The longlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal has been announced. The UK award is given for illustration. The list is slightly more diverse than this year’s Carnegie longlist.

Here are the books on the longlist:

 

Alpha by Bessora, illustrated by Barroux

A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson, illustrated by David Roberts

 

Bob the Artist by Marion Deuchars

Counting Lions by Virginia McKenna and Katie Cotton, illustrated by Stephen Walton

 

The Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Chris Riddell

The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams, illustrated by James Weston Lewis

 

Greenling by Levi Pinfold

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay

 

The Journey by Francesca Sanna

The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright, illustrated by Jim Field

 

Little One by Johanna Weaver

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

 

Perfect by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Cathy Fisher

Rain by Sam Usher

 

Return by Aaron Becker

There Is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith

 

Tidy by Emily Gravett

The Whale by Vita Murrow, illustrated by Ethan Murrow

 

Wild Animals of the North by Dieter Braun

The Wolves of Currumpaw by William Grill