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2021 Carnegie And Greenaway Longlists

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20 books have been long listed for each of the 2021 Awards. The 40 long listed titles were selected from a total of 152 nominations.
Titles marked with  were ACHUKA Book of the Day picks.

2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal longlist (alphabetical by author surname):

2021 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist (alphabetical by illustrator surname): 

One title, The Girl Who Became A Tree by former longlistee Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner, is longlisted for both Medals.

The Carnegie list includes two first novels, Katya Balen’s The Space We’re In and Danielle Jawando’s And The Stars Were Burning Brightly.

The shortlists for both medals will be announced on Thursday 18th March 2021, with the winners announced on Wednesday 16th June 2021. Covid-19 guidelines permitting a socially distanced special daytime event will be held at The British Library and live-streamed online. 

School Librarian Of The Year Award Honour List

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The School Librarian of the Year Award is the School Library Association’s prestigious honour to recognise the excellent work that is carried out in school libraries every day, and to highlight the current practice of those whose work is outstanding.

Congratulations to the SLA School Librarian of the Year 2020/21 Honour List:

  • Claire Marris – Toot Hill School, Bingham (Nottinghamshire)
  • Terri McCargar – Latymer Upper School (London)
  • Éadaoin Quinn – Enniscorthy Vocational College, Co. Wexford (Ireland)
  • Rose Palmer – The Oaks Primary School, Ipswich (Suffolk)
  • Kristabelle Williams – Addey and Stanhope School (London)

On 3rd March 2021 a special webinar has been organised by the School Library Association to celebrate the work of the Honour Listed librarians working in secondary schools. They will discuss their schools, opportunities and challenges with Ros Harding, SLA School Librarian of the Year 2019.

Whilst schools are closed, the judging panel are unable to visit the librarians at work and the decision to name the School Librarian of The Year 2020/21 is on hold. However, as in previous years, we continue to acknowledge the work of the exceptional librarians on the Honour List, especially in these challenging times. Their work will be showcased and celebrated at the Leading School Libraries Conference (11-12th June 2021).

Further details on the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award and full details on each of the all-female  2020/21 Honour List Librarians can be found at www.sla.org.uk/slya-2020.

Branford Boase Award 2021 Longlist

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Here is the longlist for the 2021 Branford Boase Award, set up in memory of award-winning author Henrietta Branford and her editor Wendy Boase, one of the founders of Walker Books. The award is given annually to the author of an outstanding debut novel for children.Past winners and shortlisted authors have included Siobhan Dowd, Meg Rosoff, Mal Peet, Frank Cottrell Boyce and Patrick Ness as well as Frances Hardinge, M G Leonard and Philip Reeve.

Uniquely, the Branford Boase Award also honours the editor of the winning title and highlights the importance of the editor in nurturing new talent.

 

25 of the 60 submitted books have made it onto the longlist, making it the longest in the award’s history.

 

The 2021 Branford Boase Award longlist in full:

 

The Infinite by Patience Agbabi, edited by Jo Dingley (Canongate)

The Sky is Mine by Amy Beashel, edited by Shadi Doostdar (Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld)

Wranglestone by Darren Charlton, edited by Katie Jennings (Stripes)

Tiger Heart by Penny Chrimes, edited by Lena McCauley (Orion)

Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu, edited by Emma Roberts (Old Barn Books)

The Good Hawk by Joseph Elliott, edited by Annalie Grainger & Megan Middleton (Walker)

When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten, edited by Sarah Odedina (Pushkin Press)

A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth by Francesca Gibbons, edited by Nick Lake (HarperCollins Children’s Books), illus by Chris Riddell

Last Lesson by James Goodhand, edited by Ben Horslen (Penguin)

Orla and the Serpent’s Curse by C.J. Haslam, edited by Frances Taffinder (Walker Books)

Witch by Finbar Hawkins, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Head of Zeus)

And the Stars were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando, edited by Jane Griffiths (Simon and Schuster)

The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley, edited by Lucy Mackay-Sim (Bloomsbury)

The Wolf Road by Richard Lambert edited by Mikka Haugaard (Everything with Words)

The Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinski, edited by Lena McCauley (Orion)

A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll, edited by Eishar Brar (Knights Of)

Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann, edited by Carmen McCullough (Penguin)

Orphans of the Tide by Struan Murray, edited by Ben Horslen (Puffin), illus Manuel Sumberac

Anisha Accidental Detective by Serena Patel, edited by Stephanie King (Usborne), illus Emma McCann

The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne), illus Rob Biddulph

Are You Watching? By Vincent Ralph, edited by Tig Wallace (Penguin)

The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler, edited by Jane Griffiths (Simon and Schuster), illus Chris Mould

The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke, edited by Naomi Colthurst (Puffin), illus Ayesha L. Rubio

The Pure Heart by Trudi Tweedie, edited by Kesia Lupo (Chicken House)

Diary of a Confused Feminist by Kate Weston, edited by Sarah Lambert (Hodder Children’s Books)

 

This year the judges are:

  • Zoey Dixon, YLG Librarian of the Year 2020
  • Scott Evans, teacher, consultant and founder of TheReaderTeacher.com
  • Natasha Radford of Chicken and Frog bookshop, Brentwood
  • Liz Hyder, author of Bearmouth, winner of the 2020 Branford Boase Award.

