NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2020 CARNEGIE AND KATE GREENAWAY MEDALS
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Send to friendAnd we’re off… the nominations for the 2020 Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are announced today, Monday 4th November.
Unique in that they are judged solely by librarians, the Medals are awarded to the outstanding book written in English, and to the outstanding book in terms of illustration (Kate Greenaway Medal). Each nominated book will now be read by every member of the judging panel − 14 children's and youth librarians representing all regions of CILIP's Youth Libraries Group − who volunteer their time as judges. From these nominations the judging panel will decide the long and shortlists and finally, the 2020 Medal winners, based on the official Medals criteria.
The longlists will be announced on 20 February 2020 and the shadowing will open with the announcement of the shortlists in March.
The nominated books are:
Carnegie Medal nominations 2020
Samira Ahmed Internment, Atom
Kirsty Applebaum, The Middler Nosy Crow
Dean Atta (author) Anshika Khullar, (illustrator). The Black Flamingo Hodder Children's Books
Emily Barr, The Girl Who Came Out of the Woods Penguin
Laura Bates, The Burning Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Jasbinder Bilan, Asha & the Spirit Bird Chicken House
Malorie Blackman, Crossfire Penguin
Frank Cottrell Boyce, (author) Steve Lenton (illustrator) Runaway Robot Macmillan Children's Books.
Sita Brahmachari, Where The River Runs Gold Orion Children's Books
Catherine Bruton, No Ballet Shoes in Syria Nosy Crow
Peter Bunzl, Skycircus, Usborne Books
Jessie Burton (author) Angela Barrett, (illustrator) The Restless Girls Bloomsbury
Aisha Bushby, A Pocketful of Stars Egmont
Jess Butterworth, Swimming Against the Storm Orion Children's Books
Sarah Carroll, The Words That Fly Between Us Simon& Schuster Children's Books
Natasha Carthew, Only The Ocean Bloomsbury
Joseph Coelho, (author) Coelho, Kelly Louise Judd (illustrator). A Year of Nature Poems Wide-Eyed Editions
Orlagh Collins, All the Invisible Things Bloomsbury
Sarah Crossan Toffee Bloomsbury
Mel Darbon, Rosie Loves Jack Usborne Books
Juno Dawson, Meat Market Quercus
Kit de Waal, Becoming Dinah Orion Children's Books
Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home Walker Books
Sharon Dogar, Monsters Andersen Press
Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister Hot Key Books
C.G. Drews, The Boy Who Steals Houses Orchard
Alan Durant, Clownfish Walker Books
Judith Eagle, (author) Kim Geyer (illustrator).The Secret Starling, Faber & Faber
Christopher Edge, The Longest Night of Charlie Noon Nosy Crow
Catherine Fisher, The Clockwork Crow Firefly Press
Karen Foxlee, Lenny's Book of Everything Pushkin Children's Books
Sharon Gosling, The Golden Butterfly,Stripes
Julia Green, The House of Light Oxford University Press
Simon James Green, Alex in Wonderland Scholastic
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Way Past Winter Chicken House
Michelle Harrison, A Pinch of Magic Simon & Schuster Children's Books
A F Harrold, (author) Emily Gravett (illustrator) The Afterwards Bloomsbury
Holly Jackson, A Good Girl's Guide To Murder Electric Monkey
Sharna Jackson, High Rise Mystery Knights Of Media
Jaco Jacobs, (author) Kobus Geldenhuys (translator) A Good Night For Shooting ZombiesOneworld
Anna James, Tilly and the Bookwanderers HarperCollins Children's Books
Lauren James, The Starlight Watchmaker Barrington Stoke
Paul Jennings, (author) Geoff Kelly,(illustrator) A Different Land Old Barn Books
Catherine Johnson, (author) Katir Hickey (illustrator) Race to the Frozen North Barrington Stoke
Sarah Ann Juckes, Outside Penguin
Savita Kalhan, That Asian Kid Troika Books
