Short List for 2009
The Short List in each of the categories is decided at the Judges' Conference after extensive discussion
and by secret ballot by the Judges. The Short List usually has six titles in each category. Questions you may have about the
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CBCA Short List 2009
| Book of the Year - Older Readers Short List 2009 |
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
| CORNISH, D. M. |
Monster Blood Tattoo Book Two: Lamplighter |
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia |
| EATON, Anthony |
Into White Silence |
Woolshed Press, Random House Anustralia |
| FRENCH, Jackie |
A Rose for the Anzac Boys |
HarperCollinsPublishers |
| MARCHETTA, Melina |
Finnikin of the Rock |
Viking, Penguin Group Australia |
| MOLONEY, James |
Kill the Possum |
Penguin Group Australia |
| TAN, Shaun |
Tales from Outer Suburbia |
Allen & Unwin |
| Book of the Year - Younger Readers Short List 2009 |
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
| BATESON, Catherine |
The Wish Pony |
Woolshed Press, Random House Australia |
| FUSSELL, Sandy |
Polar Boy |
Walker Books |
| GLEITZMAN, Morris |
Then |
Viking, Penguin Group Australia |
HARRIS, Christine
Illus: JAMES, Ann |
Audrey of the Outback |
Little Hare Books |
MILLARD, Glenda
Illus: KING, Stephen Michael |
Perry Angel's Suitcase |
ABC Books |
| RODDA, Emily |
The Wizard of Rondo |
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia |
| Book of the Year - Early Childhood Short List 2009 |
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
| GRAHAM, Bob |
How to Heal a Broken Wing |
Walker Books |
| KING, Stephen Michael |
Leaf |
Scholastic Australia |
| MCKIMMIE, Chris |
Special Kev |
Allen & Unwin |
MILLARD, Glenda
Illus: KING, Stephen Michael |
Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle |
ABC Books |
SULLIVAN, Rosemary
Illus: HUXLEY, Dee |
Tom Tom |
Working Title Press |
WILD, Margaret
Illus: VIVAS, Julie |
Puffling |
Omnibus Books, Scholastic Australia |
| Book of the Year - Picture Book Short List 2009 |
| Illustrator |
Title |
Publisher |
| BLABEY, Aaron |
Sunday Chutney |
Viking, Penguin Group Australia |
| DUNSTAN, Kylie |
Collecting Colour |
Lothian Childrens Books, Hachette |
OTTLEY, Matt
Text: MARSDEN, John
|
Home and Away |
Lothian Childrens Books, Hachette |
| RIDDLE, Tohby |
Nobody Owns the Moon |
Viking, Penguin Group Australia |
HOLFELD, Greg
Text: STARKE, Ruth
|
Captain Congo and the Crocodile King |
Working Title Press |
| THOMPSON, Colin |
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness |
Random House Australia |
| Book of the Year - Eve Pownall Short List 2009 |
| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
DUBOSARSKY, Ursula
Illus: RIDDLE, Tohby |
The Word Spy |
Viking, Penguin Group Australia |
GREENWOOD, Mark
Illus: LESSAC, Fran |
Simpson and his Donkey |
Walker Books |
| HALL, Lincoln |
Alive in the Death Zone |
Random House Australia |
NICHOLLS, Catriona and PATERSON, Janet
Illus: WALLER, Rod |
Chicken: the Story of Chicken in Australia |
Kondinin Group |
RAMAGE, Jan
Illus: HICKMAN, Ellen |
Tuart Dwellers |
Department of Environment and Conservation, WA |
ROSS, John and BOOTH, Anna |
Every Picture Tells a Story: Adventures in Australian Art |
Craftsman House, Thames & Hudson, Australia |