Young readers

Need some help choosing books?

To get you started, with the help of Leesa from The Little Book Room, we’ve put together this list of award-winning books.

Click the covers to find out more about the book. The books are sorted by years, but it’s just a guide. 

Another great place to browse is the 2022 / 2023 Kids’ Reading Guide published by our excellent friends and partners at BookPeople.org.au 

We think the best books are the ones you actually want to read – so we encourage you all to explore the list and the guide!

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Where to buy?

We love our local, independent bookstores – and many are offering free and speedy delivery!
Find your local bookstore at: loveyourbookshop.com.au The books are also available at:

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More about the list

The books on this list are sourced from:

– The CBCA Shortlist 2020
– The Australian Book Industry Award Longlist 2020
– The Indie Awards Shortlist 2020
– The Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2019
– The Inky Awards Shortlist 2019

Massive thanks to our friends at the Children’s Book Council of Australia and Leesa from The Little Book Room for helping us put this together.

‘Literature plays a critical role in giving children and young adults an opportunity to explore and understand issues in an age-appropriate way. At a time of great anxiety such as we are facing now, books can provide solace and a way to navigate through challenges. Reading allows us to live with the characters for the life of the book, immersing ourselves in their world and trying to understand their situation.

Australian books for children are world-renowned and offer young readers everything from warm family stories, especially in picture books, through fantasy, whimsy, magic realism ad humour to gritty, challenging books for young adults. Now is the time to explore (or perhaps re-explore) all that the wonderful world of Australian children’s literature has to offer.’

– Margot Hillel OAM, Chair National Board, CBCA

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