The Waterstone’s Children’s Prize is a British annual award given to a work of children’s literature. The award is given in three categories. Here are the shortlisted titles:

ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

 

The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield

Cinderella’s Stepsister and the Big Bad Wolf by Lorraine Carey and Migy Blanco

 

The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth

Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow

 

Hector and Hummingbird by Nicholas John Frith

Super Happy Magic Forest by Matty Long

 

YOUNGER FICTION

 

Bird by Crystal Chan

The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands

 

Darkmouth by Shane Hegarty

My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons

 

The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine

Witch Wars by Sibéal Pounder

 

OLDER FICTION

 

13 Days of Midnight by Leo Hunt

The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

 

The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

 

Seed by Lisa Heathfield

The Sin Eater’s Daughter by Melinda Salisbury