The panel is chaired by Julia Eccleshare, children’s director of the Hay Festival.

 

The Branford Boase Award is sponsored by Walker Books.

 

The shortlist  will be announced on Thursday 29 April 2020 and the winner on 15 July, COVID-19 rules permitting, at an award ceremony in London.

 

 

 

 

 

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

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2021 Newbery Medal Winner

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This masterpiece of magical realism is an evocative story of love, loss, and hope that brings Korean folklore to life. Through her halmoni’s Korean tales, Lily learns that with stories we can share our past and shape our future. 

KIRKUS summarised: “For many years, Lily’s Korean grandmother, Halmoni, has shared her Asian wisdom and healing powers with her predominantly White community. When Lily, her sister, Sam—both biracial, Korean and White—and their widowed mom move in with Halmoni to be close with her as she ages, Lily begins to see a magical tiger. What were previously bedtime stories become dangerously prophetic, as Lily begins to piece together fact from fiction.”
 

Hans Christian Andersen Nominees – the full list

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Sixty-two candidates from 33 countries have been nominated for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
 
     Argentina: Author María Cristina Ramos; Illustrator Gusti
     Australia: Author Margaret Wild; Illustrator Tohby Riddle
     Austria: Author Heinz Janisch; Illustrator Linda Wolfsgruber
     Belgium: Author Thomas Lavachery; Illustrator Carll Cneut
     Brazil: Author Marina Colasanti; Illustrator Nelson Cruz
     Canada: Author Angèle Delaunois; Illustrator Sydney Smith
     China: Author Jin Bo; Illustrator Xiong Liang
     Colombia & Venezuela: Illustrator Ivar Da Coll
     Croatia: Illustrator Dubravka Kolanović
     Cyprus: Author Anna Kouppanou; Illustrator Dora Oronti
     Estonia: Author Andrus Kivirähk; Illustrator Piret Raud
     France: Author Marie-Aude Murail; Illustrator Gilles Bachelet
     Germany: Author Andreas Steinhöfel; Illustrator Nikolaus Heidelbach
     Greece: Author Maria Papayanni; Illustrator Iris Samartzi
     Hungary: Author András Dániel; Illustrator László Herbszt
     Iran: Author Jamshid Khanian; Illustrator Pejman Rahimizadeh
     Italy: Author Roberto Piumini; Illustrator Beatrice Alemagna
     Japan: Author Joko Iwase; Illustrator Ryoji Arai
     Republic of Korea: Author Yi Hyeon; Illustrator Suzy Lee
     Latvia: Illustrator Aleksejs Naumovs
     Lebanon: Author Fatima Sharafeddine; Illustrator Sinan Hallak
     Lithuania: Illustrator Kestutis Kasparavičius
     Netherlands: Author Tonke Dragt; Illustrator Sylvia Weve
     Poland: Author Marcin Szczygielski; Illustrator Iwona Chmielewska
     Russia: Author Sergey Makhotin; Illustrator Julja Gukova
     Slovenia: Author Peter Svetina; Illustrator Damijan Stepančič
     Spain: Author Jordi Sierra i Fabra; Illustrator Elena Odriozola
     Sweden: Author Annika Thor; Illustrator Anna Bengtsson
     Switzerland: Author Franz Hohler; Illustrator Catherine Louis
     Turkey: Author Behiç Ak; Illustrator Mustafa Delioğlu
     Ukraine: Author Halyna Malyk; Illustrator Kost Lavro
     United Kingdom: Author Marcus Sedgwick; Illustrator David McKee
     USA: Author Linda Sue Park; Illustrator Kadir Nelson

The Shortlist will be announced in January 2022 and the Winners at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in March/April 2022.

David McKee and Marcus Sedgwick Nominated by IBBY UK for the Hans Christian Andersen Award 2022

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IBBY UK have announced that author Marcus Sedgwick and illustrator David McKee will be the UK nominations for the 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award. 

IBBY Press Release continues: “Sedgwick has an outstanding body of work which ranges from novels dealing with contemporary issues and philosophical ideas for young adults to humorous stories for a younger readership. David McKee is well-known both for his challenging picture books as well as for some of the best-loved and internationally recognised characters in the world of children’s books and has recently been honoured with the Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Five books for each nominee are submitted for consideration by the jury.

Marcus Sedgwick:

Floodland, Revolver, She is not Invisible, The Ghosts of Heaven and Saint Death, all published by Hachette UK.

David McKee:

Not Now, Bernard, Elmer, Mr Benn: Gladiator, The Conquerors and Tusk Tusk, all published by Andersen Press.

Presented biennially by IBBY, the International Board on Books for Young People, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards are the most prestigious international awards in the children’s book world. The awards are presented to a living author and living illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature. The nominations are made by each national section of IBBY and are judged by an international jury of specialists in children’s literature.

The shortlists for the awards will be announced in 2022 and the winners at the Bologna Book Fair 2022. The Awards will be presented at the 38th IBBY World Congress to be held in Putrajaya, Malaysia in September 2022.

