2026 CBCA Book of the Year Notables Available on ePlatform
By ePlatform Collection Management
| Feb 25, 2569
Categories : Australia & New ZealandAuthors & PublishersNewseBook & Audiobook Additions
Following the announcement of the 2026 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Notables, we’ve identified the nominated eBooks and Audiobooks currently available through ePlatform.
Many of these titles are already included in the Primary or Secondary Shared Collections, while others are available to purchase through the ePlatform Shop. Use the Availability column below to see how each title can be accessed.
Additional nominated titles may become available over the coming months, and we’ll continue to update this list as new formats are released.
Create a CBCA Compilation for Your Homepage
Make it easier for students to discover the 2026 CBCA Notable titles by creating a dedicated compilation for your ePlatform homepage.
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From your ePlatform Admin area, open Library Homepage and Compilations.
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Select Add Compilation, then choose Custom Compilation.
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Copy the relevant ISBN list below and paste it into the search bar.
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Select all available titles, then add, remove or reorder books as required.
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Choose where the compilation should appear on your homepage. Placing it higher on the page will make it more visible to students.
CBCA Compilation for Primary Schools
Copy and paste these ISBNs into the compilation search bar:
9781460718605 9781761352881 9781743589779 9781761441202 9781922791764 9781761442049 9781761350764 9781761505737 9781460717509 9781761441714 9781761442926 9781761440540 9781761443091 9781761505256 9781761506284 9781761507458CBCA Compilation for Secondary Schools
Copy and paste these ISBNs into the compilation search bar:
9781761507250 9781761505645 9781760149970 9781923059276 9781760659776 9781761351075 9781761507472 9781761351501 9781761771491 9781761507144 9781761346293 9781761505560 9781761771682 9780702270321 9781761442049 9781761505737K-12 schools: Use both ISBN lists to create a compilation featuring titles from the Primary and Secondary Shared Collections.
Older Readers |
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| ISBN | Title | Author | Format | Availability |
| 9781761507250 | Catch | Sarah Brill | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781760149093 | Cruel is the Light | Sophie Clark | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761353055 | Cruel is the Light | Sophie Clark | Audiobook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761505645 | Darkest Night, Brightest Star | Barry Jonsberg | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781923059306 | The Edge of Everything | Miranda Luby | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781760149970 | Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire | Amy Doak | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761353970 | Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire | Amy Doak | Audiobook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781923059276 | Golden | Jade Timms | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781760659776 | How to Be Normal | Ange Crawford | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761351075 | The Locked Room | Adam Cece | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761507472 | A Murder is Going Down | Kate Emery | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761351501 | Never Thought I'd End Up Here | Ann Liang | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761353963 | Never Thought I'd End Up Here | Ann Liang | Audiobook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761771491 | Of Flame and Fury | Mikayla Bridge | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761506918 | The Set-Up Girl | Sasha Vey | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781760149529 | Tenderly, I Am Devoured | Lyndall Clipstone | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761345982 | Tenderly, I Am Devoured | Lyndall Clipstone | Audiobook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761507144 | This Season's Draft | Jason Gent | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761346293 | This Stays Between Us | Margot McGovern | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761505560 | Unhallowed Halls | Lili Wilkinson | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761771682 | We Saw What You Started | Carla Salmon | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781760659554 | The Worst Perfect Moment | Shivaun Plozza | eBook | Available in the Shop |
Younger Readers |
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| ISBN | Title | Author | Format | Availability |
| 9781761505454 | Chickenpox | Remy Lai | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761442964 | Creature Clinic | Gavin Aung Than | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781460718605 | Frances Bloom | Katrina Nannestad | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761352881 | Ghost Guitar | TJ DOOM | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761354182 | The Hits and Misses of Melody Moss | Helen Dallimore | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781743589779 | Inked | Karen Wasson | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761441202 | Into the Bewilderness | Gus Gordon | eBook | Primary |
| 9781760659271 | Jungle Escape | Nathan Luff | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781760659530 | The Keeper of the Octopus | Neridah McMullin | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9780702270321 | Little Bones | Sandy Bigna | eBook | Secondary |
| 9781761637131 | The Making of Martha Mayfield | Jo Dabrowski | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761505690 | Moonboy | Anna Ciddor | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781922791764 | The Paperbark Tree Committee | Karys McEwen | eBook | Primary |
| 9781760658663 | Promises and Other Lies | Sue Whiting | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761442049 | Run | Sarah Armstrong | eBook | Primary & Secondary |
| 9781460714249 | Seriously Soccer | Matt Stanton | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781547615148 | The Serpent Rider | Yxavel Magno Diño | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781547615636 | The Serpent Rider | Yxavel Magno Diño | Audiobook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781760149994 | The Silken Thread | Gabrielle Wang | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761350764 | The Silken Thread | Gabrielle Wang | Audiobook | Primary |
| 9780702268243 | Song of a Thousand Seas | Zana Fraillon | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761505737 | Spirit of the Crocodile | Aaron Fa'Aoso & Michelle Scott Tucker | eBook | Primary & Secondary |
| 9781761506192 | The Surface Trials | H.M. Waugh | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761442070 | Too Big to Be a Fairy | Kiah Thomas | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781460717509 | The Year We Escaped | Suzanne Leal | eBook | Primary |
Early Childhood |
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| ISBN | Title | Author | Format | Availability |
| 9781761441714 | Castle Crashing | Andrea Rowe | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761442926 | Derek | Anne Donaldson | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761506338 | Earthspeak | Sean McCann | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761440540 | Frogs Are Our Friends | Toni D'Alia | eBook | Primary |
| 9781486319893 | Look, See, Find Me | Sandra Severgnini | Available in the Shop | |
| 9781743589496 | My Father's Arms | Toni D'Alia | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761443091 | My Nonno Loves | Adelle Frittitta | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761441691 | Now You Are a Chicken | Andrew McDonald | eBook | Available in the Shop |
Eve Pownall |
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| ISBN | Title | Author | Format | Availability |
| 9781761179020 | The Bee Squad | Judy Friedlander | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781760765491 | Caring for Country | Bruce Pascoe, Bill Gammage & Jasmin McGaughey | eBook | Available in the Shop |
| 9781761505256 | Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles | Corey Tutt | eBook | Primary |
| 9781486318315 | The Great Shark Egg Case Hunt | Kasey Whitelaw | Available in the Shop | |
| 9781761506284 | A Loo of One's Own | Eleri Harris | eBook | Primary |
| 9781761507458 | There's a Prawn in Parliament House | Annabel Crabb | eBook | Primary |
| 9781486318469 | This Bird: Noticing Our Urban Birds | Astred Hicks & Holly Parsons | Available in the Shop | |
| 9781761506024 | Volcano | Claire Saxby | eBook | Available in the Shop |