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CBCA Book Week Resources
Sharing Shortlisted Books
Shortlisted Books - Early Childhood
Shortlisted Books - Younger Readers
Shortlisted Books - Older Readers
Shortlisted Books - Picture Books
Shortlisted Books - New Illustrator
Shortlisted Books - Eve Pownall Award
CBCA brings children and books together through it's annual Book Week and Book of the Year awards. Find out more about CBCA Book Week.
The CBCA Book Week 2020 merchandise range featuring original artwork by Gwyn Perkins will be launched in early 2020. You can order via their e-store and sometimes from your local branch. Some local branches offer discount to members so check with your branch first. This yearn they are brining back lanyards, which look very colourful.
Other Resources
The Book Curator’s Guide to the CBCA Book of the Year Awards offers detailed reviews of the titles in every category, including the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books and CBCA Award for New Illustrator (formerly the Crichton Award). Visit their website for more information.
Of course don't forget there are a lot of other ideas in our annual Book Week publication. We have also compiled links to other online resources for the authors, illustrators, publishers, teachers' notes, videos and reviews but you will also find other items relating to our publication. For example if you are planning a Book Week parade, there are specific ideas in our book and a link to a playlist on Spotify. This is the link to the Spotify Playlist from the book.
On page 3 of the IDTLNet Book Week publication there are ideas for curious creatures real and imagined. There is a link to the web showing what animals would look like if they had eyes in the front of their heads. Here is an additional link to a YouTube video (30secs) showing what birds would like if they had arms. Another alternative video on the same topic of birds with arms.
Page 4 of the IDTLNet Book Week publication includes idea on writing songs for the CBCA Book Week theme. We commisioned Sue Lewin to write a song for us to share with you. You can read the words here and download and listen to the song here. Musicians: Madeline Hagon (cello), Sue Lewin (guitar percussion and voice) produced by Marly Lüske of Alchemix Recording West End.
Book Week Jigsaw Puzzle 20 pieces embeded above or for something a bit hard try the 40 piece one.
Book Week Jigsaw Puzzle 40 pieces
Curious Creatures Song (15 KB)
Words written by Sue Lewin for the CBCA Book Week theme 2020, comissioned by the Ipswich District Teacher-Librarian Network
Creature Features (527 KB)
Creature Features - Body parts to be used with Stop Motion collage activity in the 2020 Book Week publication by IDTL Network
Stop Motion Studio Explained (1330 KB)
This set of instructions it to accompany the Curious Creatures Stop Motion collage activity in the 2020 Book Week publication by IDTL Network
Curious Facts or Wild Fiction Answer Page (691 KB)
Curious Facts or Wild Fiction Answer Page for Page 10 or the 2020 Book Week publication.
Word Search answer sheet (687 KB)
Answers for Word Search on p.15 of our 2020 Book Week publication.
Bookmarks by Grace Eastwood (565 KB)
The reverse side can be where students list, draw or collage what they are - curious and wild about, what creatures they want to know about, what their mind muses on. They can add their name into the colouring in side, laminate. Collage side up - students guess their colleagues from the clues they've put into the collage.
How do we share the shortlisted books during the Covid-19 pandemic? Many publishers are responding with special licenses.
General advice
Put your materials on password protected sites
If on YouTube, unlisted so not easily discovered
Remove at the end of the temporary license period
If required by the license , notify publishers with details of
• Name and address of the library or school
• Title, author and ISBN of the book that is read
• Contact information for the individual responsible for the reading
• The educational or social media platform on which the video or live event is posted or held and a link to that video or live event
We can also operate under the provisions of this from Smartcopying, Para 5.
Australian School Library Association information - pdf
When Billy Was a Dog
Author: Kirsty Murray
Illustrator: Karen Blair
Publisher: Allen & Unwin and teachers tips
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
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
Author: Frances Watts
Illustrator: A. Yi
Publisher Allen & Unwin Teachers Tips
Lamont Books Publishers notes
Goodbye House, Hello House
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
Bat vs Poss from Nose to Toes (75 KB)
Rhyming activity
Goodgye Hello Words (92 KB)
An activity for Goodbye House, Hello House focusing on verbs and nouns.
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.
