The long list for the brand new Klaus Flugge Prize has been announced. This new UK award honors the “most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s book illustration in a single calendar year.” Here are the long-listed titles:
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
Cinderella’s Sister and the Big Bad Wolf by Migy Blano, written by Lorraine Carey
Counting Lions by Stephen Walton, written by Katie Cotton
The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth
Dog on a Train by Kate Prendergast
The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head by Daisy Hirst
Have You Seen Elephant? by David Barrow
Hector and the Hummingbird by Nicholas John Frith
How to Be a Dog by Jo Williamson
Ice in the Jungle by Ariane Hofmann-Maniyar
The Jar of Happiness by Ailsa Burrows
Jill and the Dragon by Lesley Barnes
Lili by Wen Dee Tan
Lion Practice by Emma Carlisle
Super Happy Magic Forest by Matty Long
Toby and the Ice Giants by Joe Lillington
Too Many Toys by Heidi Deedman
Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit Book Burglar by Emily Mackenzie
The Wonder Garden by Kristjana S. Williams, written by Jenny Broom
The Zoomers’ Handbook by Thiago De Moraes, written by Ana de Moraes
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