Pip Harry and Hilary Jean Tapper make CBCA notables 2025

Congratulations to author Pip Harry and illustrator Hilary Jean Tapper on making the

2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Early Childhood Notables

for Over or Under?

a hardback picture book for ages 3+, published by Hachette Australia

30 October 2024

Maisie is learning about ocean swimming. The small waves are easy, but how will she know when to dive under the bigger ones? Lucky Dad is there to help. A beautiful picture book about learning to swim in the waves at the beach.

Waves of happiness for this duo and their incredible achievement!

Deborah Abela makes CBCA notables 2025

Congratulations to author Deborah Abela on making the

2025 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Younger Readers Notables

for The Kindness Project

a paperback middle grade fiction for ages 8-12, published by Penguin Random House Australia

May 2024

Four kids are given a class project to make the world a better place... the trouble is, they don’t like each other… until they realise they have lots in common and band together when one of them needs help.

This is Deb's first verse novel and not only did she get to play with the narrative but also with font, form and layout to tell the story. Perfect for reluctant readers and readers moving from junior fiction to middle grade.

Congratulations Deb, what an outstanding achievement - kindness deserves this commendation!

Emerging SA Literary Fellowship for Kate Marie Lewis

Congratulations to author and illustrator Kate Marie Lewis on being awarded an

Emerging SA Literary Fellowship

She was awarded one of the two Emerging SA Literary Fellowships by Writers SA and the State Library of South Australia to research, write and illustrate her narrative nonfiction picture book about grey headed flying foxes.