The Little Wave
Author: Pip Harry
Publisher: University of Qld Press and Teachers’ Notes
Book Trailer created by Peter Carnavas YouTube 2:37 mins
Just Write for Kids Blog Interview
The Thing About Oliver
Author: Deborah Kelly
Publisher: Wombat Books
Teacher’s notes Wombat Books
Reviews
• Reading Time
• Kids Book Review
The Dog Runner
Author: Bren McDibble Into the Future talk – Auckland Writers Festival Schools Programme 2019 - Vimeo 30 mins Bren McDibble talking about the theme on YouTube 8mins
Publisher: Allen & Unwin including 'Read an excerpt' 28p. Allen & Unwin Teachers’ Tips
Book Trailer on YouTube 24 secs
ABC News including 2:48 mins video
Reviews
• Story Links
• The Book Trust
• Kids Book Review
• Minerva Reads – The Dog Runner and Climate Change
Catch a Falling Star
Author: Meg McKinlay including notes behind the story Meg McKinlay talking about the book YouTube 4mins
Publisher: Walker Books Australia Teacher Notes
Reviews
• Children’s Books Daily
• Kids Book Reviews
• Readings
The Glimme
Author: Emily Rodda ABC broadcast 5:54 mins YouTube and about the book on YouTube 39 secs
Illustrator: Marc McBride and on Booked Out Fantasy Illustrator Vimeo 4:11 mins
Marc McBride talking about the book YouTube 3mins
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Teachers Notes – Pegi Williams
Middle Grade Mavens podcast interview with Marc McBride Listen from 16:19 to the end 52:29.
Reviews
• Reading Time
• Readings
The Secrets of Magnolia Moon
Author : Edwina Wyatt including links to Podcast and ABC Interview Edwina talking bout the book
Illustrator: Katherine Quinn
Publisher: Walker Books Australia Classroom Ideas
Reviews
• Reading Time
• Wild about books
• Children’s Books Daily
• Kids Book Review
Alphabet Journal (698 KB)
An activity on creating a Pandemic journal using the letters of the alphabet e.g. T is for Toilet paper to accompany p.61 of the IDTL 2020 Book Week publication.
The Little Wave - Lottie's Bug Diary (92 KB)
An activity to create your own bug diary.
The Little Wave - Tsunami of Feeling (91 KB)
This activity examines the verse novel style used by Pip Harry as a stimulus to try their own.
The Glimme - Unusual Place Names (59 KB)
Explore strange place names that could be used in a fantasy story.
Catch a Falling Star - History at your Fingertips (146 KB)
Use Trove to find more information about Skylab.
The Boy who Steals Houses
Author: C G Drews
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Book Preview on Hachette website.
Book Trailers: Bucks Book Award 2:16 mins
Reviews:
• Never Judge a Book by its Cover (includes interview)
• Good Reads
• Readings
• The Nerd Daily
• Christchurch City Council Libraries
• Kids Book Review
How it Feels to Float
Author: Helena Fox
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Book Preview on Pan Macmillan website
Teaching Notes: Pan Macmillan
Book Trailer: Penguin 29 secs
Reviews:
• Good Reads
• Kids Book Review
• Common Sense Media
• Publishers Weekly
Ghost Bird
Author: Lisa Fuller Interview on ABC 21m 20s In this blog there is a link at the bottom to a 45 min reading by Lisa of the first few chapters.
Publisher: University of Qld Press
Reviews:
• Reading Time
• Good Reads
• Books and Publishing
• The Nerd Daily
• Diva Book Nerd including interview
When the ground is Hard
Author: Malla Nunn
Publisher: Allen & Unwin including an excerpt to read. Malla Nunn Discusses the book 1:04 mins
Teachers Notes
Book Preview via Scribd on the Allen & Unwin website
Reviews
• Malla Nunn’s collection
• Good Reads
Four Dead Queens
Author: Astrid Scholte YouTube 1:02 mins
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Teacher’s tips
Book Preview via Scribd on Allen & Unwin website
Reviews
• Kirkus Reviews
• Kids Book Review
• Teen Reads
• That’s Normal
This is How We Change the Ending
Author: Vikki Wakefield
Publisher: Text Publishing This links to a lot of information including a sample chapter, interviews and reviews.
Text Teaching notes
Book Preview on Text website
Reviews
• Story Links
• Readings
• Reading Time
Hello Lighthouse
Author/Illustrator: Sophie Blackall and Facebook site Winning the Caldecott Medal on KidLit TV 20:25 mins, demonstrates Mr Squiggle style drawings, and a great demonstration of how to paint a lighthouse with Chinese inks and watercolours and masking film.
Publisher: Hachette and Teachers notes
Little Brown Young Readers (USA) Educator Guide including a 7:04 mins video of Sophie discussing the book. The educators guide allows students to do tasks as the lighthouse keeper or the lighthouse engineer.
