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Picture Book of the Year

This award is: made to outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity, or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. CBCA Awards Handbook
 
Picture Book Shortlist 2010
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©CBCA
Note: These books have an intended audience ranging from birth to 18 years. Some titles may be for mature readers.
 
 
 
 
 
DANALIS, Stella and John
Schumann the Shoeman
U.Q.P., 2009
ISBN 978-0-7022-3621-1
SCIS No: 1428614
Price: hbk $24.95

CMIS Review:
Schumann the Shoeman
Schumann the Shoeman by Stella & John Danalis
©Penguin Group Australia
Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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HARVEY, Roland
To the Top End
Allen & Unwin, 2009
ISBN 978-1-7417-5884-9
SCIS No: 1424255
Price: hbk $24.99

CMIS Review:
To the Top End

Author/Illustrator:
Roland Harvey
To the Top End by Roland Harvey

© Allen & Unwin
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
 
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Hobbs, Leigh
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris
Allen & Unwin, 2009
ISBN 978-1-7417-5769-9
SCIS No: 1413024
Price: hbk $28.99

CMIS Review:
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris



Author/ Illustrator:
Leigh Hobbs
Mr Chicken Goes to Paris by Leigh Hobbs

© Allen & Unwin
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
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MILLARD, Glenda and COOL, Rebecca
Isabella's Garden
Walker, 2009
ISBN 978-1-921-15033-3
SCIS No: 1427138
Price: hbk $27.95

CMIS Review:
Isabella's Garden

Author/Illustrator: Glenda Millard - Rebecca Cool

Classroom Activity: Colouring Sheet
Isabella's Garden by Glenda Millard & Rebecca Cool
© Walker
Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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OLIVER, Narelle
Fox and Fine Feathers
Scholastic, 2009
ISBN 978-1-86291-806-1
SCIS No: 1422863
Price: hbk $27.95

CMIS Review:  Fox and Fine Feathers

Author - Illustrator: Narelle Oliver

Scholastic: Teachers' Notes

Fox and Fine Feathers by Narelle Oliver
© Scholastic
Cover permission for CMIS as a corporate member of the CBCA
 
 
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ROGERS, Gregory
The Hero of Little Street

Allen & Unwin, 2009
ISBN 978-1-7411-4524-3
SCIS No: 1404467
Price: hbk $29.99

CMIS Review:
The Hero of Little Street

Allen & Unwin: Teacher Reviews

Author/Illustrator: Gregory Rogers

The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers
© Allen & Unwin
Cover reproduced by permission of the publisher
 
 
 
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