Five Cool Things About Being Shortlisted

On Friday I was delighted when the school library officer at my dayjob showed me her newly-arrived copy of Toppling.  Yes, of course I've seen my book-baby before, and love it - but this is the first copy I've seen with the gorgeous bronze sticker which says it is a shortlisted book in the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Awards.  I was so excited I had to snap a photo just to prove it was real