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2024

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Breakthrough

Shortlisted Books

Book Cover for Digging for Victory by Cathy Faulkner

Paperback

Greenwild: The World Behind The Door

Pari Thomson

Paperback

Book Cover for My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton

9+ readers

My Name is Sunshine Simpson

G.M. Linton

Paperback

9+ readers

The Kingdom Over the Sea

Paperback

Paperback

2024: Children’s Book of the Year: Younger Fiction (6–9 year-olds)

Shortlisted Books

Book Cover for Adventuremice: Otter Chaos by Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre

5+ readers

Adventuremice: Otter Chaos

Philip Reeve and 1 more

Paperback

7+ readers

Faith Muntu and the Lost Elephant

Lela Burbridge and 1 more

Hardback

7+ readers

Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog

Terrie Chilvers

Paperback

7+ readers

Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions

Carrie Sellon

Paperback

7+ readers

Yomi and the Fury of Ninki Nanka

Davina Tijani

Paperback

2024: Children’s Book of the Year: Older Fiction (9–12 year-olds)

Shortlisted Books

Book Cover for Finding Bear by Hannah Gold

Hardback

Hardback

Paperback

Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer

Jeffrey Boakye

Paperback

Book Cover for Man Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba Badoe

9+ readers

Man Man and the Tree of Memories

Paperback

Paperback

Paperback

2024: Children’s Book of the Year: Non-Fiction

Shortlisted Books

9+ readers

Guinness World Records 2024

Guinness World Records

Hardback

9+ readers

Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica

Valentina D'Efilippo and 2 more

Hardback

Hardback

Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds: The Amazing Power of Activism

Lily Dyu

Paperback

5+ readers

Welcome to Our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere

Laura Mucha and 1 more

Hardback

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Poetry

Shortlisted Books

5+ readers

A Dinosaur at the Bus Stop Poems to Have Fun With!

Paperback

Hardback

Balam and Lluvia's House

Julio Serrano Echeverria

Paperback

Book Cover for The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow

Paperback

Paperback

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Graphic Novel

Shortlisted Books

5+ readers

Bumble and Snug and the Shy Ghost Book 3

Mark Bradley

Paperback

7+ readers

Bunny vs Monkey: Multiverse Mix-up!

Jamie Smart

Paperback

7+ readers

Dog Man 11: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea

Dav Pilkey

Paperback

7+ readers

InvestiGators: All Tide Up A Laugh-Out-Loud Comic Book Adventure!

John Patrick Green

Paperback

Book Cover for Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City by Sarah Soh

7+ readers

Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City

Sarah Soh

Paperback

Book Cover for Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin

11+ readers

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Pedro Martin

Paperback

9+ readers

Drawn to Change the World Graphic Novel Collection 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists

Emma Reynolds

Paperback

2024: Children's Picture Book of the Year

Shortlisted Books

Book Cover for Amy Gets Eaten by Adam Kay

Paperback

Hardback

Paperback

Hardback

Paperback

Paperback

2024: Children's Book of the Year: STEM

Shortlisted Books

7+ readers

How To Spaghettify Your Dog and other science secrets of the universe

Hiba Noor Khan

Paperback

5+ readers

Izzy the Inventor and the Unexpected Unicorn

Zanna Davidson

Paperback

5+ readers

That's Mathematics

Tom Lehrer and 1 more

Paperback

11+ readers

Where Are You Really From?

Adam Rutherford and 1 more

Paperback

7+ readers

Wonderfully Wired Brains An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity

Louise Gooding

Hardback

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Wellbeing

Shortlisted Books

11+ readers

Friendship Survival Guide

Caroline Young

Paperback

7+ readers

Growing Up: An Inclusive Guide to Puberty and Your Changing Body

Rachel Greener

Hardback

3+ readers

My Family, Your Family Let's talk about relatives, love and belonging

Hardback

Hardback

Sital Gorasia Chapman

Paperback

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Hobbies & Interests

Shortlisted Books

Paperback

Paperback

Rhinoceros Can't Draw, But You Can! A first drawing book

Luke Newell and 1 more

Paperback

Book Cover for The Football School Encyclopedia Everything you want to know about football by Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton

9+ readers

The Football School Encyclopedia Everything you want to know about football

Alex Bellos and 1 more

Hardback

7+ readers

The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

Natalie Crowley and 1 more

Hardback

7+ readers

What Can I Do With a Cardboard Box?

James Maclaine

Paperback

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Animals & Nature

Shortlisted Books

7+ readers

Amazing Animal Journeys The Most Incredible Migrations in the Natural World

Hardback

Hardback

Please Don't Bite Me: Insects that Buzz, Bite and Sting

Dr Nazzy Pakpour

Hardback

5+ readers

The Tyrannosaur's Feathers

Jonathan Emmett and 1 more

Paperback

7+ readers

Weird Sea Zombie Starfish, Underwater Aliens and Other Strange Tales of the Ocean

Sophie Burrows

Hardback

2024: Cover of the Year

Shortlisted Books

3+ readers

Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra

Hardback

Paperback

Paperback

Paperback

Kyan Green and the Infinity Racers

Colm Field

Paperback

9+ readers

My Name is Sunshine Simpson

G.M. Linton

Paperback

9+ readers

The Kingdom Over the Sea

Zohra Nabi

Paperback

2024: Children’s Audiobook of the Year

Shortlisted Books

3+ readers

Animal Tales from India: Ten Stories from the Panchatantra

Nikita Gill

Hardback

Book Cover for Billy and the Giant Adventure by Jamie Oliver

9+ readers

Billy and the Giant Adventure

Hardback

Hardback

Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Ruling the World

Louie Stowell

Paperback

9+ readers

Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels

Tolá Okogwu

Paperback

Book Cover for Stink: Fairy vs Boy: A Stink Adventure by Jenny McLachlan

9+ readers

Stink: Fairy vs Boy: A Stink Adventure

Jenny McLachlan

Paperback

About The Week Junior Book Awards

The Week Junior Book Awards were launched in 2023 to celebrate the uplifting, enriching, and life-enhancing power of books to change children’s lives and honour the talented people who create them. They continue The Week Junior magazine’s mission to promote the power of reading for pleasure by helping children discover the best books for them.

2024

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Breakthrough

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children’s Book of the Year: Younger Fiction (6–9 year-olds)

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children’s Book of the Year: Older Fiction (9–12 year-olds)

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children’s Book of the Year: Non-Fiction

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Poetry

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Graphic Novel

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Picture Book of the Year

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Book of the Year: STEM

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Wellbeing

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Hobbies & Interests

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children's Book of the Year: Animals & Nature

Shortlisted Books

2024: Cover of the Year

Shortlisted Books

2024: Children’s Audiobook of the Year

Shortlisted Books

About The Week Junior Book Awards

The Week Junior Book Awards Archive