Blue Peter Book Awards 2018 – Best Story
Winner: The Wizards of Once
By Cressida Cowell, Hodder Children’s Books
Blue Peter Book Awards 2018 – Best Book with Facts
Winner: Real-Life Mysteries
By Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker, b small
Carnegie & Greenaway Medal Longlists
The longlists for the UK’s Carnegie and Greenaway Medal awards are announced today and include a first longlisting for small independents Otter-Barry Books and Troika Books.
The Carnegie longtlist includes a collection of poetry alongside works of fiction. Should the book be shortlisted, it will be the first poetry collection by a single author to be shortlisted since James Reeves’ Robin Ragged in 1961. Should it win, it would be the second work of poetry to win the Carnegie Medal in its 81-year history, following Sarah Crossan’s 2016 win with One, a novel in free verse.
And for the second year in a row, one book is in the running for both Medals. The Song from Somewhere Else, written by A.F. Harrold and illustrated by Levi Pinfold, appears on both the Carnegie and the Kate Greenaway longlists, just as Brian Selznick’s The Marvels did in 2017.
Last year’s longlists were criticised in some quarters for being insufficiently diversive. Thsi years’ chair of the judging panel comments, “After a lifetime living in and loving libraries, chairing the panel of the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals has felt a tremendous honour – especially the opportunity to reach the thousands of children and young people involved in the Medals from reading groups to our shadowing groups. It is so important that young people growing up today have access to and are represented in books that fire their imaginations and open worlds of possibilities. Which is why I am so pleased that we will shortly open a public consultation as part of the ongoing diversity review of the Medals which aims to ensure we can be the best champions of equality, participation and inclusion possible. Regardless of tastes or interests, this year’s longlists offer something for everyone, from established winners to exciting debuts, from fiction based in the past, to stories of the present and those in possible futures, from real life to fantasy, from factual books about the world around us, to richly imagined representations of the emotions and experiences that are familiar to children and young people in their everyday. This year’s list continues the exhilarating tradition of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals in showcasing the vibrancy and range of form and style in contemporary children’s literature, with mind-blowing writing and eye-popping illustrations.”
2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal longlist (alphabetical by surname)
1. The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond – illustrated by Alex T. Smith (Walker Books)
2. The Hypnotist by Laurence Anholt (Penguin Random House)
3. Overheard in a Tower Block by Joseph Coelho – illustrated by Kate Milner (Otter-Barry Books)
4. Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans (David Fickling Books)
5. The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Chicken House)
6. The Song from Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold – illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Bloomsbury)
7. After the Fire by Will Hill (Usborne)
8. Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan)
9. Out of Heart by Irfan Master (Bonnier Zaffre)
10. A Berlin Love Song by Sarah Matthias (Troika Books)
11. Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne)
12. Rook by Anthony McGowan (Barrington Stoke)
13. Release by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
14. The Call by Peadar O’Guilin (David Fickling Books)
15. Black Light Express by Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press)
16. The Explorer by Katherine Rundell – illustrated by Hannah Horn (Bloomsbury)
17. Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick (Hachette)
18. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Walker Books)
19. Encounters by Jason Wallace (Andersen Press)
20. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk (Penguin Random House)
2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist (alphabetical by surname)
1. Wild Animals of the South written and illustrated by Dieter Braun (Flying Eye Books)
2. King of the Sky by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Laura Carlin (Walker Books)
3. The Pond by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Cathy Fisher (Graffeg)
4. Night Shift written and illustrated by Debi Gliori (Bonnier Zaffre)
5. Bad Bunnies’ Magic Show written and illustrated by Mini Grey (Simon & Schuster)
6. A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Petr Horácek (Walker Books)
7. A Child of Books written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston (co-creators) (Walker Books)
8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling – illustrated by Jim Kay (Bloomsbury)
9. We Found a Hat written and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Walker Books)
10. The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd – illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Walker Books)
11. The Song from Somewhere Else written by A.F Harrold – illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Bloomsbury)
12. The Liszts written by Kyo Maclear – illustrated by Júlia Sardà (Andersen Press)
13. The Pavee and the Buffer Girl written by Siobhan Dowd – illustrated by Emma Shoard (Barrington Stoke)
14. Penguin Problems written by Jory John – illustrated by Lane Smith (Walker Books)
15. Town is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz – illustrated by Sydney Smith (Walker Books)
16. Thornhill written and illustrated by Pam Smy (David Fickling Books)
17. Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth written by Nicola Davies – illustrated by Emily Sutton (Walker Books)
18. Storm Whale written by Sarah Brennan – illustrated by Jane Tanner (Old Barn Books)
19. Under the Same Sky written and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup (Little Tiger Press)
20. The Secret of Black Rock written and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye Books)
The shortlists for both the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2018 will be announced on Thursday 15th March 2018, with the winners being announced on Monday 18th June 2018 at a special daytime event at The British Library, hosted by June Sarpong.