Reading of the book on YouTube 7:57 mins
Let’s Talk Picture Books – Hello Lighthouse
School Library Journal Article – Teaching with 2019 Caldecott Winner “Hello Lighthouse”
Learn from Play Resources
Library Lessons
Nop
Author/Illustrator: Caroline Magerl
Publisher: Walker Books and Teachers notes
I Need a Parrot
Author/Illustrator: Chris McKimmie and interview on Trevor Cairney blog Creating Me, Teddy with collage 5:52 mins
Publisher: Ford Street
Three
Author/Illustrator: Stephen Michael King and his notes on the book
Publisher: Scholastic
Stephen Michael King illustrating Bella from Bella’s Bad Hair Day 5:19 mins
The Good Son: A Story from the Frist World War, Told in Miniature https://littlesoldierstories.com/
Author: Pierre-Jacques Ober
Illustrator: Jules Ober and Felicity Coonan
Publisher: Walker Books
Age range suggested: From 14 years. Based on true story from WW 1.
Tilly
Author: Jane Godwin
Illustrator: Anna Walker
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
Jane Godwin reads Tilly on YouTube 7:29 mins
Hello Lighthouse Teaching Notes from IDTL (134 KB)
These teaching notes contain a range of ideas.
The Good Son - Teaching notes from IDTL (163 KB)
These notes focus on the theme Shot at Dawn.
Louie and Snippy Save the Sea
Author: Collette Dinnigan Interview about the book
Illustrator: Grant Cowan comes from the fashion industry and is renowned for his unique hand-painted fashion illustrations.
Publisher: Berbay Publishing
Paperboy
Author: Danny Parker
Illustrator: Bethany Macdonald interview on One More Page Podcast
Publisher: Dirt Lane Press – Teacher Resource
Fly
Author: Jess McGeachin
Illustrator: Jess McGeachin
Publisher: Puffin Books includes book trailer and an excellent activity pack. In this pack you will find a DIY plane, test your bird knowledge activity, DIY flying goggles, design your own plane, colouring in and postcard template.
Penguin Book Trailer
Little Bird’s Day
Author: Sally Morgan and on Austlit
Illustrator: Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr Reading the books to children on Vimeo 2:30 mins and talking about the book, showing the artwork and storyboard Vimeo 5:23 mins
Publishers: Magabala Books and Teacher’s Notes
Baby Business
Author and Illustrator: Jasmine Seymour Creative Kids Tales Q&A
Publisher: Magabala Books and Teacher’s Resources
Feed Play Love podcast about Darug Family Traditions that Welcome a Baby 14:55 mins
Children’s Books Daily Interview
ABC Sunday Extra The Year that Made Me: Jasmine Seymour 2018 15:47 mins listening
Cooee Mittigar – A Story of Darug Songlines
Author: Jasmine Seymour
Illustrator: Leanne Mulgo Watson Reading Time interview
Publisher: Magabala Books and Teacher’s Notes
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ugly Animals
Author: Sami Bayly Channel 7 report 4:41 mins Timelapse illustration showing Sami painting the brush-turkey 55 secs ABC Adelaide video 4:44 mins Samy reads from her book YouTube Video 14 mins.
Publisher: Hachette and Teachers Resources
Book Preview first 20 p. on Hachette website
Searching for Cicadas
Author: Lesley Gibbes
Illustrator: Judy Watson and on Style File Creative Process including free downloads of roughs from Cicadas
Publisher: Walker Books and Teachers Notes
Children’s Books Daily
YouTube of Lesley Gibbes talking about the book. 2:59 mins.
Leaf Litter Endpapers activity
A Hollow is a Home
Author: Abbie Mitchell
Illustrator: Astred Hicks
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO World Habitiat Day: Home is where the hollow is – blog and Teachers Notes
Children’s Books Daily
Wilam: A Birrarung Story
Author: Aunty Joy Murphy - YouTube video 3:15 mins Breathing life into Koori language Culture Victoria about Coranderrk including Video 7:06 mins and Andrew Kelly
Illustrator: Lisa Kennedy and more at Walker Books
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
ABC Program
Teachers Notes - Booktopia
Aboriginal History of Yarra
Q&A with Andrew Kelly on Booktopia
Young Dark Emu: A Truer Story
Author: Bruce Pascoe on YouTube 1:47 mins TedX Talk Sydney about Dark Emu 12:33 mins
Publisher: Magabala Books and Teachers Notes
Story Links Review
Guardian Article
Book Links Narelle Oliver Lecture/ Talking Ideas 1 hour
Yahoo Creek: An Australian Mystery
Author and Illustrator: Tohby Riddle and on Creative Kids Tales
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Notes on Creating the book
Story Links Review
Weird Wild Amazing - Skim and Scan Activity (161 KB)
Use the Skim and Scan bookmark on page 65 of Curious Creatures, Wild Minds Book Week publication to explore two of the EP Notable books.
Text Type Features template (712 KB)
This page is to be copied on to the back of p.65 in our 2020 Book Week publication so it can be used as a booklet.
