Congratulations to these brilliant shortlisted storytellers, each weaving unique and thought-provoking narratives.

Unique in that they are judged solely by librarians, The Carnegie Medal for Illustration is awarded for an outstanding book written in English.

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.

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.