CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway Medal Winners

The winners of the CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway Medals have been announced. The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are the UK’s oldest children’s book awards. They recognize “outstanding reading experiences created through writing and illustration in books for children and young people.” The Shadowers’ Choice Awards are voted on by young people who vote for their favorite books.

It looks like I also never shared the shortlists for these awards, so I will include them here as well.

CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER

Small in the City by Sydney Smith

SHADOWERS’ CHOICE FROM THE CARNEGIE SHORTLIST

Run, Rebel

Run Rebel by Manjeet Mann

SHADOWERS’ CHOICE FROM THE GREENAWAY SHORTLIST

Starbird

Starbird by Sharon King-Chai

CARNEGIE SHORTLIST

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho

The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson

On Midnight Beach

On Midnight Beach by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick

GREENAWAY SHORTLIST

Arlo the Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep by Catherine Rayner

The Bird Within Me

The Bird Within Me by Sara Lundberg

Hike by Pete Oswald

How the Stars Came To Be

How the Stars Came to Be by Poonam Mistry

I Go Quiet by David Ouimet

It's a no-money day

It’s a No-Money Day by Kate Milner

News to Wake Your Brain Cells – June 18

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

17 books for kids and teens to read during Pride Month – CBC

2022 ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee discussion list for Annual Conference 2021 – ALSC Blog

Bologna Children’s Book Fair’s 2021 Ragazzi Award winners – Publishing Perspectives

The boy who lived and lived and lived – The Bookseller

Nova Scotia illustrator wins prestigious children’s book award – CBC

WIRED’s ultimate summer reading list for kids and teens – WIRED

LIBRARIES

ALA takes a stance on social and racial justice with proposed ninth principle of the Code of Ethics – OIF Blog

Many turned to libraries during the pandemic for free wifi and other services. Will these venerable public institutions get the credit they deserve? – CNN

New York Legislature passes library e-book bill – Publishers Weekly

Where is our Spotify for books? – Slate

YA LIT

28 new LGBTQ+ young adult novels that’ll add sunshine to your summer – BuzzFeed

The healing power of queer coming-of-age stories – The New York Times

‘Let Me Hear a Rhyme’ drama from Morenike Balogun, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson & Morgan Cooper in works at Peacock – Deadline

Q&A with the authors of ‘Blackout’ – Publishers Weekly

Sanaa Lathan to make feature directorial debut with Paramount Players’ ‘On the Come Up’ – Deadline

YA fiction: love of all shapes amidst the ruins – The Irish Times