The Shortlists in full
3-6
The Night Gardener written and illustrated by Eric and Terry Fan (Frances Lincoln)
Odd Dog Out written and illustrated by Rob Biddulph (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Oi Dog written by Kes and Claire Gray and illustrated by Jim Field (Hodder)
The Darkest Dark written by Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion andillustrated by The Fan Brothers (Macmillan)
Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea written and illustrated by Morag Hood (Two Hoots)
It Starts with a Seed written by Laura Knowles and illustrated by Jennie Webber (Words & Pictures)
7-11
The White Fox written and illustrated by Jackie Morris (Barrington Stoke)
Lesser Spotted Animals written and illustrated by Martin Brown (David Fickling Books)
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe Written by Megumi Iwasa, translated by Cathy Hirano and Illustrated by Jun Takabatake (Gecko Press)
Welcome to Nowhere written by Elizabeth Laird and illustrated by Lucy Eldridge (Macmillan)
Me and Mister P written by Maria Farrer and illustrated by Daniel Rieley (OUP)
The Street Beneath My Feet written by Charlotte Gullian and illustrated by Yuval Zommer (Words and Pictures)
12-16
Encounters written by Jason Wallace (Andersen Press)
Come Apart written by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan (Bloomsbury)
Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord written Bessora, translated by sarah Ardizzone and illustrated by Barroux (The Bucket List)
Saint Death written by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)
Frogkisser! written by Garth Nix (Piccadilly Press)
Where the World Ends written by Geraldine McCaughrean (Usborne)
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