The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway shortlists announced

March 18th 2016

Solely judged by librarians and members of CILIP (the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals) the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenway Children's Book Awards are the oldest and most prestigious of their kind. Recognised as the gold medal in the world of children's literature, the awards have been won by many greats, including authors C.S Lewis and Terry Pratchett, and illustrator Quentin Blake.  The CILIP Carnegie Medal aims to highlight the most outstanding English language children's books, whereas the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded to books which have demonstrated outstanding illustrative ability. Well, the 2016 shortlist for these awards has now been announced, so take a peek and be inspired to read some of these brilliant books.

The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist: 1. One, Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury) 2. The Lie Tree, Frances Hardinge (Macmillan) 3. There Will Be Lies, Nick Lake (Bloomsbury) 4. The Rest of Us Just Live Here, Patrick Ness (Walker Books) 5. Five Children on the Western Front, Kate Saunders (Faber) 6. The Ghosts of Heaven, Marcus Sedgwick (Indigo) 7. Lies We Tell Ourselves, Robin Talley (MiraInk, HarperCollins) 8. Fire Colour One, Jenny Valentine (HarperCollins) The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist: 1. Willy's Stories, Anthony Browne (Walker Books) 2. There's a Bear on My Chair, Ross Collins (Nosy Crow) 3. Once Upon an Alphabet, Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins) 4. Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, Jon Klassen (Walker Books) 5. Something About a Bear, Jackie Morris (Frances Lincoln) 6. Captain Jack and the Pirates, Helen Oxenbury (Puffin) 7. The Sleeper and the Spindle, Chris Riddell (Bloomsbury) 8. Footpath Flowers, Sydney Smith (Walker Books)