Book of the Year: Early Childhood

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This award is: made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, poetry or concept books for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. They may be picture books, picture storybooks, or texts in which illustrations play a substantial part in the storytelling or concept development. CBCA Awards Handbook

Early Childhood Shortlist

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Bland, Nick - The Wrong Book
Booth, Christina - Kip
Dubosarsky, Ursula (Illus. Joyner, Andrew) - The Terrible Plop
Gleeson, Libby (Illus. Blackwood, Freya - Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House
Shanahan, Lisa (Illus. Quay, Emma) - Bear and Chook by the Sea WINNER
Thompson, Colin (Illus. Davis, Sarah) - Fearless

Note: These books are intended for children in the pre-reading to early reading stages.

BLAND, Nick - The Wrong Book
The Wrong Book
Scholastic Australia, 2009
ISBN 978-1-7416-9340-9
SCIS No: 1403525
Price: hbk $26.99

CMIS Review: The Wrong Book

Author: Nick Bland

© Scholastic Australia
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA

BOOTH, Christina
Kip
Windy Hollow Books, 2009
ISBN 978-1-921136-40-5
SCIS No: 1408125
Price: hbk $24.95

CMIS Review: Kip

Windy Hollow: Teachers' notes

Author: Christina Booth

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Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA

DUBOSARSKY, Ursula (Illus. JOYNER, Andrew)
The Terrible Plop
Viking, Penguin Group Australia, 2009
ISBN 978-0-670-07141-8
SCIS No: 1399183
Price: hbk $24.95

CMIS Review: The Terrible Plop

Penguin: Ursula Dubosarsky reading The Terrible Plop and Andrew Joyner showing how to draw a bear.

The Little Book Club: The Terrible Plop - Readings of the book in English, Indonesian and Cantonese and two craft activities.

Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator: Andrew Joyner

Awards:
APA Book Design Awards 2010 - Short-listed Best Children's Cover
Speech Pathology Australia 2009 - Winner Best Book for Language Development: Young Children 2-5 years

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Cover reproduced with permission of the publisher

GLEESON, Libby and Blackwood, Freya Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House Little Hare, 2009 ISBN 978-1-921541-19-3 SCIS No: 1429471 Price: hbk $24.99 CMIS Review: Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House Author: Libby Gleeson Illustrator: Freya Blackwood
© Little Hare Cover reproduced with permission of the publisher

Shanahan, Lisa (Illus. QUAY, Emma)
Bear and Chook by the Sea
Lothian Children's Books, 2009
ISBN 978-0-7344-1111-2
SCIS No: 1425022
Price: pbk $16.99

CMIS Review: Bear & Chook by the Sea

Author: Lisa Shanahan
Illustrator: Emma Quay

THOMPSON, Colin (Illus. DAVIS, Sarah)
Fearless
ABC Books, 2009
ISBN 978-0-7333-2025-5
SCIS No: 1431590
Price: hbk $24.99

CMIS Review: Fearless

Author: Colin Thompson
Illustrator: Sarah Davis

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