2015 Kate Greenaway Medal Longlist

Here are the 20 longlisted titles for the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal, a British award for best illustration.  The shortlist will be announced on March 17.

Dark Satanic Mills Fortunately, the Milk Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse (Goth Girl, #1)

Dark Satanic Mills by Marcus and Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by John Higgins and Marc Olivent

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell

The Great War: An Anthology Inspired by Objects from the First World War Hermelin: The Detective Mouse

The Great War: An Anthology of Stories Inspired by Objects from the First World War by various authors, illustrated by Jim Kay

Hermelin: the Detective Mouse by Mini Grey

Jim's Lion Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Jim’s Lion by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Alexis Deacon

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown

17165875 On Sudden Hill

Mr. Wuffles by David Wiesner

On Sudden Hill by Linda Sarah, illustrated by Benji Davies

The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Promise

The Pilot and the Little Prince by Peter Sis

The Promise by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin

Rules of Summer Shackleton's Journey

Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan

Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill

Shh! We Have a Plan Smelly Louie

Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton

Smelly Louise by Catherine Rayner

The Something Tinder Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes

The Something by Rebecca Cobb

Tinder by Sally Gardner, illustrated by David Roberts

Tiny: the Invisible World of Microbes by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton

Wayland What If...?

Wayland by Tony Mitton, illustrated by John Lawrence

What If…? by Anthony Browne

2015 Notable Children’s Books

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The Association for Library Service to Children have announced their list of the 2015 Notable Children’s Books.  The books are selected by committee and are defined as “Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways.”

The list covers preschool through grade 8.  Lots of great reads!