2027 Info 3-14+ Longlist
UKLA are pleased to announce that the 2027 Information 3-14+ Book Awards Longlist is:
A Natural History of Bums. Written by The Crab Museum and illustrated by Inga Ziemele (Wide Eyed Editions)
A River Running Through You. Written by Amy-Jane Beer and illustrated by Elin Manon (Magic Cat Publishing)
Bust or Trust – A Kid’s Mystery Book. Written by Small Wardour and illustrated by Sam Peet (Words & Pictures)
Dance of Resistance. Written by Catherine Johnstone and illustrated by Katie Hickey (Barrington Stoke)
Dangerous Animals Survival Guide. Written by Sam Hume.(Collins)
Flush it Down: The Story of Sewers Through Time. Written by Rob Flowers (Cicada)
Let’s Explore Pigeons. Written and illustrated by Siski Kalla (Catch a Leaf Publishing)
Making It Up as You Go Along Written by Patricia Forde and illustrated by Mary Murphy (Little Island)
Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed Identity Written by Emma Slade Edmondson (Rocket Fox)
Quantum! The Strange Science of the Smallest Stuff in the Universe. Written by Christopher Edge and illustrated by Paul Daviz (Walker Books)
Scream If You Wanna Go Faster: The History and Science of Amusement Parks Written by Peter Morris and illustrated by Roozeboos (Cicada)
Shoes! A Footwear Fashion Frolic Written by Anna Davies and illustrated byDaisy Wynter (Cicada)
Start Small, Think Big: Small Shiny Dung Beetle. Written by Mary Auld and illustrated by Hannah Bailey (Mama Makes Books)
The Cave Explorer. Written and illustrated by Kate Winter (Puffin)
The History of We. Written and illustrated by Nikkolas Smith (Rock the Boat)
The Shipwreck Atlas Written by Jo Arnold and illustrated by Philip Harris (Wide Eyed Editions)
The Story of Portraits. Written by Mick Manning and illustrated by Brita Granström (Franklin Watts)
The Week Junior Guide to Politics. Written by Catherine Brereton (Bloomsbury Education)
Whale Song. Written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup (Walker Books)
Your Planet Needs You. Written by Elizabeth Laird and Will McDowall and illustrated by Paul Boston (Walker Books)
Read more about why the judges made their selections below:
The award is given every year for books from a diverse range of voices and perspectives in which the language is powerful. It must have an effect on the child reader and be memorable in some way because of the way it is used. The current award seeks to recognise a text that emanates from the writer’s passion about a subject, rather than an obvious curriculum objective, and be one that a child or young person would read for pleasure as well as for information.
To submit to this Award, please use the submission form below (while submissions are open). The full judging criteria and guidance for submissions can be found below. Information about the past winners can also be found below and represent true excellence endorsed by teachers who have seen their impact upon young readers.