Children's Book Awards shortlist

Children can start to vote for their favourite books from the 2019 Children's Book Award shortlist, which has just been announced, and includes funny adventure stories as well as books featuring homelessness and mental health.

The winning books are chosen entirely by children through national voting (see link, below), which will end at midday on Friday 10th May, with the category winners announced on 8th June. The author of the best children's book published in the 2018 nomination will also be announced. The full shortlist for the Children's Book Award 2019 is as follows: Books for Younger Children MIXED, written and illustrated by Arree Chung, published by Macmillan Children's Books The Last Chip: The Story of a Very Hungry Pigeon, written and illustrated by Duncan Beedie, published by Templar The Wondrous Dinosaurium, written by John Condon and illustrated by Steve Brown, published by Maverick What Do You Do if Your house is a Zoo, written by John Kelly and illustrated by Steph Laberis, published by Little Tiger Press Books for Younger Readers Funny Kid Stand Up, written and illustrated by Matt Stanton, published by HarperCollins Children's Books Mr Penguin and The Fortress of Secrets, written and illustrated by Alex T Smith, published by Hodder Children's Books The Dog Who Lost His Bark, written by Eoin Colfer and illustrated by PJ Lynch, published by Walker Books Books for Older Readers Armistice Runner, written by Tom Palmer, published by Barrington Stoke The Light Jar, written by Lisa Thompson, published by Scholastic The Storm Keeper's Island, written by Catherine Doyle, published by Bloomsbury Children can vote online here:

External Link

www.childrensbookaward.org.uk/