Monday, November 12, 2018

The Sheffield Children's Book Award 2018 - The BIG 30!

The Sheffield Children's Book Award is back and 2018 represents 30 years since the start of the award! 30 years ago Ghostbusters was out in cinemas, the very first Mackintosh computer was unveiled, the first episode of The Bill was aired and Band Aid was recorded! A lot has changed in the World over those years, but the Book Awards has remained and gone from strength to strength.

 So 2018 isy quite special, and we have a shortlist of dazzling titles to reflect that, for which the votes are now in, and frantic preparations have begun for the award ceremony which will take place on Friday 16th November. School classes from around Sheffield have been invited to come along to The Lyceum Theatre for a particularly special ceremony, to make a lot of noise and meet some of their favourite authors and illustrators. It's an exciting, fun and brilliantly book lead day.

 We have an array of lovely authors, illustrators and publishers joining us for this year's award ceremony, including some of the winners from years gone past! Keep an eye open on our Twitter account this coming Friday to get all the action from the day:- @SheffLibraries

 Just in case you've not seen this year's fabulous shortlist, here's a quick recap.

Outdoors
Illustrated by Mel Four
- http://www.melissafour.co.uk
Published by Bloomsbury
- https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk


 Bedtime with Ted
Written and illustrated by Sophy Henn
- http://www.sophyhenn.com
Published by Bloomsbury
- https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk


 Milo's Mix & Match
Written and illustrated by Faye Williamson
Published by Fourth Wall Publishing
- http://fourthwallpublishing.com


Hole in the Zoo
Written by Mick Inkpen
- https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/Books/MickInkpen
Illustrated by Chloe Inkpen
- https://www.chloeinkpen.com
Published by Hodder
- https://www.hodder.co.uk


 Yoga Babies
Written by Fearne Cotton
- http://www.officialfearnecotton.com
Illustrated by Sheena Dempsey
- http://www.sheenadempsey.com
Published by Andersen Press
- https://www.andersenpress.co.uk
My Incredible Knitting Nana
Written and illustrated by Rowena Blyth
Published by Fourth Wall Publishing
- http://www.fourthwallpublishing.com




Perfectly Norman
Written and illustrated by Tom Percival
- http://tom-percival.com
Published by Bloomsbury
- https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk
Daisy Doodles
Written by Michelle Robinson
- http://michellerobinson.co.uk
Illustrated by Irene Dickson
- http://www.irenedicksonillustration.com
Published by Oxford University Press
- http://global.oup.com
Game of Stones
Written by Rebecca Lisle
- http://www.rebeccalisle.com
Illustrated by Richard Watson
- https://en-gb.facebook.com/RichardWatsonIllustration
Published by Maverick Arts 
- http://www.maverickbooks.co.uk



Billy and the Mini Monsters
Written by Zanna Davidson
Illustrated by Melanie Williamson
- http://melaniewilliamsonillustration.co.uk
Published by Usborne
- https://usborne.com



Press Start! Game Over & Powers Up
Written and illustrated by Thomas Flintham


My Brother's Famous Bottom Makes a Splash
Written by Jeremy Strong
- https://www.jeremystrong.co.uk
Illustrated by Rowan Clifford
Published by Penguin Random House
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com



The Tale of Angelina Brown
Written by David Almond
Illustrated by Alex T Smith
- http://www.alextsmith.com
Published by Walker Books
- http://www.walker.co.uk


Letters from the Lighthouse
Written by Emma Carroll
- https://emmacarrollauthor.wordpress.com
Published by Faber & Faber


A Place Called Perfect
Written by Helena Duggan
- https://twitter.com/Heldideas
Published by Usborne 
- https://usborne.com



Kick
Written by Mitch Johnson
- https://www.mitchjohnsonauthor.com
Published by Usborne


The Island at the End of Everything
Written by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- http://www.kiranmillwoodhargrave.co.uk
Published by Chicken House


The Goldfish Boy
Written by Lisa Thompson
- http://www.lisathompsonauthor.com
Published by Scholastic 
- https://www.scholastic.co.uk



We Come Apart
Written by Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan
- http://www.sarahcrossan.com
- http://www.the-bia.com/brian-conaghan.html
Published by Bloomsbury


Encounters
Written by Jason Wallace
- http://www.jason-wallace.com
Published by Andersen Press


After the Fire
Written by Will Hill
- http://www.willhillauthor.com
Published by Usborne 
- https://usborne.com


Have you cast your vote? Which was your favourite? We think they are all winners. A fabulous set of books to engage and excited children of all ages and ability. Watch this space to find out who comes out on top! 

Thank you to everyone who has longlisted, shortlisted, read, voted, attended and supported the Sheffield Children's Book Awards over the past 30 years. Here's to 30 years more!

Thank you! 

Blog post written by Alexis Filby (Library and Information Assistant).