Michael Printz Award Winner 2018 & Honor Titles
The Michael L. Printz Award is given annually to the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. Previous winners have included the UK’s Marcus Sedgwick, Geraldine McCaughrean, David Almond and Aidan Chambers.
The 2018 winner is
We Are Okay
By Nina LaCour
Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers
California native Marin, devastated by grief and questioning her reality, plans to spend her winter break in an empty dorm in upstate New York. But now her best friend, Mabel, is on her way to visit, and Marin must confront the loneliness that is threatening to take over her heart.
2018 Honor Books
Long Way Down
By Jason Reynolds
Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
William Holloman is on the most haunting elevator ride of his life. He’s been urged to break “the rules”he’s grown up with. (No crying. No snitching. Get revenge.) Reynolds’ first novel in verse is a provocative, compelling, and essential love letter to young people in detention centers.
The Hate U Give
By Angie Thomas
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Traumatized after witnessing the violent death of a friend, Starr searches for her voice as she moves between her black neighborhood and predominately white private school. This emotional novel, inspired by volatile race relations in America today, explores the importance of family, friendship, identity, and the courage to seek justice.
Strange the Dreamer
By Laini Taylor
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group
In a world of gods, monsters, and nightmares, orphan librarian Lazlo and goddess Sarai find each other in their dreams. Against the backdrop of a city reeling after a brutal war, this lushly built, extravagantly written tale explores vengeance, love, and mercy.
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
By Deborah Heiligman
Published by Godwin Books/Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Inspired by the more than 700 letters the van Gogh brothers wrote to each other, Heiligman uncovers fresh insights into Vincent’s development as an artist and his relationship with the brother who supported him emotionally and financially throughout his life
Caldecott Medal Winner & Honor Titles
“Wolf in the Snow,” illustrated and written by Matthew Cordell, and published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan has been chosen as the Caldecott Medal winner.
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the American Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children – making it the equivalent of the UK’s Greenaway Award.
The Association’s website describes the winning book:
In this spare, nearly wordless picture book, a girl and a wolf cub each get lost in the snow and rescue each other. Cordell uses pen and ink and watercolor wash to capture the frenzied snowfall and the brave girl’s frantic, frightful journey. Fairy tale elements and a strong sense of color and geometry offer an engrossing, emotionally charged story.“HOOOOOWWLLLL!!” said Caldecott Medal Committee Chair Tish Wilson. “Committee members were astonished that a deceptively simple book could be such a dramatic story of survival.”
2018 Honor Books
Big Cat, little cat, illustrated and written by Elisha Cooper, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Simple and joyful domestic routines underscore the deeply entwined lives of two feline companions and the impact of loss on one. Cooper uses expressive black-and-white line art with strategic, evocative washes of color to convey the reassuring circular nature of life.
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes, published by Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Millner Book
Sometimes a haircut is so much more than just a haircut. Sometimes a haircut makes you royalty. A love-letter to the contemporary barbershop experience and the empowerment it affords, Gordon C. James’s impressionistic oil paintings capture every bit of the bravado, swagger, and joy of this African-American institution.
A Different Pond, illustrated by Thi Bui, written by Bao Phi, and published by Capstone Young Readers, a Capstone imprint.
An early morning fishing trip between father and son provides food for that evening’s dinner and time to reflect on a similar pond in Vietnam. Bui’s evocative thick black ink brushstrokes with graphic novel panels create a cinematic experience, powerfully capturing facial expressions, mood, and quiet moments. Based on the experiences of both the Vietnamese American illustrator and author, this story depicts the immigrant experience as well as universal themes of family, love, and survival.
