Half the books featuring female protagonists. With 11 of the 16 shortlisted books written or illustrated by women, and around Female voices are strongly represented across both lists, Tribesman to basketball player – and settings as varied as Coney Island, theĮast End slums of 1920s London, an Indian forest and a remote mountain village The globe, offering multiple perspectives – from suffragette to slam poet, This year’s shortlists comprise books by authors and illustrators from across Librarians from longlists of 20 books per Medal, these titles reflect the veryīest in children’s writing and illustration published in the UK.Ī diverse range of voices and perspectives is a core mission of the Awards, and Prestigious CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, the UK’s oldest bookĪwards for children and young people, are revealed. (Tuesday 19 th March 2019), the eight-strong shortlists for the Over 4,500 reading groups across the UK embark on Awards’ shadowing scheme following shortlist announcement.Illustrator Jon Klassen in the running for second Kate Greenaway Medal win.Three verse novels make the Carnegie Medal shortlist for the first time, as books celebrating freedom of expression loom large across both lists.SHORTLISTS FOR 2019 CILIP CARNEGIE AND KATE GREENAWAY MEDALS ANNOUNCED
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