Carnegie and Greenaway Awards 2013
It’s that time of year again; The Carnegie and Greenaway shortlists are out. For those that don’t know, these are two of the most prestigious book awards in the country. The Carnegie Award looks at books published for children over…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Wrap Up
And the winner of the Kate Greenaway Award is… A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay (illustrations) And the winner of the Carnegie Award is… A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay (illustrations) Patrick Ness has…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Can We Save The Tiger?
Martin Jenkins and Vicky White (illustrator) Tigers are big, beautiful and fierce. But, like many other animals, they are in danger of becoming extinct. With breathtaking illustrations this large-format picture book tells us about the threats to the many endangered…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: The Gift
Carol Ann Duffy and Rob Ryan (illustrator) In a quiet town, of a sort not found nowadays, lives a beautiful young girl. One summer day, she visits the woods with her mother and father. While her parents prepare the picnic,…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: My Name Is Mina
David Almond There’s an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It’s been there for an age. I keep on saying that I’ll write a journal. So I’ll start right here, right now. I open the book and…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Slog's Dad
Author: David Almond and Dave McKean (illustrator) Do you believe there’s life after death? Slog does. He reckons that the scruffy bloke sitting outside the pork shop is his dad come back to visit him for one last time- just…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Midnight Zoo
Sonya Hartnett World War II, Eastern Europe: Tomas and his younger brother, Andrej, have fled their Romany encampment which has been besieged by the Germans; they carry Wilma, their baby sister, in a sack. In an abandoned, bombed-out town, the…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: Small Change For Stuart
Lissa Evans Stuart Horten – ten years old and small for his age – moves to the dreary town of Beeton, far away from all his friends. And then he meets his new next-door neighbours, the unbearable Kingley triplets, and…
Carnegie and Greenaway Award: Wolf Won't Bite
Emily Gravett Take your seat in the front row and watch in wonder as three cheeky little circus pigs make a wild wolf jump through hoops (literally), endure feats of astounding derring-do, and even withstand perilous games of dress-up. Safe…
Carnegie and Greenaway Awards: My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece
Annabel Pitcher Ten-year-old Jamie Matthews has just moved to the Lake District with his Dad and his teenage sister, Jasmine for a’Fresh New Start’. Five years ago his sister’s twin, Rose, was blown up by a terrorist bomb. His parents…
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