This year, children in up to 500 schools and library reading groups are
expected to be involved in the scheme to 'shadow' the national judging
process for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals for children's books.
With support from the Carnegie UK Trust and the BT Reading Challenge, The
Library Association's Web site now has dedicated Web pages so that children
can use the Internet to swap views on the shortlisted books. Later it is
hoped it will be possible for them to get involved in video conferencing and
interviewing shortlisted authors.
http://www.la-hq.org.uk/shadowing
The five children's books shortlisted for The Library Association Carnegie
Medal are:
David Almond Skellig Hodder Children's Books Age range: 9-adult
Robert Cormier Heroes Hamish Hamilton Age range: 14+
Peter Dickinson The Kin Macmillan Children's Books Age range: 10+
Chris d'Lacey Fly, Cherokee, Fly Corgi Yearling Age range: 10+
Susan Price The Sterkarm Handshake Scholastic Press Age range: 14+
The winner of the Carnegie Medal will be announced on 14 July and presented
by Jeremy Paxman at a ceremony at the British Library.
At the ceremony the winner of the Carnegie's sister award for illustration,
The Kate Greenaway Medal, will also be announced. The seven Greenaway
shortlisted books are:
Christian Birmingham The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, author C.S.Lewis
Collins Age range: 8+
Quentin Blake Zagazoo Jonathan Cape Age range: 6+
Anthony Browne Voices in the Park Doubleday Age range: 8+
Emma Chichester Clark I Love You, Blue Kangaroo Andersen Press Age range:
0-5
Helen Cooper Pumpkin Soup Doubleday Age range: 5+
Shirley Hughes The Lion & the Unicorn The Bodley Head Age range: 8+
Jane Simmons Come on, Daisy! Orchard Books Age range: 0-5
The Carnegie Medal is for "an outstanding book for children written in
English"; it was first awarded to Arthur Ransome in 1936. The Kate Greenaway
Medal for "outstanding illustration in a children's book" was introduced in
the 1950s, when the use of illustration in children's books had become so
important that a separate prize was needed. This year both Medals are
supported by The Pearson Charitable Trust.
The thirteen judges, drawn from the Youth Libraries Group of The Library
Association, work with children every day in public and school libraries.
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