The Sheffield Children's Book Award is brought to you by Sheffield Libraries and is a celebration of our favourite children's books of the year! This Award is a way to share with you books that children will love to read, whilst also promoting inclusion, diversity and empathy in great stories.
Right about now we would ordinarily be counting up your votes for this year's shortlisted titles, readying for our ceremony in November, but like many things, Covid-19 has meant a change of plans. Don't fear, the book award is still happening, but we've moved it over to next year where we will hopefully have a bumper double, and most importantly safe, celebration of titles in 2021
However, we still have an exciting bunch of beautiful books that we want to promote and enjoy on this year's shortlist so for the next few weeks we'll be blogging about each category of shortlisted titles and giving you a closer look at each one.
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Why not read the books for yourself and let us know which is your favourite?
Get a closer look at each title in our Instagram Highlights
Then submit your vote via our online form.
Toddler Books
Our second category is the Toddler Books, the first steps into reading with your little ones.
Milo and Monty
Written and illustrated by Roxana De Rond
Published by Child Play
Milo and Monty are very different dogs. Monty enjoys hugs and noisy playtimes, but Milo prefers to avoid people and hide in a cosy, quiet space. One day, during a family reunion, Milo finds cousin Henry is hiding in his special space. Like Milo, Henry finds hugs uncomfortable, dislikes loud noises and has a favourite toy that he takes everywhere. A heartwarming story about family and the small changes we can make to accommodate the needs of others.
Watch Roxana De Rond read Milo and Monty:
1, 2, 3 Do the Dinosaur
Written by Michelle Robinson
Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Published by Egmont
Follow toddler Tom as he teaches you and all his friends exactly how to be a dinosaur. There's a rumble in the jungle and Tom calls all his friends to copy him in as they chomp, slash, swish and roar together. But when they stumbled across a huge hill, they're in for a big, toothy surprise ...
Little ones will love doing the actions and joining in with this fun, interactive story. Michelle Robinson's energetic rhyming text and Rosalind Beardshaw's cheerful, bright illustrations make this a joy to read aloud with toddlers.
Watch Michelle Robinson read 1, 2, 3, Do the Dinosaur:
Don't Go There!
Illustrated by Hrefna Bragadottir
Published by Anderson Press
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There must be no toilets in outer space, because this baby martian keeps going in the wrong place: a bird bat, a bin, even a hat! Perhaps if he masters The Toilet Song, he might learn where to go: lid up, pants down, bottom on the seat!
Watch Jeanne Willis Read Don't Go There:
Join us on the blog next week as we share with you the Picture Books ....
Discover More
To discover all the shortlisted titles download our new Recommended Reads Booklet (PDF).
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