Previous UK winners of the author award are Eleanor Farjeon (1956), Aidan Chambers (2002) and David Almond (2010) and of the illustrator award  Anthony Browne (2000) and Quentin Blake (2002). The 2020 winners were Jacqueline Woodson (USA), author award and  Albertine (Switzerland), illustrator award.

Blue Peter Book Awards 2021

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Congratulations to all involved with titles that have been longlisted for the 2021 Blue Peter Book Awards.
The shortlists will be announced on Blue Peter on 5 November.

Best Story

  • Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman (Macmillan Children’s Books)
  • A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll (Knights Of)
  • Anisha, Accidental Detective: School’s Cancelled by Serena Patel, illustrated by Emma McCann (Usborne Publishing)
  • Life of Riley: Beginner’s Luck by Simon James Green, illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff (Scholastic)
  • Llama Out Loud! by Annabelle Sami, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan (Egmont)
  • Pizazz by Sophy Henn (Simon & Schuster Children’s UK)
  • Snow Foal by Susanna Bailey (Egmont)
  • Tamarind & The Star of Ishta by Jasbinder Bilan (Chicken House)
  • The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook (Nosy Crow)
  • Where the Wilderness Lives by Jess Butterworth (Orion Children’s Books)

Best Book With Facts

  • A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and You by Mike Barfield, illustrated by Jess Bradley (Buster Books)
  • Be Plastic Clever by Amy and Ella Meek, illustrated by Sarah Goodreau (DK)
  • Copycat Science by Mike Barfield (QED)
  • Fearless by Liam Hackett, illustrated by Mike Perry (Scholastic)
  • I Like Animals… What Jobs Are There? by Steve Martin, illustrated by Roberto Blefari (Ivy Kids)
  • Inventors by Professor Robert Winston, illustrated by Jessamy Hawke (DK)
  • Professor Astro Cat’s Deep Sea Voyage by Dr Dominic Walliman, illustrated by Ben Newman (Flying Eye Books)
  • Question Everything! by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker (b small publishing)
  • The Humans by Jonny Marx, illustrated by Charlie Davis (Little Tiger)
  • Who Do You Think You Are? by Alice Harman, illustrated by Mark “Blok” Magnaye (Wide Eyed Editions)

The Diverse Book Awards 2020 Winners

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The winners of the newly-established Diverse Book Awards in the children’s and young adult categories are

The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Rauf

and

Chinglish: An Almost Entirely True Story by Sue Cheung

 

These books were selected from the following shortlists:

Children’ s 

  • My Hair by Hannah Lee, illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan (Faber & Faber) 
  • Planet Omar Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian, illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik (Hodder) 
  • Son of the Circus by E. L. Norry (Scholastic) 
  • The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Rauf (Orion Children’s Books) 
  • Tin Boy by Steve Cole, illustrated by Oriol Vidal (Barrington Stoke) 

​Young Adult 

  • All The Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman (Hot Key Books) 
  • Chinglish: An Almost Entirely True Story by Sue Cheung (Andersen Press) 
  • The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (Hodder) 
  • The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla (Hodder) 
  • The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Hachette) 

For more information about the award go to its website: https://www.thediversebookawards.co.uk

Little Rebels Award 2020 Winner

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The Little Rebels Children’s Book Award, now in its 8th year, is a prize for radical fiction aimed at children aged 0-12. The award is given by the Alliance of Radical Booksellers and was established in conjunction with Letterbox Library. The award is now administered by Letterbox Library and Housmans Bookshop.

This year’s winner is The Boy Who Loved Everyone by Jane Porter ill. Maisie Paradise Shearring.

The award ceremony was held virtually on Zoom at 7pm yesterday, 22 October 2020.

The winner was chosen (by Darren Chetty, Shaun Dellenty, Emily Drabble, Patrice Lawrence and Jim MacSweeney) from a shortlist of seven:

SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts (Abrams & Chronicle)

SNEAKY BEAK  by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Tony Neal (Little Tiger)

THE BOY WHO LOVED EVERYONE by Jane Porter, illustrated by Maisie Paradise Shearring (Walker)

THE LITTLE ISLAND by Smriti Prasadam-Halls, illustrated by Robert Starling

KING LEONARD’S TEDDY by Phoebe Swan (Child’s Play)

NOW OR NEVER – A DUNKIRK STORY by Bali Rai (Scholastic)

THE CLOSEST THING TO FLYING by Gill Lewis (OUP)

Previous years’ winners and shortlists can be found here:
https://littlerebels.org/previous-shortlists-winners/

Follow the award on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlerebelsaward/

The Boy Who Loved Everyone by Jane Porter ill. Maisie Paradise Shearring

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Little Rebels Award 2020 Winner

A sweet and charmingly illustrated picture book about the ways we express love.

“I love you,” Dimitri tells everyone, from his friends at nursery to the big tree in the playground. But why does no one say it back? Dimitri worries no one loves him – until he finds out there are lots of different ways love can spread through the world. A touching and uplifting story, perfect for sharing.

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