The 2025 Book of the Year Notable Books have been announced!​ The annual CBCA Book of the Year Awards aim to promote quality literature for young Australians, support and encourage Australian writers and illustrators of children’s books and celebrate contributions to Australian children’s literature.

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There are 6 categories of Awards, 5 of which are included in the Notables list:

• Older Reader

• Younger Reader

• Early Childhood

• Picture Book of the Year

• Eve Pownall Award for information books

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This year’s Notable Books feature a number of South Australian members and creatives and we are delighted to see them recognised for their literary and creative work on a national scale. CBCA SA congratulates all the creatives whose work has been recognised in these awards, and in particular our SA award-winning authors and illustrators including Mem Fox, Sharon Kernot, Tania Ingram, Datsun Tran, Danny Snell, and Beverly McWilliams for their notable contribution to Australian children's literature.

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Books by South Australian Creatives that were acknowledged as 2025 Notable Books are: 

• Birdy by Sharon Kernot (Text Publishing) - 2025 CBCA Notable Award Older Readers

• Aggie Flea Steals the Show by Tania Ingram, illustrated by Anne Yi (Scholastic Australia) - CBCA Notable Award Younger Readers

• The Other Shadow by Tania Ingram (Scholastic Australia) - CBCA Notable Award Younger Readers

• Willow’s Gumboots by Beverly McWilliams, illustrated by Hélène Magisson (MidnightSun Publishing) - CBCA Notable Award Early Childhood

• Meerkat Mayhem by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek (Penguin Random House Australia) - CBCA Notable Award Early Childhood

• Then and Now by Datsun Tran (Slingshot Books) - CBCA Notable Award Picture Book of the Year

• The Truck Cat by Danny Snell, text by Deborah Frenkel (Bright Light) - CBCA Notable Award Picture Book of the Year

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