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The judges for these unique book awards, which are the only awards judged by active classroom teachers, will this year come from Wales, with the 2018 UKLA International Conference, at which the eventual winners are announced, being held in Cardiff.
There are 8 groups of judges in total covering the three age categories and they have until mid-March to read the longlisted books, discuss them with their group leaders, and share them with pupils. All groups will then meet together for the difficult task of choosing their shortlist of 6 books in each category.
Headteachers welcomed the opportunity for their teachers to widen their knowledge of recent children’s titles. For UKLA, giving classroom practitioners the opportunity to read a number of new children’s books is as important as finding an overall winner. Research carried out by members of UKLA (Cremin et al 2008) clearly demonstrated the links between teachers’ knowledge of children’s books and the likelihood of pupils becoming successful readers. Despite this evidence, teachers are seldom given time to read new books or funding to purchase them when they do.
UKLA are grateful for the continued support of the award sponsors, which help the awards to grow and develop each year. Micro Librarian Services (MLS), Lovereading4schools and Lovereading4kids, recognise the value of the judging experience for schools and teachers:
‘Lovereading4schools and its sister site Lovereading4kids is very excited and proud to be a co-sponsor of the UKLA Book Awards 2018. The way UKLA work with schools and pupils complements Lovereading’s approach of using book experts and children reviewers to provide good, trusted guidance for teachers and parents that can be hard to find. We are looking forward to sharing the longlisted, shortlisted and winning books with all the parents and schools who use our websites.’ Robert Prime Director of Lovereading Ltd
The UKLA Selection Panel, chaired by Lynda Graham, whittled down the 361 publisher submissions to arrive at a set of longlists, which excitingly feature books in translation in every category and more nonfiction titles than ever. They were pleased to highlight exciting debut authors as well as established and familiar names in children’s literature. Of particular note is the success of small publishing houses like Barrington Stoke, Otter-Barry Books, Gecko Press and Tiny Owl. Lynda Graham says: “the quality of submissions this year was of a particularly high standard and the panel had no easy task, but we are confident that the teachers and schools involved in the judging will benefit enormously from the impact of these quality texts in their schools” All of the books exemplify the award criteria of writing which offers language rich in layered meanings, imaginative expression and exciting vocabulary. Where present, high quality illustration is also an important feature of the chosen texts.
Longlist 3-6
Title | Author | Illustrator | Translator | Publisher | |
Pigeon P.I. | Meg McLaren | Andersen Press | |||
Under the Same Sky | Britta Teckentrup | Caterpillar Books | |||
The Night Gardener | Eric and Terry Fan | Frances Lincoln | |||
Grandad’s Secret Giant | David Litchfield | Frances Lincoln | |||
Don’t Cross the Line! | Isabel Minós Martins | Bernardo P Carvalho | Daniel Hahn | Gecko Press | |
My Pictures after the Storm | Eric Viellé | Daniel Hahn | Gecko Press | ||
Odd Dog Out | Rob Biddulph | HarperCollins | |||
Oi Dog! | Kes and Claire Gray | Jim Field | Hodder | ||
The Darkest Dark | Chris Hadfield | The Fan Brothers | Macmillan | ||
The Wolf Who Cried Boy | James O’Neill | Russell Ayto | Picture Corgi | ||
Grumpy Frog | Ed Vere | Puffin | |||
The Storm Whale in Winter | Benji Davies | Simon & Schuster | |||
You Must Bring a Hat | Simon Philip | Kate Hindley | Simon & Schuster | ||
My Name is not Refugee | Kate Milner | The Bucket List | |||
A Bottle of Happiness | Pippa Goodhart | Ehsan Abdollahi | Tiny Owl Publishing | ||
Old Hat | Emily Gravett | Two Hoots | |||
Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea | Morag Hood | Two Hoots | |||
A Perfect Day | Lane Smith | Two Hoots | |||
Goodnight Everyone | Chris Haughton | Walker Books | |||
A First Book of Animals | Nicola Davies | Petr Horaĉek | Walker Books | ||
A Child of Books | Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston | Walker Books | |||
Counting with Tiny Cat | Viviane Schwarz | Walker Books | |||
It Starts with a Seed | Laura Knowles | Jennie Webber | Words & Pictures |
Longlist 7-11
Title | Author | Illustrator | Translator | Publisher |
The White Fox | Jackie Morris | Barrington Stoke | ||
Good Dog McTavish | Meg Rosoff | Grace Easton | Barrington Stoke | |
The Song From Somewhere Else | A.F.Harrold | Levi Pinfold | Bloomsbury | |
Lesser Spotted Animals | Martin Brown | David Fickling Books | ||
Fish Boy | Chloe Daykin | Richard Jones | Faber & Faber | |
The Legend of Podkin One-Ear | Kieran Larwood | David Wyatt | Faber & Faber | |
Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds | Horatio Clare | Jane Matthews | Firefly Press | |
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe | Megumi Iwasa | Jun Takabatake | Cathy Hirano | Gecko Press |
What Not to do if you Turn Invisible | Ross Welford | HarperCollins | ||
Rabbit and Bear: The Pest in the Nest | Julian Gough | Jim Field | Hodder | |
Welcome to Nowhere | Elizabeth Laird | Lucy Eldridge | Macmillan | |
The Road to Ever After | Moira Young | Hannah George | Macmillan | |
Peter in Peril | Helen Bate | Otter-Barry Books | ||
Me and Mister P | Maria Farrer | Daniel Rieley | OUP | |
A Story Like the Wind | Gill Lewis | Jo Weaver | OUP | |
There May Be a Castle | Piers Torday | Quercus | ||
The Goldfish Boy | Lisa Thompson | Scholastic | ||
The Tale of Angelino Brown | David Almond | Alex T Smith | Walker Books | |
Football School: Where Football Explains the World | Alex, Bellos and Ben Lyttleton | Spike Gerrell | Walker Books | |
The Street Beneath My Feet | Charlotte Guillian | Yuval Zommer | Words & Pictures |
Longlist 12-16
Title | Author | Illustrator | Translator | Publisher |
Optimists Die First | Susin Nielsen | Andersen Press | ||
Encounters | Jason Wallace | Andersen Press | ||
Goodbye Days | Jeff Zentner | Andersen Press | ||
Mind The Gap | Phil Earle | Barrington Stoke | ||
Passing for White | Tanya Landman | Barrington Stoke | ||
We Come Apart | Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan | Bloomsbury | ||
Lydia- the Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice | Natasha Farrant | Chicken House | ||
The Island at the End of Everything | Kiran Millwood Hargrave | Chicken House | ||
The Hypnotist | Laurence Anholt | Corgi | ||
Wolf Hollow | Lauren Wolk | Corgi | ||
Kid Got Shot | Simon Mason | David Fickling Books | ||
Orangeboy | Patrice Lawrence | Hodder | ||
Out of Heart | Irfan Master | Hot Key Books | ||
The Bone Sparrow | Zana Fraillon | Orion | ||
Saint Death | Marcus Sedgwick | Orion | ||
Black Light Express | Philip Reeve | OUP | ||
Frogkisser! | Garth Nix | Piccadilly Press | ||
Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord | Bessora | Barroux | Sarah Ardizzone | The Bucket List |
Where the World Ends | Geraldine McCaughrean | Usborne | ||
The Hate You Give | Angie Thomas | Walker Books |
Shortlist announcement w/b March 26th 2018
The winners will be announced on July 6th at the UKLA International Conference, Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff
Enquires fao Lynda Graham awards@ukla.org