The winners of the 2021 British Book Awards were announced on May 13th. Two of the Best Book awards are for children’s titles and several of the trade awards are for children’s publishers. Here are the winners in those categories:
CHILDREN’S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Highland Falcon Thief by Junior MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED AND NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Black and British: A Short, Essential History by David Olusoga
BEST SMALL PRESS
BEST CHILDREN’S PUBLISHER
Waking Brain Cells 