Unique in that they are judged solely by librarians, The Carnegie Medal for Illustration is awarded to a children’s book illustrator whose artwork creates an outstanding reading experience. This list comprises the Longlist for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025.

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All money received from the Carnegies Bookshop.org page will be used to purchase shortlist book packs via our official book supplier Scholastic to enable more schools in financial need to take part in Shadowing the awards.

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