Muhammad Khan (author) Amrit Birdi, (illustrator) Kick the Moon Macmillan Children's Books
Rehan Khan, A Tudor Turk Hope Road
Nick Lake, Nowhere on Earth Hodder Children's Books
Patrice Lawrence, Rose, Interrupted Hodder Children's Books
Cory Leonardo, Call Me Alastair Scholastic
Gill Lewis, The Closest Thing to Flying Oxford University Press
Lindsay Littleton, Guardians of the Wild Unicorns Floris Books
Bren MacDibble,The Dog Runner Old Barn Books
Karen McCombie, Little Bird Flies Nosy Crow
Anthony McGowan, Lark Barrington Stoke
Hilary McKay, The Skylarks' War Macmillan Children's Books
Patrick Ness (author) Rovina Cai (illustrator) And the Ocean Was Our Sky Walker Books
Linda Newbery, The Key to Flambards David Fickling Books
Susin Nielsen, No Fixed Address Andersen Press
Kenneth Oppel, Inkling Walker Books
David Owen, All the Lonely People Atom
Tom Palmer, Armistice Runner Barrington Stoke
S.A. Patrick, A Darkness of Dragons Usborne Books
Helen Peters, Anna at War Nosy Crow
Rachel Plummer, (author) Helene Boppert, (illustrator) Wain The Emma Press
Tom Pollock, Heartstream Walker Books
Yasmin Rahman, All the Things We Never Said Hot Key Books
Bali Rai, Now or Never: A Dunkirk Story Scholastic
Celia Rees,Glass Town Wars Pushkin Children's Books
Louisa Reid, Gloves Off Guppy Publishing
Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing Stripes
Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves Bloomsbury
Katherine Rundell (author) Kristjana S. Williams (illustrator) Into the Jungle Macmillan Children's Books
Meredith Russo, Birthday Usborne Books
Annet Schaap, (author) Laura Watkinson, (translator) Lampie and the Children of the Sea Pushkin Children's Books
Gary D Schmidt, Pay Attention, Carter Jones Andersen Press
Libby Scott, Rebecca Westcott, Can You See Me? Scholastic
Marcus Sedgwick, (author) Julian Sedgwick, (author) Alexis Deacon, (illustrator) Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black Walker Books
Nikesh Shukla The Boxer Hodder Children's Books
Lucy Strange Our Castle by the Sea Chicken House
William Sutcliffe, The Gifted, the Talented and Me Bloomsbury
Robin Talley, Pulp HQ Young Adult
Thomas Taylor, Malamander Walker Books
Angie Thomas On The Come Up Walker Books
Chris Vick, Girl. Boy. Sea Head of Zeus
Alex Wheatle, Kerb Stain Boys Barrington Stoke
Marcia Williams, Cloud Boy Walker Books
Lisa Williamson Paper Avalanche David Fickling Books
Tamsin Winter, Jemima Small Versus the Universe Usborne Books
Chris Wormell, The Magic Place David Fickling Books
Kate Greenaway Medal nominations 2020
Laura Ellen Anderson, I Don’t Want to be Small Bloomsbury
Steve Antony, Amazing Hodder Children's Books
Isabelle Arsenault, (Illustrator) Timothee de Fombelle,(Author) Sam Gordon, (Translator) Captain Rosalie Walker Books
Grahame Baker Smith, (Illustrator) Zana Fraillon, (Author) Wisp: A Story of Hope Orchard Books
Angela Barrett, (Illustrator) Jessie Burton, (Author). The Restless Girls Bloomsbury
Rosalind Beardshaw, (Illustrator) Anna McQuinn, (Author) Lulu’s First Day Alanna Max
Dale Blankenaar, (Illustrator) Alan Durant, (Author). Quill Soup Tiny Owl
Angela Brooksbank, (Illustrator) Atinuke (Author). B is for Baby Walker Books
Anthony Browne Little Frida Walker Books
Rovina Cai, (Illustrator) Patrick Ness (Author) And the Ocean Was Our Sky Walker Books
Ross Collins (Illustrator) Karl Newson, (Author). I am a Tiger Macmillan Children's Books
Ross Collins, This is a Dog Nosy Crow
Owen Davey, Fanatical About Frogs Flying Eye Books
Thiago de Moraes, Myth Atlas Alison Green Books
Thiago de Moraes, (Illustrator) Ana de Moraes, (Author) The Night Bear Andersen Press
Alexis Deacon, (Illustrator) Marcus Sedgwick, (Author) Julian Sedgwick, (Author) Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black Walker Books
Daniel Egneus, (Illustrator) Wendy Meddour, (Author) Lubna and Pebble Oxford University Press
