The shortlist for The Children’s Book Award for 2016 has been announced. This British award was previously known as the Red House Children’s Book Award. Voted on and chosen by children, this is a unique award. Here is the shortlist:
BOOKS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN
Fabulous Pie by Gareth Edwards and Guy Parker-Rees
Is There a Dog in This Book? by Viviane Schwartz
Ready, Steady, Jump by Jeanne Willis and Adrian Reynolds
This Book Just Ate My Dog by Richard Byrne
BOOKS FOR YOUNGER READERS
Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen
Horrid Henry’s Krazy Ketchup by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Tony Ross
My Head Teacher Is a Vampire Rat by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Thomas Flintham
BOOKS FOR OLDER READERS
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo
Smart by Kim Slater