Here are the Shortlists with links to Publishers, authors, teachers’ notes and book trailers.

Picture Book Shortlist with Links

Torty and the Soldier: A Story of a True WWI Survivor by Jennifer BECK & Fifi COLTSON Teachers’ notes

Even Superheroes Have Bad Days by Shelly BECKER & Eda KABAN Teachers’ notes

Don’t Call Me Bear! by Aaron BLABEY* Teachers’ notes

New Year Surprise! by Christopher CHENG* & Di WU* Teachers’ notes, Dragon Colour-in

Boy by Phil CUMMINGS* & Shane DEVRIES* Teachers’ notes

Whatcha Building? by Andrew DADDO* & Stephen Michael KING* Teachers’ notes

The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew DAYWALT & Adam REX Book trailer Teachers’ notes

There’s a Big Green Frog in the Toilet by Anh DO* & Heath MCKENZIE*

The Travel Bug by Benjamin GILMOUR* & James Gulliver HANCOCK*

Chip by Kylie HOWARTH** Chip activities, Teachers’ notes

Radio Rescue! by Jane JOLLY* & Robert INGPEN*

We’re All Wonders by R J PALACIO Pinterest activities

Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey by Margriet RUUS & Nizar Ali BADR Teachers’ notes

Spark by Adam WALLACE* & Andrew PLANT* Teachers’ notes

The Afghanistan Pup by Mark WILSON* Teachers’ notes

Nanna’s Button Tin by Dianne WOLFER** & Heather POTTER* Teachers’ notes

 

Younger Reader Shortlist with links

Riddle Gully Secrets (Riddle Gully #3) by Jen BANYARD** Teachers’ notes

Intergalactic Gas (Bad Guys Episode 5) By Aaron BLABEY* Aaron Blabey presents The Bad Guys Episode 5

The Lost Twin (Scarlet and Ivy #1) by Sophie CLEVERLY Sophie Cleverly introduces The Lost Twin

Spooky Weird! (WeirDo #9) by Anh DO*

Turning Pointes by Emma FREEDMAN*

The 91-Storey Treehouse (Treehouse #7) by Andy GRIFFITHS*

Alice-Miranda Holds the Key (Alice-Miranda 15) by Jacqueline HARVEY* Book Trailer How an Alice Miranda book is made, Teachers’ notes for series

Welcome to Willowvale (Vet Cadets #1) by Rebecca JOHNSON* Teachers’ notes

Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11) by Jeff KINNEY

Tracy Lacy is Completely Coo-Coo Bananas! (Tracy Lacy #1) by Tania LACY* Book Trailer

Pax by Sara PENNYPACKER, Teachers’ notes, Book Trailer

The Other Christy by Oliver PHOMMAVANH* Teachers’ notes

Epic Adventure (kind of) (Tom Gates #13) by Liz PICHON

Pepsi the Problem Puppy by Sandi PARSONS** Teachers’ notes, Colouring pages

The Shop at Hoopers Bend by Emily RODDA* Teachers’ notes

Darkstalker (Wings of Fire: Legends#1) by Tui T. SUTHERLAND

Sisters (Smile #2) by Raina TELGEMEIER, Book Trailer, Raina Telgemeier on Sisters

The Midnight Gang by David WALLIAMS – Activity pages, Q&A with David Walliams

Rent a Bridesmaid by Jacqueline WILSON – Book Trailer

Battle Royale (Selwood Boys #1) by Tony WILSON* Book trailer

 

Older Readers Shortlist 2018 with links

Perfect (Flawed #2) by Cecelia AHERN – Book Trailer, The Writing Process with Cecelia

Within These Walls by Robyn BAVATI* Teacher’s notes

Summerlost by Ally CONDIE

Arena 13 (Arena 13 #1) by Joseph DELANEY

Living on Hope Street by Demet DIVAROREN* Teachers’ Notes  (link at the bottom)

Pieces of Sky by Trinity DOYLE*

The Girl Who Rode the Wind by Stacy GREGG Teachers’ notes

Catch the Zolt (The Debt #1) by Phillip GWYNNE* Book Trailer

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia HAND

One Half From the East by Nadia HASHIMI Teachers’ Notes

Ginny Moon by Benjamin LUDWIG

Benjamin Ludwig on Ginny Moon

The Novice (The Summoner #1) by Taran MATHARU Book Trailer

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McMANUS 25 Questions with Karen McManus

All the Bright Places by Jennifer NIVEN – Book Trailer

Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #3) by Ransom RIGGS

Sunny Side Up (Geek Girl #4.5 / Geek Girl Special #2) by Holly SMALE

The Warden’s Daughter by Jerry SPINELLI Jerry Spinelli talks the Warden’s Daughter

Hunted by Meagan SPOONER Epic author facts

Trouble is a Friend of Mine (Trouble #1) by Stephanie TROMLY

Pandemic by Yvonne VENTRESCA Teachers’ notes  (scroll to the bottom)

Everything, Everything by Nicola YOON

One Would Think the Deep by Claire ZORN* Teachers Notes