2020 Environment Award for Children’s Literature Shortlist

May 27, 2020May 22, 2020 | Tasha

The shortlist for the Australian 2020 Environment Award for Children’s Literature has been announced. Awarded by the Wilderness Society of Australia, the award for children’s nature writing has been around since 1994. Here is the shortlist:

Microbat Mayhem (Eco Rangers, #2)

Eco Rangers: Microbat Mayhem by Candice Lemon-Scott; illustrated by Aśka

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing! by Tim Flannery; illustrated by Sam Caldwell

The Fate of Fausto

The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

Fauna: Australia's most curious creatures

Fauna: Australia’s Most Curious Creatures by Tania McCartney

A Hollow Is a Home

A Hollow is a Home by Abbie Mitchell; illustrated by Astred Hicks

One careless night

One Careless Night by Christina Booth

One Tree

One Tree by Christopher Cheng; illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Ocean's Revenge (Super Sidekicks, #2)

Super Sidekicks 2: Ocean’s Revenge by Gavin Aung Than

Wilam

Wilam by Andrew Kelly and Aunty Joy Murphy, illustrated by Lisa Kennedy

You Can Change the World

You Can Change the World by Lucy Bell; illustrated by Astred Hicks

2020 Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Longlists

May 26, 2020May 22, 2020 | Tasha

The longlists for the Australian Booksellers Association’s 2020 Booksellers’ Choice Book of the Year Awards have been announced. For the first time, the awards will be presented in three categories rather than one title from any category. Shortlists will be announced on June 4th and winners on July 8th.

Here are the longlisted titles in the children’s books of the year category:

All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors

All the Factors of Why I Love Tractors by Davina Bell, illus by Jenny Lovlie

As Happy as Here

As Happy As Here by Jane Godwin

Bluey: The Beach: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Bluey: The Beach

Woo's Wonderful World of Maths

Eddie Woo’s Wonderful World of Maths by Eddie Woo

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing!

Explore Your World: Weird, Wild, Amazing by Tim Flannery, illus by Sam Caldwell

The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals

Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami Bayly

It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood

Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street: a collection of recipes to share

Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street by Felicita Sala

Mr Chicken All Over Australia

Mr. Chicken All Over Australia by Leigh Hobbs

Sick Bay

Sick Bay by Nova Weetman

The Tiny Star

The Tiny Star by Mem Fox, illus by Freya Blackwood

Young Dark Emu

Young Dark Emu: A Truer History by Bruce Pascoe

2020 Children’s Books Ireland Awards

May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 | Tasha

The award announcement ceremony for the Children’s Books Ireland Awards was broadcast online for the first time in the award’s 30-year history. And all of the winners are women! The awards celebrate the best of Irish books for young people. Some of the winners are in the Irish language.

BOOK OF THE YEAR

Nóinín

Nóinín by Máire Zepf

HONOUR AWARD FOR FICTION WINNER

Toffee by Sarah Crossan (Published in U.S. in July 2020 as Being Toffee)

HONOUR AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION WINNER

The Tide by Ashling Lindsay

EILÍS DILLON AWARD WINNER

Mor agus Muilc 2019 (Hardback)

Mór agus Muilc by Kim Sharkey

THE JUDGES’ SPECIAL AWARD WINNER

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan (coming to the U.S. in February 2021)

Anna Dewdney Read Together Awards

May 4, 2020May 3, 2020 | Tasha

The winner of the Fourth Annual Anna Dewdney Read Together Award has been announced as well as the honor books for 2020. The award is giving to a “picture book that is both a superb read-aloud and also sparks compassion, empathy, and connection.” The award is given by Penguin Young Readers, the Children’s Book Council, and Every Child a Reader. Here are the winners:

WINNER

Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora

HONOR BOOKS

Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

Everybody Says Meow by Constance Lombardo

Love Is Kind by Laura Sassi, illustrated by Lison Chaperon

Made for Me by Zack Bush, illustrated by Gregorio De Lauretis

Welcome Little One by Sandra Magsamen

2020 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees

April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 | Tasha

YALSA has announced their Teens’ Top Ten nominees for 2020. The list is a teen choice list where teens nominate and select their favorite books from the year before. The list will be shortened to the official top ten after teens vote online from August 15 through October 12. Winners are announced the following week.

Here are the 25 nominated titles:

#MurderFunding by Gretchen McNeil

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi. Translated by Cathy Hirano

Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain and Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Illustrated by Frances Castle

Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection by Victoria Aveyard

Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki. Illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell

Lovely War by Julie Berry

The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy

My Ideal Boyfriend is a Croissant by Laura Dockrill

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell. Illustrated by Faith Erin Hicks

Stolen Time by Danielle Rollins

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling

Warhead: The True Story of One Teen Who Almost Saved the World by Jeff Henigson

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Los Angeles Times Book Awards

April 21, 2020April 20, 2020 | Tasha

The winners of the 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Awards were announced on their Twitter feed. One of the awards is for YA literature. Here is the winner of that category as well as its list of finalists:

WINNER

When the Ground Is Hard by Malla Nunn

FINALISTS

Butterfly Yellow by Thanhh Lai

Dig by A. S. King

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay

Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

2020 Hugo Award Finalists

April 8, 2020April 7, 2020 | Tasha

The finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards have been announced, including those for the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book.

LODESTAR AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK FINALISTS

Catfishing on CatNet, by Naomi Kritzer

Deeplight, by Frances Hardinge

Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee

Minor Mage, by T. Kingfisher

Riverland, by Fran Wilde

The Wicked King, by Holly Black

BEST GRAPHIC STORY FINALISTS includes:

Mooncakes, by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker

YA Book Prize 2020 Shortlist

March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 | Tasha

The shortlist for the 2020 YA Book Prize has been announced. The prize celebrates the best of YA literature from the UK and Ireland. The judge panel includes librarians, authors, and teens. Here are the short-listed titles:

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Crossfire (Noughts & Crosses, #5)

Crossfire by Malorie Blackman

The Deathless Girls

The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

Furious Thing by Jenny Downham

The Gifted, the Talented and Me

The Gifted, the Talented and Me by William Sutcliffe

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Meat Market

Meat Market by Juno Dawson

The Places I've Cried in Public

The Places I’ve Cried in Public by Holly Bourne

The Quiet at the End of the World

The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James

2020 British Book Award Shortlists

March 23, 2020March 21, 2020 | Tasha

The shortlists for the 2020 British Book Awards have been announced. Winners in each category will be selected by different panels of judges, with one panel focused on selecting the overall best book of the year. Winners will be announced on June 29th. Here are the shortlists for the juvenile categories:

CHILDREN’S FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR