This week the English Association announced the shortlist for the 2024 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards. Established in 1995, the awards are presented by the English Association to the best children’s picture books of the year. Awards are given to Fiction and Non-Fiction in age ranges 4-7 years and 7-11 years.
The winning books are chosen by the editorial board of English 4-11, the journal for primary teachers published by the English Association, the National Association for the Teaching of English, and the United Kingdom Literacy Association, from a shortlist selected by a panel of teachers and Primary specialists. Each year, one of the books submitted to the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards will be selected as the recipient of the Margaret Mallett Prize for Children’s Non-Fiction. The winners in each category, plus the winner of this year’s Margaret Mallett Award for Children’s Non-Fiction, will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Saturday 25th May 2024.
The Chair of the Judging Panel, Dr Sally Wilkinson, commented,
"It was a pleasure to once again review hundreds of high-calibre entries. Each of the shortlisted books has been chosen by primary education specialists, and is ideal for use in the classroom; they would all be welcome additions to your bookshelves! We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the publishers, authors, and illustrators who sent in books to the Awards."
Non-Fiction 4-7
The Secret Elephant by Ellan Rankin
LIFESIZE Deadly Animals by Sophy Henn
Saving H’Non- Chang and the Elephant by Trang Nguyen and Jeet Zdung
My First Space Atlas by Jane Wilsher and Paul Daviz
Fiction 4-7
The Artist by Ed Vere
One Little Word by Joseph Coelho and Alison Colpoys
My Dad is a Tree by Jon Agee
Holey Moley by Bethan Clarke and Anders Frang
Non-Fiction 7-11
How to Chat Chicken by Nick Crumpton and Adrienne Barman
Weird Sea by Sophie Burrows
Brilliant Black British History by Atinuke and Kingsley Nebechi
Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica by Andrew Pettie, Conrad Quilty-Harper, and Valentina D’Efilippo
Fiction 7-11
Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc by Joe Todd-Stanton
Tourmaline by David Cali and Fatinha Ramos
The Grand Hotel of Feelings by Lidia Brankovic
The Panda’s Child by Jackie Morris and Cathy Fisher
Ten Word Tiny Tales by Joseph Coelho and friends
You can find information on the Picture Book Awards visit:
https://englishassociation.ac.uk/english-4-11-picture-book-awards/
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