Today the nominations have been announced for the 2024 Yoto Carnegies, one of the UK’s longest-running children’s book awards. A grand total of 129 books have been nominated for the 2024 Medals.
69 books are in contention for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing which is awarded to a book written in English for children and young people that sparks an outstanding reading experience and 60 books for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration, which celebrates an outstanding reading experience through illustration. This includes 6 titles that have received nominations in both Medal categories.
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration Nominated Titles 2024
Agee, Jon. My Dad is a Tree
Anima, Olya (illustrator) DeBhairduin, Oein (author). The Slug and the Snail
Baker-Smith, Grahame. The Ever-Changing Earth
Baker, Jeannie. Desert Jungle
Barrow, Alex (illustrator) Dawnay, Gabby (author). If I Had a Crocodile
Becker, Aaron. The Tree and the River
Bendix, Tea (illustrator) Ness, Patrick (author). Different for Boys
Bickford-Smith, Coralie. The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure
Browne, Anthony. A Boy, His Dog and the Sea
Campi, Thomas (illustrator) de Fombelle, Timothée (author) Ardizzone, Sarah (translator). A Swallow in Winter
Carlin, Laura (illustrator) Almond, David (author). The Woman Who Turned Children Into Birds
Child, Lauren (illustrator) Carroll, Emma (author). The Little Match Girl Strikes Back
Cockcroft, Jason (illustrator) Holland, Tom (author). The Wolf-Girl, the Greeks and the Gods: A Tale of the Persian Wars
Cole, Lo. Doris
Colfer, Eoin and Donkin, Andrew (illustrators) Rigano, Giovanni (author). Global
Dagilè, Inga (illustrator) Marcinkevičius, Marius (author). The Pebble
de Freston, Tom (illustrator) Hargrave, Kiran Milwood (author). Leila and the Blue Fox
Dean, Rachael (illustrator) White, Kathryn (author). Home for Grace
Docherty, Thomas (illustrator) Dougherty, John (author). The Hare-Shaped Hole
Donnelly, Paddy (illustrator) Tagholm, Sarah (author). Wolves in Helicopters
Echeverri, Catalina (illustrator) McGuckin, Isla (author). April’s Garden
Evans, Kate (illustrator) Matthews, Cerys and Thomas, Dylan (authors). Cerys Matthews’ Under Milk Wood: An Illustrated Retelling
Farfort, Lucy. In Our Hands
Gent, Owen. That’s Nice, Love
Graham, Bob. The Concrete Garden
Gravett, Emily (illustrator) Lake, Nick (author). The House With a Dragon in it
Haughton, Chris. Well Done, Mummy Penguin
Hogtun, Stephen. Deep
Horáček, Petr (illustrator) Davies, Nicola (author). Choose Love
Ilustrajo, Mariajo. Lost
Kaadan, Nadine (illustrator) Robert, Na’ima B (author). A Child Like You
King-Chai, Sharon (illustrator) Donaldson, Julia (author). Colours, Colours Everywhere
Klassen, Jon. The Skull
Lynch, P.J. (illustrator) Frost, Robert (author). Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
MacDonald, Shona Shirley (illustrator) Ryan, Ellen (author). Girls Who Slay Monsters
Mayhew, James and Toto. The Frog’s Kiss
McCarthy, Steve. The Wilderness
McKean, Dave (illustrator) Said, SF (author). Tyger
Meza, Erika. To the Other Side
Mistry, Poonam. The Midnight Panther
Mori, Yoko (illustrator) Hirano, Cathy (translator). Teddy’s Midnight Adventure
Mosquera, Yolanda (illustrator) Echeverría, Julio Serrano (author) Schimel, Lawrence (translator). Balam and Lluvia’s House
Mountford, Karl James. The Circles in the Sky
Nebechi, Kingsley (illustrator) Atinuke (author). Brilliant Black British History
Ogilvie, Sara (illustrator) Rundell, Katherine (author). The Zebra’s Great Escape
Pinfold, Levi. Paradise Sands
Rayner, Catherine (illustrator) Donaldson, Julia (author). The Bowerbird
Sardà, Júlia (illustrator) Eggers, Dave (author). Moving the Millers’ Minnie More Mine Mansion
Savage, Chloe. The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish
Scurfield, Lynn (illustrator) Craig, Mya-Rose (author). Flight
Smith, Jennifer N.R. Glow: The Wild Wonders of Bioluminescence
Smith, Sydney (illustrator) Scott, Jordan (author). My Baba’s Garden
Terrazzini, Daniela Jaglenka (illustrator) O’Farrell, Maggie (author). The Boy Who Lost His Spark
Todd-Stanton, Joe (illustrator) Stewart, Alexandra (author). Darwin & Hooker: A Story of friendship, curiosity and discovery that changed the world
Todd-Stanton, Joe. Luna and the Treasure of Tlaloc
Vere, Ed. The Artist
Winston, Sam. One and Everything
Woffenden, Chris (illustrator) Sprenger, Christian (author). ZombieGerm 2: Mission Clutz
Wolters, Octavie (illustrator) Hutchison, Michele (translator). The Starling’s Song
Zając, Aleksandra (illustrator) Oziewicz, Tina (author). What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing Nominated Titles 2024
Alexander, Kwame. The Door of No Return
Barnard, Sara. Where the Light Goes
Bethell, Zillah. The Song Walker
Boakye, Jeffrey. Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer
Boulley, Angeline. Warrior Girl Unearthed
Bourne, Brianna. The Half Life of Love
Boyce, Frank Cottrell (author) Lenton, Steven (illustrator). The Wonder Brothers
Cameron, Sophie. Away with Words
