The School Library Association have announced the shortlist for the Peter Usborne Primary School Library of the Year Award, sponsored by Usborne, and the Honour List for the 2024 Secondary School Librarian of the Year Award, sponsored by OverDrive. The SLA’s awards honour the hard work of library staff who run school libraries fostering a […]
Following a celebration event at Waterstones Piccadilly last night, the shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize is announced today (Wednesday 15 May). Established in 2016, the prize was set up to honour Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press and a leading light in the world of children’s publishing and illustration. It is awarded to the […]
At a live online event starring shortlisted poets and watched by thousands of school children across the UK, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has announced the shortlist for the 2024 CLiPPA (Centre for Literacy in Primary Education Poetry Award), the UK’s leading award for published poetry for children. Established 21 years ago, […]
The English Association has announced the shortlist for the 2024 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards. Established in 1995, the awards are presented by the English Association to the best children’s picture books of the year. Awards are given to Fiction and Non-Fiction in age ranges 4-7 years and 7-11 years. The winning books are chosen […]
The School Library Association has announced thelonglist for the Information Book Award (IBA) 2024 with their sponsors, Hachette Children’s Group (HCG), and Peters, who support the award. Now in its fourteenth year, the Information Book Award aims to highlight the importance of non-fiction by celebrating the high standard of children’s information books being published. The […]
The shortlist for the 2024 Branford Boase Award, given annually to the author and editor of the year’s outstanding debut novel for children has been announced. Founded in 2000 to commemorate prize-winning author Henrietta Branford and influential Walker Books editor Wendy Boase, the Branford Boase Award is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Over the last quarter-century, […]
Kotryna Kazlauskaite, a Year 11 student from Liverpool has been named UK Pupil Library Assistant of the Year, with Reuben Colton, a Year 6 pupil from Watford achieving a national commendation alongside her. Both were celebrated in a special London ceremony led by the School Library Association (SLA) and the CILIP School Libraries Group. The […]
Are You a Monster? by Guilherme Karsten and published by Happy Yak has been designated as the best new book for sharing with young children by BookTrust. Are You a Monster? was awarded the BookTrust Storytime 2024 Prize at a ceremony in London after voting by librarians and families up and down the country. The announcement of […]
The shortlists have been announced for the UKLA Book Awards, the only national UK children’s book awards judged entirely by teachers. The Awards highlight texts from a ‘wide and inclusive range’ of publishers that ‘recognise a broad range of perspectives, experiences and voices’ but first and foremost the judges are looking for well written, engaging […]
The shortlists for the Yoto Carnegies, formerly the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced. The shortlists were revealed at a special event at the London Book Fair on 13 March by a panel including Jake Hope, Carnegie Awards Executive, 2024 Chair of Judges Maura Farrelly, and 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing winner, […]
The shortlist for the Children’s Book Award 2024 has been announced. The Children’s Book Award is the only national award for children’s books that is voted for entirely by children and authors in the running this year include Rob Biddulph, Michael Rosen, Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve and Alex Falase-Koya. Children nationwide are now invited […]
New charity Inclusive Books for Children has announced Too Green!, You’re So Amazing! and Meet the Maliks, Twin Detectives: The Cookie Culprit as the winners of their inaugural £30,000 book prize. Too Green!, written by Sumana Seeboruth and illustrated by Maribel Castells, was named winner of the Baby and Toddler category. You’re So Amazing!, written by James and Lucy Catchpole […]
If The World Were 100 People, written by Jackie McCann and illustrated by Aaron Cushley, has been named winner of the 2023 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award. The ALCS Educational Writers’ Award is the UK’s only award for creative educational writing recognising educational writing that inspires creativity, encourages students to read widely and builds up their […]
Broadcasters Greg James and Chris Smith have been named winners of the Ruth Rendell Award 2024 for their work promoting reading in schools. Launched in 2016 by ALCS and the National Literacy Trust, the Ruth Rendell Award honours best-selling crime author and literacy advocate Ruth Rendell, who passed away in 2015. It recognises those who […]
The longlist for the 2024 Klaus Flugge Prize is announced today (Thursday 15 February 2024). Established in 2016, the Klaus Flugge Prize is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. It honours Klaus Flugge, founder of publisher Andersen Press and a supremely influential figure in picture books. The Klaus […]
The longlists for the 2024 Yoto Carnegies, the UK’s longest running book awards for children and young people, have been announced. From 129 nominations, a total of 36 books have made the longlists; 19 for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, and 18 for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration, formerly the Kate Greenaway Medal. […]
Seven finalists have been announced in the annual Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Awards (PLAA) run by the School Libraries Group of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP SLG) and the School Library Association (SLA). Open to pupils who assist in school libraries across the UK, the award recognises the impact of […]
EmpathyLab has revealed its 2024 Read for Empathy book collection. It features 65 books for 3-16-year-olds by authors including Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, Hannah Gold, Phil Earle and Nadia Shireen, as well as Neil Gaiman and Jeffrey Boakye. There are 40 recommended books for 3-11-year-olds, and 25 for 12-16-year-olds. EmpathyLab want the books to […]
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