The Blue Peter Book Awards celebrate the best authors and illustrators in children’s fiction and nonfiction. The award is given by BookTrust in the UK. The 2022 longlists for the awards have been announced and will be shortened to three books per category on November 11th. The winners will be selected by over 200 children from schools across the UK with the winners announced in March 2022. Here are the longlisted titles:

BEST STORY

The Amazing Edie Eckhart by Rosie Jones, illustrated by Natalie Smillie

Bad Panda by by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter

Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths by Maisie Chan, illustrated by Anh Cao (published in the U.S. as Danny Chung Sums It Up in September 2021.)

Dragon Mountain by Katie Tsang and Kevin Tsang

The Last Bear by Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold

October, October by Katya Balen, illustrated by Angela Harding

The Shark Caller by Zillah Bethell, illustrated Saara Söderlund

When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten

The Wizard in My Shed by Simon Farnaby, illustrated by Claire Powell

BEST BOOK WITH FACTS

24 Hours in the Stone Age by Lan Cook, illustrated by Laurent Kling

Climate Action by Georgina Stevens, illustrated by Katie Rewse

A Different Sort of Normal by Abigail Balfe

Good News by Rashmi Sirdeshpande, illustrated by Adam Hayes

Invented by Animals by Christiane Dorion, illustrated by Gosia Herbia

Kay’s Anatomy by Adam Kay, illustrated by Henry Paker

The Magic of Sleep by Vicky Woodgate

What a Wonderful Phrase by Nicola Edwards, illustrated by Manu Montoya

Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature by Dara McAnulty, illustrated by Barry Falls

A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Claire Grace, illustrated by Christopher Corr