CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood checklist
Every CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood book on our site, newest first. Print it and tick off the ones you have read.
| Read | Year | Title | By | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Emperor's Egg | Rae Tan | Winner | |
| 2025 | The Wobbly Bike | Darren McCallum | Winner | |
| 2024 | Gymnastica Fantastica! | Briony Stewart | Winner | |
| 2023 | Where the Lyrebird Lives | Vicki Conley | Winner | |
| 2022 | Jetty Jumping | Andrea Rowe | Winner | |
| 2021 | No! Never! | Libby Hathorn and Lisa Hathorn-Jarman | Winner | |
| 2020 | My Friend Fred | Frances Watts | Winner | |
| 2019 | Tricky's Bad Day | Alison Lester | Winner | |
| 2018 | Rodney Loses It! | Michael Gerard Bauer | Winner | |
| 2017 | Go Home, Cheeky Animals! | Johanna Bell | Winner | |
| 2016 | Mr Huff | Anna Walker | Winner | |
| 2015 | Go to Sleep, Jessie! | Libby Gleeson | Winner | |
| 2014 | The Swap | Jan Ormerod | Winner | |
| 2013 | The Terrible Suitcase | Emma Allen | Winner | |
| 2012 | The Runaway Hug | Nick Bland | Winner | |
| 2011 | Maudie and Bear | Jan Ormerod | Winner | |
| 2010 | Bear & Chook by the Sea | Lisa Shanahan | Winner | |
| 2009 | How to Heal a Broken Wing | Bob Graham | Winner | |
| 2008 | Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley | Aaron Blabey | Winner | |
| 2007 | Amy and Louis | Libby Gleeson | Winner | |
| 2006 | Annie's Chair | Deborah Niland | Winner | |
| 2005 | Where Is the Green Sheep? | Mem Fox | Winner | |
| 2004 | Grandpa and Thomas | Pamela Allen | Winner | |
| 2003 | A Year on Our Farm | Penny Matthews | Winner | |
| 2002 | Let's Get a Pup! | Bob Graham | Winner | |
| 2001 | You'll Wake the Baby! | Catherine Jinks | Winner |
The Gold Shelf: thegoldshelf.com/awards/cbca-early-childhood/