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Always Was, Always Will Be

Aunty Fay Muir Sue Lawson

WINNER, 2025 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EVE POWNALL AWARDSHORTLISTED, 2025 KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SHORTLISTED, 2025 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED, 2025 ASLA DANZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS ‘Each protest has been a stepping stone to the...

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Sharing

Aunty Fay Muir Sue Lawson Leanne Mulgo Watson

CO-WINNER, 2022 ENVIRONMENT AWARDS FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CO-WINNER, 2022 KARAJIA AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE NOTABLES, 2022 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD When we share, there is plenty for all. A tender, thoughtful story with a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makes...

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Family

Aunty Fay Muir Sue Lawson Jasmine Seymour

SHORTLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children’s picture book shows everyone that ‘family’ can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories...

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Respect

Aunty Fay Muir Sue Lawson Lisa Kennedy

NOTABLES, 2021 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGLISTED, 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS LONGLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR Respect is the first title in the ‘Our Place’ series of four children’s picture books which welcome...

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WINNER, 2025 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EVE POWNALL AWARDSHORTLISTED, 2025 KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SHORTLISTED, 2025 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED, 2025 ASLA DANZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS ‘Each protest has been a stepping stone to the...

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CO-WINNER, 2022 ENVIRONMENT AWARDS FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CO-WINNER, 2022 KARAJIA AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE NOTABLES, 2022 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD When we share, there is plenty for all. A tender, thoughtful story with a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makes...

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SHORTLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children’s picture book shows everyone that ‘family’ can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories...

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NOTABLES, 2021 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGLISTED, 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS LONGLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR Respect is the first title in the ‘Our Place’ series of four children’s picture books which welcome...

SHORTLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDRENS BOOK OF THE YEAR Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children’s picture book shows everyone that ‘family’ can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories...

WINNER, 2025 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EVE POWNALL AWARDSHORTLISTED, 2025 KARAJIA AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE SHORTLISTED, 2025 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, SMALL PUBLISHERS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED, 2025 ASLA DANZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS ‘Each protest has been a stepping stone to the...

NOTABLES, 2021 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGLISTED, 2021 INDIE BOOK AWARDS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS LONGLISTED, 2021 AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS, CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR Respect is the first title in the ‘Our Place’ series of four children’s picture books which welcome...

CO-WINNER, 2022 ENVIRONMENT AWARDS FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE CO-WINNER, 2022 KARAJIA AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE NOTABLES, 2022 CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS, EARLY CHILDHOOD When we share, there is plenty for all. A tender, thoughtful story with a gentle reminder of all the ways sharing makes...

  Magabala Books is thrilled to announce that Always Was, Always Will Be and Sky Country are 2025 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Notables. The CBCA Notables list acts as the longlist for the Awards and is an important part of the awards calendar. Always Was, Always Will Be by Aunty...

Congratulations to Aunty Far Muir, Sue Lawson and Leanne Mulgo Watson, creators of Sharing, and Sally Morgan and Johhny Warrkatja Malibirr, creators of The River for their joint win of the children's picture book category of the Environment Award for Children's Literature. Congratulations also to Aunty Far Muir, Sue Lawson and...