The 2010 Shortlist and Notables have been announced by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. 

Here are the titles on the shortlist for the various age groups:

 

Book of the Year – Older Readers

Stolen by Lucy Christopher

The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke

Liar by Justine Larbalestier

Jarvis 24 by David Metzenthen

A Small Free Kiss in the Dark by Glenda Millard

Loving Richard Feynman by Penny Tangey

 

Book of the Year – Younger Readers

Matty Forever by Elizabeth Fensham

Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool by Odo Hirsch

Running with the Horses by Alison Lester

The Whisperer by Fiona McIntosh

Pearl Verses the World by Sally Murphy, illustrated by Heather Potter

Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children by Jen Storer

 

Book of the Year – Early Childhood

The Wrong Book by Nick Bland

Kip by Christina Booth

The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky, illustrated by Andrew Joyner

Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House by Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Freya Blackwood

Bear & Chook by the Sea by Lisa Shanahan, illustrated by Emma Quay

Fearless by Colin Thompson, illustrated by Sarah Davis

 

Book of the Year – Picture Book

Isabella’s Garden by Glenda Millard, illustrated by Rebecca Cool

Schumann the Shoeman by John Danalis, illustrated by Stella Danalis

To the Top End: Our Trip across Australia by Roland Harvey

Mr. Chicken Goes to Paris by Leigh Hobbs

Fox and Fine Feathers by Narelle Oliver

The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers