CBCA Early Childhood Book of the Year, 2025

Shortlisted titles in this category are books suitable in content and style for pre and beginning readers, for children in the age range of 0 to 6 years (pre-school and infant level). They may include works of fiction, poetry, wordless, board and concept books. The illustrations reflect all the text on the page and often do not add extra meaning to the storyline.

The Shortlisted books for 2025 in this category are:

9781923145054 - Don't Worry, Felix
9780734421883 - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Tooth Fairy (And Some Things You Didn't)
9781761180309 - How to Move a Zoo
9781742036656 - One Little Dung Beetle
9781761381010 - Spiro
9781760656416 - The Wobbly Bike