Kids’ book awards shortlist out for the 2005 Nestle Children’s Book Prize. The shortlist follows:
5 years and under:
* Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
* Wolves by Emily Gravett
* The Dancing Tiger by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
6-8 years:
* The Whisperer by Nick Butterworth
* Michael Rosen’s Sad Book by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Quentin Blake
* Corby Flood by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, published by Doubleday
9-11 years:
* I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
* The Scarecrow and the Servant by Philip Pullman
* The Whispering Road by Livi Michael