Category: Early Childhood

Shortlisted Books – Early Childhood

Cover links to CBCA Website

Bev and Kev
Author: Katrina Germein
Illustrator:  Mandy Foot
Publisher: Little Book Press
Teaching Notes:
Reviews and Interviews:
Videos: Sneak Peek with Mandy Foot (14 secs)
Activities: Bev and Kev Activity from Mandy Foot (PDF)

 

Cover links to CBCA Website

Jigsaw: A Puzzle in the Post 
Author: Bob Graham
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Teaching Notes: Scholastic Teaching Notes (PDF) | Walker Books Teaching Notes (PDF) | Walker Books Read to Us kit contains more activities (PDF) | Teaching Notes – Jigsaw a Puzzle in the Post IDTLNet (PDF)
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Kirkus Reviews  |

 

Cover links to CBCA Website

Lionel and Me
Author: Corinne Fenton
Illustrator: Tracie Grimwood
Publisher: New Frontier Publishing
Teaching Notes: New Frontier Teaching Notes |
Reviews and Interviews: Kids’ Book Review |
Videos: Book Trailer (47secs) |

 

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Market Day
Atuhor: Carrie Gallasch
Illustrator: Hannah Sommerville
Publisher: Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
Teaching Notes: Publisher notes – click here to download |
Reviews and Interviews:
Videos: Storybox Library promo (1:15mins) |
Worksheets: Spot and Find pdf (IDTLNet)

 

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Snap!
Author: Anna Walker
Publisher: Scribble Kids’ Books
Teaching Notes: Download Teaching Notes from Scribble Books |
Reviews and Interviews: Paperbark Words interview|
Videos: Storybox Library promo (1:21 mins)|

Cover links to CBCA Website

Where the Lyrebird Lives
Author: Vikki Conley
Illustrator: Max Hamilton
Publisher: Windy Hollow Books
Teaching Notes: Scholastic Teacher Notes PDF | Activities by Max Hamilton |
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time |
Videos:

Shortlisted Books – Early Childhood

Amira’s Suitcase (Honour Book)
Author: Vikki Conley
Illustrator: Nicky Johnston
Publisher: New Frontier Publishing
Teaching Notes: from New Frontier
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | StoryLinks |
Videos: Book Trailer | Children’s Week Intergenerational Storytime with Vikki Conley
Learn from Play activities – some free

 

 

 

 

Jetty Jumping (Winner)
Author: Andrea Rowe
Illustrator: Hannah Sommerville
Publisher: Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
Teaching Notes: Learn From Play resources | Lamont Books | PETAA
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time |

 

 

 

 

Walk of the Whales (Honour Book)
Author/illustrator: Nick Bland
Publisher: Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Paper Bark Words
Teaching Notes: Learn from Play
The Sound of Survival – Microsoft Unlocked – An orca calf’s struggle to eat, swim, and live in the face of noise pollution is driving humans to act.

 

 

 

 

What Do You Call Your Grandma?
Author: Ashleigh Barton
Illustrator: Martina Heiduczek
Publisher: ABC: An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Teaching Notes: Lamont Books | Learn from Play
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Kids Book Review | Qld Reviewers Collective
Videos: Harper Collins promo 17 secs. |

 

 

 

When the Waterhole Dries Up
Author: Kaye Baillie
Illustrator: Max Hamilton
Publisher: Windy Hollow Books
Teaching Notes: Colouring sheet (Windy Hollow)
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time | Paper Bark Words | Interview OzLitTeacher
Videos: Australia Reads Videos – Riverina Regional Library with bubbles 12 mins | City of Canda Bay Libraries with actions
Learn from Play activities – some free

 

 

 

Winston and the Indoor Cat
Author: Leila Rudge
Illustrator:
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Teaching Notes: Lamont Books including BLMs | Learn from Play |
Reviews and Interviews: Reading Time |
Videos: Book Tailer |

Shortlisted Books – Early Childhood

 

When Billy Was a Dog (Honour Book)
Author: Kirsty Murray
Illustrator: Karen Blair
Publisher: Allen & Unwin  and teachers tips

IDTL Resource: When Billy Was a Dog – How Do We Feel? (142 KB)
An acivity that help students to recognise their feelings when something happens. Create emoticons.

 

 

Bat vs Poss
Author: Alexa Moses
Illustrator: Anil Tortop  Shows how illustrations are created digitally through time-lapse videos each less than one minute
Publisher: Lothian/Hachette and Teachers Resources

IDTL Resource: Bat vs Poss from Nose to Toes (75 KB)
Rhyming activity

 

 

 

We’re Stuck
Author/Illustrator: Sue DeGennaro  Talking about generating ideas SLV video 3:32 mins
Sue deGennaro talking about her ideas for writing the book. YouTube 1:21mins
Publisher: Scholastic
Teaching notes from Pegi Williams

 

 

 

 

One Runaway Rabbit
Author: David Metzenthen
Illustrator: Mairead Murphy
Publisher: Allen & Unwin and Teaching Notes

 

 

 

 

 

My Friend Fred (Winner)
Author: Frances Watts
Illustrator: A. Yi
Publisher Allen & Unwin  Teachers Tips
Lamont Books Publishers notes

 

 

 

 

 

Goodbye House, Hello House (Honour Book)
Author: Margaret Wild  Margaret Wild wins 2020 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature
Illustrator: Ann James  Video showing pastel techniques on Lucy Goosey. SLV video 3:24 min
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Teaching Notes – Lamont books

IDTL Resource: Goodgye Hello Words (92 KB)
An activity for Goodbye House, Hello House focusing on verbs and nouns.