SLA Information Book Award 2020 longlist titles announced

April 21st 2020

The longlisted titles for the SLA Information Book Award 2020 have been announced. The longlisted titles for each category are as follows:

Up to 7 

All About Feelings by Felicity Brooks, Frankie Allen and Mar Ferrero

Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker and Dow Phumiruk

Goodnight Ocean by Becky Davies and Carmen Saldaña

Heroes Who Help Us From Around the World by Liz Gogerly and Ryan Wheatcroft

How Far Can a Kangaroo Jump? by Alison Limentani

Planet Full of Plastic by Neal Layton

The Usborne Book of the Moon by Laura Cowan and Diana Toledano

Together by Isabel Otter and Clover Robin

Hummingbird by Nicola Davies and Jane Ray        

8 to 12 

Africa, Amazing Africa by Atinuke and Mouni Feddag

Ask a Scientist by Robert Winston

Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon and Louise Lockhart

Gut Garden by Katie Brosnan

Kids Fight Plastic by Martin Dorey and Tim Wesson

Teen Pioneers by Ben Hubbard

The Usborne Book of Planet Earth by Megan Cullis, Matthew Oldham and Stephanie Fizer Coleman

Heroes  by Jonny Marx and Gerhard van Wyk

Big Book of the UK by Imogen Russel Williams and Louise Lockhart

The Curious Book of Lists by Tracey Turner and Caroline Selmes

13 to 16 

Body Brilliant by Nicola Morgan

Black History Matters by Robin Walker

Feminism Is... Foreword by Gemma Cairney

What’s the Issue: Future Humans by Tom Jackson and Cristina Guitian

Hidden Planet by Ben Rothery

Forced to Flee by UNHCR

You're Crushing It by Lex Croucher                          

What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Questions by Jeffrey Boakye and Darren Chetty

The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle Pitman

The shortlist will be announced w/c 18^th May 2020. Voting for the Children’s Choice Award will open at this point, and activity ideas for the books will be available to download from the Award’s page on the SLA website (www.sla.org.uk). To order one of the longlisted packs or to pre-order one of the shortlisted packs with a 30% discount plus free delivery click here.