Carroll, Emma (author) Child, Lauren (illustrator). The Little Match Girl Strikes Back
Carroll, Emma. The Tale of Truthwater Lake
Clarkin, Amy. What Walks These Halls
Coelho, Joseph (author) Milner, Kate (illustrator). The Boy Lost in the Maze
Conaghan, Brian. Swimming on the Moon
Connors, A. The Girl Who Broke the Sea
Croucher, Lex. Gwen & Art are Not in Love
Darbon, Mel. What the World Doesn’t See
Davies, Nicola (author) Horáček, Petr (illustrator). Choose Love
de Fombelle, Timothée (author) Campi, Thomas (illustrator) Ardizzone, Sarah (translator). A Swallow in Winter
de Fombelle, Timothée (author) James, Holly (translator). Alma: The Wind Rises
Delahaye, Rachel. Electric Life
Dunn, Kat. Bitterthorn
Dunne, Alex. The Book of Secrets
Eagle, Judith (author) Geyer, Kim (illustrator). The Stolen Songbird
Earle, Phil. Until the Road Ends
Farrant, Natasha. The Rescue of Ravenswood
Faulkner, Cathy. Digging for Victory
Fisher, Tia. Crossing the Line
Freedman, Dan (author) Hallstroem, Kajsa (illustrator). I Am Lenny Brown
Gayton, Sam. World Weavers
Goodfellow, Matt. Let’s Chase Stars Together
Gourlay, Candy. Wild Song
Green, Simon James. Boy Like Me
Grehan, Meg. The Lonely Book
Hardinge, Frances. Unraveller
Hargrave, Kiran Millwood (author) de Freston, Tom (illustrator). Leila and the Blue Fox
Ireland, Jenny. The First Move
Janmohamed, Shelina (author) Greenan, Laura (illustrator). The Story of Now
Jennings, Paul. The Lorikeet Tree
Katouh, Zoulfa. As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow
Khan, Hiba Noor. Safiyyah’s War
Kroon, Oskar (author) Prime, A. A. (translator). Rhubarb Lemonade
Kumagai, Clara. Catfish Rolling
Lamb, Simon (author) Riddell, Chris (illustrator). A Passing On of Shells
Lapinski, L.D. Jamie
Lessore, Nathanael. Steady for This
Lincon, Beth (author) Powell, Claire (illustrator). The Swifts
McDonnell, Eve. The Chestnut Roaster
McGowan, Anthony (author) Robinson, Keith (illustrator). Dogs of the Deadlands
McNicoll, Elle. Like a Curse
Mohamud, Ayaan. You Think You Know Me
Nadin, Joanna. A Calamity of Mannerings
Naidoo, Beverley. Children of the Stone City
Norry, E.L. Fablehouse
Oppel, Kenneth. Ghostlight
Parr, Lesley. Where the River Takes Us
Reid, Louisa. Activist
Rose, JP. The Haunting of Tyrese Walker
Said, SF (author) McKean, Dave (illustrator). Tyger
Sedgwick, Marcus. Ravencave
Silver, Josh. HappyHead
Skalietska, Yeva. You Don’t Know What War Is
Sprenger, Christian (author) Woffenden, Chris (illustrator). ZombieGerm 2: Mission Clutz
Thakur, Sophia. Wearing My Mother’s Heart
Thomson, Pari (author) Paganelli, Elisa (illustrator). Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
Titley, Alan (author) Coveney, Eoin (illustrator). The Táin
Williamson, Victoria. Norah’s Ark
Williamson, Victoria. War of the Wind
Woltz, Anna (author) Dean, David (illustrator) Colmer, David (translator). My Especially Weird Week with Tess
Wood, Laura. The Agency for Scandal
Nominations are accepted that met the criteria for the Medals and reflect the spirit of the Awards mission: To champion librarians to inspire and empower the next generation to create a better world through books and reading.
What happens next?
Each nominated book is read by every member of the 2024 judging panel – which this year includes 12 experienced librarians from CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group (YLG) − who volunteer their time as judges.
From these nominations, the judging panel will decide the long and shortlists and finally, the 2024 Medal winners, based on the official criteria for the Medals for Writing and Illustration.
The long and shortlists identify a range of outstanding books for children and young people of all ages and interests, celebrating world-class writing and illustration from new and established authors and illustrators.
The Shadowers' Choice Awards
2024 will also see the continuation of the Shadowers’ Choice Awards voted for by children and young people who take part in the Awards shadowing scheme – a reading for pleasure initiative that engages thousands of children and young people in schools and libraries in the UK and overseas through ‘shadowing’ reading groups. Young people read and engage with the shortlists critically and creatively, through group participation and digitally: posting online reviews, artworks, videos and taking part in creative activities and online events. Taking on the role of judges, the groups will vote for their favourite books to receive the Shadowers’ Choice Award at the winners’ ceremony in June 2024.
Registration for shadowing groups is now open and group leaders can opt in to receive a free publicity pack when the shortlists are announced in March.
The 2024 Yoto Carnegies promise to be an exciting journey through outstanding reading experiences.
Key Dates for 2024
Wednesday 13th February 2024: Longlists announced
Wednesday 13th March 2024: Shortlists announced and Shadowing begins
Thursday 20th June 2024: Yoto Carnegie Medal Winners announced
For further information on The Yoto Carnegies 2024 please visit www.yotocarnegies.co.uk
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