North Somerset Teachers' Book Award shortlist announced

The shortlist for the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award has been announced, as follows.

The award is run by teacher reading group Just About Books, which is linked to the 'Federation of Children's Book Groups' North Somerset branch.  The award was set up by the teachers to select excellent books to use in their classrooms and libraries.

The winners of the award will be announced on Saturday 13th November 2021.

Shortlists for the North Somerset Teachers' Book Award

Picture Book:

Rain Before Rainbows  Smriti Halls, illustrated by David Litchfield (Walker Books)

A Shelter for Sadness  Anne Booth, illustrated by David Litchfield (Templar Books)

The Littlest Yak     Lu Fraser, illustrated by Kate Hindley (Simon and Schuster)

The Tale of the Whale  Karen Swann, illustrated by Padmacandra (Scallywag Press)

Anita and the Dragons Hannah Carmona, illustrated by Anna Cunha (Lantana Books)

When the Sun Goes Home   Momoko Abe (Orchard Books)

Poetry:

Daydreams and Jellybeans Alex Wharton, illustrated by Katy Riddell (Firefly Press)

Saturdays at the Imaginarium    Shauna Darling Robertson, illustrated by Judith Wisdom (Troika Books)

Riding a Lion   Coral Rumble (Troika Books)

Dear Ugly Sisters and other poems   Laura Mucha, illustrated by Tania Rex (Otter Barry Books)

Information:

YouthQuake    Tom Adams, illustrated by Sarah Walsh (Nosy Crow)

24 Hours in the Stone Age  Lan Cook, illustrated by  Laurent Kling (Usborne)

How to Change the World  Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Annabel Tempest (Puffin Books)

A Turtle's View of the Ocean Blue Catherine Barr, illustrated by Brendan Kearney (Laurence King)

Quality Fiction:

Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest  Vashti Hardy, illustrated by George Ermos (Scholastic)

The Last Bear  Hannah Gold , illustrated by Levi Pinfold (Harper Collins)

The Weather Weaver   Tamsin Mori (Uclan publishing)

The Valley of Lost Secrets  Lesley Parr (Bloomsbury)

Read Aloud:

Amber Under Cover   Em Norry (OUP)

Emmy Levels Up  helen Harvey  (OUP)

The Incredible Record Smashers   Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Erica Salcedo (Usborne)

Genie and Teeny Make a Wish   Steven Lenton (Harper Collins)

Moving On:

The Ship of Shadows    Maria Kuzniar  (Penguin Books)

Melt    Ele Fountain (Pushkin Press)

Boy Everywhere    A M Dassu (Old Barn Books)

Another Twist in the Tale    Catherine Bruton  (Nosy Crow)