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
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