Grand Canyon, illustrated and written by Jason Chin, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.
An Asian-American father and daughter explore this national park, from the Inner Gorge to the South Rim. Chin uses watercolor, gouache and pen and ink to render sweeping landscapes, culminating in an epic gatefold panorama. Diagrams, die-cuts and field-guide inspired illustrations of animals, plants and fossils reveal the multiple layers and eons of formation.
Newbery Medal Winner & Honor Titles
Hello, Universe, written by Erin Entrada Kelly, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, was announced the Newbery Medal winner earlier this week.
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the American Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children – making it the equivalent of the UK’s Carnegie Medal.
The Association website describes the winning title as
Filipino folklore and real life converge at the bottom of a well. Even while following signs and portents, the characters are the definition of creative agency. Masterfully told through shifting points of view, this modern quest tale shimmers with humor and authentic emotion.
The title is not yet published in the UK but another book by the author The Land of Forgotten Girls, is available:
2018 Honor Books
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, written by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James, and published by Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Millner Book
A boy walks into a barbershop; a prince walks out. Through lyrical free verse, Derrick Barnes’joyous paean celebrates the universal, transformative, confidence-building experience of a great haircut.
Long Way Down, written by Jason Reynolds and published by Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, a Caitlyn Dlouhy Book
Terse, sharp verse depicts a desperate teenager seeking to avenge the shooting death of his brother. Gun tucked into his waistband, he is shocked by the appearance of childhood friends and relatives on a chilling sixty-second elevator ride. Visceral language and raw emotion result in a powerful novel of grief and vengeance.
Piecing Me Together, written by Renée Watson and published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
“I am learning to speak. To give myself a way out. A way in.” Jade’s mixed media collages evolve as she finds her voice. Through artful and poetic language, Watson explores themes of race, class, gender and body image in this dynamic journey.
Klaus Flugge Prize Longlist
The longlist for the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize is now out!
Established in 2016, the Prize is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s book illustration. It honours publisher Klaus Flugge, founder of children’s publisher Andersen Press.
From over 50 submitted books, 15 have made it to the shortlist.
In total 11 publishers are represented including independents Childs Play and Barrington Stoke.
The judges for the 2018 prize are
Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Lauren Child
leading designer and art director Goldy Broad
Charlotte Colwill, head of children’s books at Foyles
and last year’s winner Francesca Sanna.
The panel is chaired by Julia Eccleshare, director of the children’s programme of the Hay Festival.
Julia Eccleshare said: “We are very pleased that this year’s Klaus Flugge Prize attracted the highest number of entries yet and delighted to be putting these fifteen highly talented illustrators into the spotlight.”
The 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize longlist in full:
- Jabari Jumps, Gaia Cornwall, editor Tanya Rosie, art editor Deirdre McDermott (Walker)
- Leaf, Sandra Dieckmann, editor Harriet Birkinshaw, art editor Camille Pichon (Flying Eye)
- Cranky Caterpillar, Richard Graham, edited by Roger Thorp and Anna Ridley (Thames & Hudson)
- Beyond the Fence, Maria Gulemetova, editor Sue Baker, art editor, Annie Kubler (Child’s Plays)
- Woolf, Patrick Latimer, written by Alex Latimer, editor Neil Dunnicliffe, art editor Lee-May Lim (Pavilion)
- The Night Box, Ashling Lindsay, written by Louise Greig, editor Melissa Fairley, art editor Tiffany Leeson (Egmont)
- My Name is Not Refugee, Kate Milner, editor Emma Hargrave, art editor Julie-Ann Murray (Barrington Stoke)
- Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover, Markus Motum, editor Denise Johnstone-Burt, art editor Louise Jackson (Walker Studio)
- Hortense and the Shadow, Lauren O’Hara, written by Natalia O’Hara, editor Andrea MacDonald, art editor Anna Billson (Puffin)
- The Real Boat, Victoria Semykina, written by Marina Aromshtam, editor Katie Howarth, art editor Genevieve Webster (Templar)
- Fergal is Fuming, Robert Starling, editor Libby Hamilton, art editor Rebecca Garill (Andersen Press)
- Big Hid, Roisin Swales, editor Harriet Birkinshaw, art editor Camille Pichon (Flying Eye)
- Magnificent Birds, Narisa Togo, editor Alice Primmer, art editor Charlie Moyler (Walker Studio)
- Big Box, Little Box, Edward Underwood, editor Emma Blackburn (Bloomsbury)
- Dino, Diego Vaisberg, editor Carly Blake, art editor Genevieve Webster (Templar)
The shortlist will be announced on 16 May 2018 at a special evening event at Foyles Charing Cross Road and the winner will be revealed on 12 September 2018.
Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award
The Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award was presented at the South Bank today jointly to John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury.
The Award is given to a children’s writer or illustrator whose body of work, in the opinion of the panel of judges, merits recognition for a lifetime’s achievement in children’s literature. It is a separate recognition to the Children’s Laureate in that it is purely celebratory and is not attached to any wider purpose of promoting children’s literature. BookTrust intends it to be awarded to a person who is not likely to become Children’s Laureate in the future.
The Award has previously been presented to Shirley Hughes (2015), Judith Kerr (2016) and Raymond Briggs (2017).
John and Helen, who married in 1964, have won several literary awards individually but have only collaborated on one book together, There’s Going to be a Baby, published by Walker in 2010.
The judges were Nicolette Jones, Anthony Browne, Lauren Child, Floella Benjamin, Joseph Coelho and Diana Jerrold.
Speaking after accepting the award, Helen Oxenbury thanked all the people in publishing she had worked with – all it transpired (though unsurprisingly), with the exception of David Lloyd at Walker Books, women. She singled out one in particular for special mention – Amelia Edwards, Walker Books’ founding art director.
John Burningham had to good-humouredly cajole Anthony Browne into formally presenting him with his bunch of flowers. Clearly not in the best of health and having to take frequent inhalations of oxygen, he nevertheless vowed (with reference to the association of finality in the award name) NOT to step aside for a younger generation.
Nicolette Jones had earlier talked eloquently about both recipients. Nearly ten years ago she had met Burningham at home for a profile feature published in the Telegraph and drew upon several aspects of this piece in her talk, particularly with reference to Edwardo:
Edwardo: the Horriblest Boy in the Whole Wide World expresses a principle which could valuably be applied not just to child-rearing but to the penal system and even to foreign policy. Edwardo behaves badly when he is criticised and punished, but becomes kind and useful when, even in the face of his wrongdoing, he is given opportunities. “We are beginning to see it now even on an international level that you can’t just keep bombing people and expect them to change their ways. It isn’t going to work,” says Burningham. The world could learn a lot from Edwardo.
I had been reading the article while travelling to the award ceremony, and had been struck by Burningham’s characterisation of much picture book publishing as ‘party food’ and a belief that “lots of colours and pretty pictures will do when there’s no content”, something I mentioned to David Fickling before the announcement, who was honest enough to admit to publishing ‘party food’ from time to time, but less and less so recently. It was a good opportunity to tell him how pleasing it’s been to see the success of Pam Smy’s Thornhill, a book I had had the honour of seeing when it was in top-secret prototype two and a half years ago, when I visited Fickling HQ in Oxford.
Lauren Child was at pains to attribute artist stature to Burningham’s ‘illustrations’. Both Burningham and Oxenbury were art school trained, Oxenbury at Ipswich School of art and then (in Oxenbury’s case to study theatre design) at the Central School of Art & Design, where the couple met. Burningham spoke about how good it had been to be taught by professional artists, who gave up a day or two each week to pass on their skills, a practice which he thought did not happen any more.
