Teacher notes are an excellent resource for discussing books with children. They offer a detailed insight in to the story, characters, theme, author etc. Many contain fun activities which can be printed and used in class lessons. We have sourced some teacher notes for some of this years CBCA shortlisted books.

CBCA 2025 Shortlist Order Form

CBCA Judges Reviews of 2025 Shortlisted Books

Young Adult

A Wreck of Seabird

Birdy

Comes the Night

I'm Not Really Here

Into the Mouth of the Wolf

The Skin I'm In

Younger Readers

Laughter is the Best Ending

Tiff and the Bandicoot Bushranger

To and Fro

Early Childhood:

 Don't Worry Felix

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy

One Little Dung Beetle

Spiro

Picture Book of the Year

Leaf called Greaf Activity Sheet

A Leaf Called Greaf

Afloat

The Garden of Broken Things

The Truck Cat

These Long-Loved Things

We Live in a Bus

Eve Pownall Award (Information Book)

 Always Was, Always Will be (Media Release)

Design and Building on Country

Flora

South With the Seabirds

New Illustrator

A Teaspoon of Light

Digger Digs Down

Raymangirrbuy dhawu, When i Was a Little Girl

This Land Recalls You