Eva Eland, When Sadness Comes to Call Andersen Press
Jim Field, (Illustrator) Rachel Bright (Author) The Way Home For Wolf Orchard Books
Michael Foreman (Illustrator) Michael Morpurgo, (Author) Poppy Field Scholastic
Emily Gravett, (Illustrator) A F Harrold, (Author). The Afterwards Bloomsbury
Emily Haworth-Booth, The King Who Banned the Dark Pavilion Children's Books
Jesse Hodgson, (Illustrator) Dianne Hofmeyr, (Author) Tiger Walk Otter-Barry Books
Morag Hood Brenda is a Sheep Two Hoots
Petr Horacek, (Illustrator) Joyce Dunbar, (Author) Grumpy Duck Walker Books
Martin Impey, Christopher Riley, (Author) Where Once We Stood Harbour Moon
Anshika Khullar, (Illustrator) Dean Atta,(Author). The Black Flamingo Hodder Children's Books
Satoshi Kitamura, Hat Tricks Scallywag Press
Fif Kuo, I Can Fly Boxer Books
Remy Lai,Pie in the Sky Walker Books
Kate Leiper, (Illustrator) Theresa Breslin (Author) An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends Floris Books
Emma Lewis, Two KingsTate Publishing
David Litchfield, (Illustrator) David Almond, (Author) War Is Over Hodder Children's Books
Dave McKean, (Illustrator) David Almond, (Author) Joe Quinn's Poltergeist Walker Books
Elena Arevalo Melville Umbrella Scallywag Press
Jessica Meserve, What Clara Saw Macmillan Children's Books
Poonam Mistry (Illustrator) Chitra Soundar,(Author) You're Snug With Me Lantana
Chris Mould, (Illustrator) Ted Hughes, (Author) The Iron Man Faber & Faber
Chris Naylor-Ballesteros, The Suitcase Nosy Crow
Kadir Nelson, (Illustrator) Kwame Alexander (Author) Undefeated Andersen Press
Nomoco (Illustrator) James Carter (Author) Once Upon A Raindrop Caterpillar Books
Neil Packer, (Illustrator) Peter Frankopan (Author) The Silk Roads Bloomsbury
Tom Percival, The Sea Saw Simon & Schuster Children's Books
Jayde Jayde. Mum's Jumper Book Island
Levi Pinfold, (Illustrator) David Almond, (Author) The Dam Walker Books
Frann Preston-Gannon, (Illustrator) Fiona Waters, (compiled by) I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree Nosy Crow
Sabina Radeva, On the Origin of Species Puffin
Jane Ray, (Illustrator) Nicola Davies, (Author). Hummingbird Walker Books
Catherine Rayner (Illustrator) Julia Donaldson, (Author) The Go-Away Bird Macmillan Children's Books
Delphine Renon, (Illustrator) Karen Hottois, (Author) Emmett and Caleb Book Island
Chris Riddell (Illustrator) J K Rowling (Author) The Tales of Beedle the Bard Bloomsbury
Tony Ross, An Anty-War Story Andersen Press
Francesca Sanna, Me and my Fear Flying Eye Books
Julia Sarda, (Illustrator) Linda Bailey (Author) Mary and Frankenstein Andersen Press
Viviane Schwarz, How to be on the Moon Walker Books
Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif (Illustrator) Sally Pomme Clayton (Author) The Phoenix of Persia Tiny Owl
Emma Shoard, (Illustrator) Mal Peet,(Author). Good Boy Barrington Stoke
Hanneke Siemensma (Illustrator), Gijs Van der Hammen (Author), Laura Watkinson (Translator) Little Wise Wolf Book Island
Lane Smith, (Illustrator) Jory John(Author) Giraffe Problems Walker Books
Shaun Tan Tales from the Inner City Walker Books
Joe Todd-Stanton A Mouse Called Julian Flying Eye Books
Ekaterina Trukhan, (Illustrator) Georgina Deutsch (Author) Perfectly Polite Penguins LittleTiger Press
Marie Voigt, Red and the City Oxford University Press
Beth Waters Child of St Kilda Child's Play
Alex Willmore (Illustrator) Kjartan Poskitt (Author) The Runaway Pea Simon& Schuster Children's Books
Ken Wilson-Max, Astro Girl Otter-Barry Books
Julia Woolf Duck and Penguin Are Not Friends Andersen Press
Chris Wormell The Magic Place David Fickling Books
Chris Wormell, (Illustrator) Prinja Raman, (Author). Planetarium Templar
Lindsey Yankey, (Illustrator) Mina Javaherbin, (Author) My Grandma and Me Walker Books
Yuval Zommer The Big Book of Birds Thames & Hudson