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Branford Boase Longlist Announcement
The longlist for the 2018 Branford Boase Award is announced today…
In a strong year for debuts more than 50 books were submitted by 26 publishers. 20 titles have made it onto the longlist:
A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars by Yaba Badoe, edited by Fiona Kennedy (Head of Zeus: Zephyr)
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr, edited by Ruth Knowles (Penguin)
Troublemakers by Catherine Barter, edited by Chloe Sackur and Charlie Sheppard (Andersen Press)
Ink by Alice Broadway, edited by Genevieve Herr (Scholastic)
The Starman and Me by Sharon Cohen, edited by Sarah Lambert (Quercus Children’s Books)
No Filter by Orlagh Collins, edited by Hannah Sandford (Bloomsbury)
Notes on My Family by Emily Critchley edited by Mikka Haugaard (Everything With Words)
Fish Boy by Chloe Daykin, edited by Leah Thaxton (Faber)
Knighthood for Beginners by Elys Dolan, edited by Clare Whitson and Elv Moody (Oxford)
Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House)
Noah Can’t Even by Simon James Green, edited by Linas Alsenas (Scholastic)
Countless by Karen Gregory, edited by Hannah Sandford (Bloomsbury)
Kick by Mitch Johnson, edited by Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker (Usborne)
The Elephant Thief by Jane Kerr, edited by Rachel Leyshon (Chicken House)
Potter’s Boy by Tony Mitton, edited by Anthony Hinton (David Fickling Books)
The Taste of Blue Light by Lydia Ruffles, edited by Polly Lyall-Grant (Hodder Children’s Books)
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson edited by Lauren Fortune (Scholastic)
The City of Secret Rivers by Jacob Sager Weinstein, edited by Gill Evans (Walker Books)
A Girl Called Owl by Amy Wilson, edited by Lucy Pearse (Macmillan)
Farewell Tour of a Terminal Optimist by John Young, edited by Lois Wilson-McFarland and Sally Polson (Floris)
This year’s judges are
Urmi Merchant of children’s bookshop Pickled Pepper Books;
Helen Swinyard, librarian at Heartlands High School and founder of the Haringey Children’s Book Award;
reviewer Philip Womack;
and M.G. (Maya) Leonard, author of Beetle Boy, winner of the 2017 Branford Boase Award.
The panel is chaired by Julia Eccleshare, children’s director of the Hay Festival.
Julia Eccleshare says: “It is the eighteenth year of the Branford Boase Award, yet every longlist has brought books that surprise us, and this year has been no exception: here are a wealth of original stories, new viewpoints, and settings that take us from ancient Japan to the island of Lewis. UK children’s literature is as exciting as it’s ever been, and we were particularly pleased to have submissions this year from so many different publishers.”
The shortlist for the Award will be announced on 2 May 2018. The winner will be announced on 4 July at a ceremony in London.
The award was set up in memory of the prize-winning author Henrietta Branford and Wendy Boase, editorial director and one of the founders of Walker Books. They worked together on a number of Henrietta’s novels, a partnership they greatly enjoyed. Both Henrietta and Wendy died of cancer in 1999.
UKLA Lifetime Achievement Award: Margaret Meek
Throughout her professional career, Margaret [Meek] was an inspirational teacher and scholar and ahead of the game. She gave unforgettable lectures to both the primary and secondary postgraduates at Homerton College, Cambridge and was much loved and respected as the first External Examiner on the Critical Approaches to Children’s Literature Masters course at the Cambridge Faculty of Education.
https://ukla.org/news/story/ukla-life-time-achievement-award?platform=hootsuite
2018 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners
The Sydney Taylor Book Award is presented annually to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience. Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries since 1968, the award encourages the publication and widespread use of quality Judaic literature. Gold medals are presented in three categories: Younger Readers, Older Readers, and Teen Readers. Honor Books are awarded silver medals.
The award is in its 50th year.
GOLD MEDALISTS (aka “Sydney Taylor Award winners”)
The Language of Angels: A Story About the Reinvention of Hebrew by Richard Michelson, illustrated by Karla Gudeon, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Younger Readers category.
Refugee by Alan Gratz, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Older Readers category.
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe, translated by Lilit Thwaites, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award in the Teen Readers category.
SILVER MEDALISTS (aka “Sydney Taylor Honor Books”)
For Younger Readers: Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam adapted by Fawzia Gilani- Williams, illustrated by Chiara Fedele; and Drop by Drop: A Story of Rabbi Akiva by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg.
For Older Readers: Viva, Rose! by Susan Krawitz; This Is Just a Test by Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang ; and The Six-Day Hero by Tammar Stein.
For Teen Readers: To Look a Nazi in the Eye: A Teen’s Account of a War Criminal Trial by Kathy Kacer with Jordana Lebowitz; Almost Autumn by Marianne Kaurin, translated by Rosie Hedger; and The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke .
>>> http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/252905/the-2018-sydney-taylor-book-award-winners-whoo
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