The shortlists for the 2019 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize have been announced. The UK book prize focuses on identifying rising talent in the world of literature for children and teens. Category winners and the overall winner will be announced on March 21.
ILLUSTRATED BOOK SHORTLIST
100 Dogs by Michael Whaite
The Girls by Lauren Ace
Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black by Vashti Harrison
Mini Rabbit Not Lost by John Bond
YOUNGER FICTION SHORTLIST
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf
The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure by Vashti Hardy
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
The Mystery of the Colour Thief by Ewa Jozefkowicz
The Train to Impossible Places by P. G. Bell
OLDER FICTION SHORTLIST
Boy 87 by Ele Fountain
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Me Mam, Me Dad, Me by Malcolm Duffy
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Truth about Lies by Tracy Darnton
A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos
Waking Brain Cells 