Anne Fine is trying for a hat-trick in the Carnegie and Jon Klassen competes against himself for a Kate Greenaway medal – the awards that authors and illustrators "most want to win" – how many books on the shortlist have you read?
Golden treasures... The Carnegie medal (pictured above) and The Kate Greenaway medal are on the wanted list of most authors and illustrators!
In its 77 year history, no author has ever won a hat-trick (for non football fans that is three scores in a row) in the CILIP Carnegie medal, but that's what former children's laureate Anne Fine is aiming for with her novel Blood Family, on self-worth and violence (read our review) – as she's already won the medal twice before.
This year's CILIP Carnegie medal shortlist is really unusual because half of the nominated titles deal with themes of kidnap and captivity! All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry sees a missing girl returning home after two years; a boy is kept hostage underground in The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks; Blood Family by Anne Fine begins with police rescuing a seven-year-old boy from his mother's abusive partner; and children are snatched and forced to become soldiers in The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston. Strange isn't it?
2. The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks (Puffin) – read our review
3. The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston (David Fickling Books) – read our review
4. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper (Bodley Head) – listen to Susan reading an extract of Ghost Hawk and answering questions
5. Blood Family by Anne Fine (Double Day) – read our review
6. Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (Faber & Faber) – read our review.
7. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead (Anderson Press) –
Read a first chapter of Liar and Spy and read our review.
8. The Wall by William Sutcliffe (Bloomsbury) – read our review.
You can find out more about all the authors and their books in our article announcing the Carnegie medal longlist.
And now onto the Kate Greenaway medal for illustration. It's the only prize in the UK to solely reward outstanding illustration in a children's book and so unsurprisingly it's known as being the prize that illustrators are most keen to win! US illustrator Jon Klasson has taken this to an extreme and managed to get himself on the list twice – so he is actually competing against himself (as well as five other illustrators).
2. Where My Wellies Take Me by Olivia Gill (illustrator) and Michael Morpurgo and Clare Morpurgo (authors) (Templar) – check out our gorgeous gallery of the book.
3. The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers (illustrator) and Drew Daywalt (author) (HarperCollins Children's Books) – read our review.
4.This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (Walker Books) – read our review.
5. The Dark by Jon Klassen (illustrator) and Lemony Snicket (author) (Orchard Books)
6.Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf by Dave McKean (illustrator) and David Almond (author) (Walker Books) – read our review
7. Oliver by Birgitta Sif (Walker Books)
Check out all the front covers of the Kate Greenaway medal shortlisted books.
The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medal are judged by the nation's librarians. They are the oldest children's book awards in the UK. They've been running for so long that the list of past winners include the names of total writing legends such as CS Lewis who won the Carnegie with the Last Battle (part of Chronicles of Narnia) in 1956 and Quentin Blake – illustrator of the Roald Dahl's books who won the Kate Greenaway medal in 1980.
This year's CILIP Carnegie medal shortlist is really unusual because half of the nominated titles deal with themes of kidnap and captivity! All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry sees a missing girl returning home after two years; a boy is kept hostage underground in The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks; Blood Family by Anne Fine begins with police rescuing a seven-year-old boy from his mother's abusive partner; and children are snatched and forced to become soldiers in The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston. Strange isn't it?
Here is the full list of the eight authors shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie medal 2014:
1. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry (Templar) – read our review2. The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks (Puffin) – read our review
3. The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston (David Fickling Books) – read our review
4. Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper (Bodley Head) – listen to Susan reading an extract of Ghost Hawk and answering questions
5. Blood Family by Anne Fine (Double Day) – read our review
6. Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (Faber & Faber) – read our review.
7. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead (Anderson Press) –
Read a first chapter of Liar and Spy and read our review.
8. The Wall by William Sutcliffe (Bloomsbury) – read our review.
You can find out more about all the authors and their books in our article announcing the Carnegie medal longlist.
And now onto the Kate Greenaway medal for illustration. It's the only prize in the UK to solely reward outstanding illustration in a children's book and so unsurprisingly it's known as being the prize that illustrators are most keen to win! US illustrator Jon Klasson has taken this to an extreme and managed to get himself on the list twice – so he is actually competing against himself (as well as five other illustrators).
Here is the CILIP Kate Greenaway shortlist in full:
1. The Paper Dolls by Rebecca Cobb (illustrator) and Julia Donaldson (author) (Macmillan Children's Books) – watch this brilliant time lapse video on the longest paper doll chain world record!2. Where My Wellies Take Me by Olivia Gill (illustrator) and Michael Morpurgo and Clare Morpurgo (authors) (Templar) – check out our gorgeous gallery of the book.
3. The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers (illustrator) and Drew Daywalt (author) (HarperCollins Children's Books) – read our review.
4.This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (Walker Books) – read our review.
5. The Dark by Jon Klassen (illustrator) and Lemony Snicket (author) (Orchard Books)
6.Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf by Dave McKean (illustrator) and David Almond (author) (Walker Books) – read our review
7. Oliver by Birgitta Sif (Walker Books)
Check out all the front covers of the Kate Greenaway medal shortlisted books.
The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medal are judged by the nation's librarians. They are the oldest children's book awards in the UK. They've been running for so long that the list of past winners include the names of total writing legends such as CS Lewis who won the Carnegie with the Last Battle (part of Chronicles of Narnia) in 1956 and Quentin Blake – illustrator of the Roald Dahl's books who won the Kate Greenaway medal in 1980.
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