Monday, March 10, 2025

The Sheffield Children's Book Award 2025

We're thrilled to announce the books that have been shortlisted for this year's Sheffield Children's Book Award! You can borrow them from your local library, read and vote for your favourite title.

Baby Books: 0-3 years

At the Park by Sam Lloyd, published by Ladybird

There There Little Puppy by Anna Milbourne and illustrated by Bruno Brogna, published by Usborne

Mixed Up Farm Animals by Spencer Wilson, published by Boxer Books.


Toddler Books: 3-5 years

Runaway Cone by Morag Hood, published by Two Hoots

Smelly Peggy by Helen Stephens, published by Walker Books

Lionel by Lo Cole, published by Rocket Bird Books


Picture Books: 5-7 years

Snail in Space by Rachel Bright and illustrated by Nadia Shireen, published by Simon & Schuster

The Girl at the Front of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf and illustrated by Pippa Curnick, published by Hodder Children’s Books

Otto the Top Dog by Catherine Rayner, published by Macmillan


Emerging Reads: 7-9 years

Croaky: Search for the Sasquatch by Matty Long, published by Oxford

Astrid and the Space Cadets! Attack of the Snailiens! by Alex T. Smith, published by Macmillan

Murray and Bun! Murray the Viking by Adam Stower, published by HarperCollins


Shorter Novels: 9-11 years

A History of my Weird by Chloё Heuch, published by Firefly Press

The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf, published by Orion

Reggie Houser Has the Power by Helen Rutter, cover illustration © Andrew Bannecker, published by Scholastic



Longer Novels: 11-14 years

I am Rebel by Ross Montgomery, published by Walker Books

The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival, published by Simon & Schuster

The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie by Radhika Sanghani, published by Usborne



Young Adult Books: 14+ years

Songlight by Moira Buffini, published by Faber

Handle With Care by Louisa Reid, published by Guppy Books

The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland, published by Hot Key Books

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