Nominations have been published for two of the most prestigious prizes in writing and illustrating for children. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by CILIP for an outstanding book for children and young people while the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
Often described by authors and illustrators as the “one they want to win”, the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Children’s Book Awards are the gold standard in literature and illustration for children and young people. Previous winners of the CILIP Carnegie Medal include Sally Gardener, Patrick Ness, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman and C.S. Lewis whilst previous winners of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal include Levi Pinfold, Raymond Briggs, Shirley Hughes and Quentin Blake.
Nominations are made annually by members of CILIP. All nominations published have been checked and verified for their eligibility and have received at least one nomination from a CILIP member. From these nominations the judging panel will meet to decide longlists, based on the official medals criteria, including consideration of plot, characterisation and style. From the longlists our judges will decide the official shortlists and finally, the 2016 medal winners.
93 books have been nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and 69 nominated for the Kate Greenaway medal. The official long and shortlists identify a range of outstanding books for children and young people of all ages and interests and enable the 100,000 pupils in our 5,000 shadowing groups to engage with world-class literature and illustration from new and established authors and illustrators.
Agard, John (author) Packer, Neil (illustrator). Book
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9780744544787
Ainsworth, Eve. Seven Days
Publisher: Scholastic Press. ISBN: 9781407146911
Albertalli, Becky. Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Publisher: Penguin Books. ISBN: 9780141356099
Almond, David (author) Radford, Karen (illustrator).A Song For Ella Grey
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781444919547
Avery, Tom (author) Grove, Kate (illustrator)Not As We Know It
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783442263
Benwell, Sarah. The Last Leaves Falling
Publisher: Definitions. ISBN: 9781909531222
Bourne, Holly. Am I Normal Yet?
Publisher: Usborne Books. ISBN: 9781409590309
Bowler, Tim. Game Changer
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192794154
Brahmachari,Sita. Red Leaves
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447262985
Brittan, Jane. The Edge of Me
Publisher: Blowfish Books. ISBN: 9780993233401
Byrne, Michael. Lottery Boy
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406358292
Campbell, Alex. Land
Publisher: Hot Key Books. ISBN: 9781471402258
Cassidy, Cathy (author) Keen, Erin (illustrator). Looking Glass Girl
Publisher: Puffin. ISBN: 9780141357829
Clark, Simon P.Eren
Publisher: Corsair. ISBN: 9781472110978
Clarke, Cat. The Lost and the Found
Publisher: Quercus. ISBN: 9781848663954
Cottrell Boyce, Frank (author) Lenton, Steven (illustrator) The Astounding Broccoli Boy
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781405054676
Craigie, Emma. What Was Never Said
Publisher: Short Books Ltd. ISBN: 9781780721798
Cross, Gillian. Shadow Cat
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192736734
Crossan, Sarah. One
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408863114
Curtis, Vanessa. The Earth Is Singing
Publisher: Usborne Books. ISBN: 9781409577447
David, Keren. This Is Not A Love Story
Publisher: ATOM Books. ISBN: 9780349001401
Dockrill, Laura. Lorali
Publisher: Hot Key Books. ISBN: 9781471404221
Drakeford, Lisa. The Baby
Publisher: Chicken House. ISBN: 9781910002230
Earle, Phil (author) Ogilvie, Sara (illustrator) Demolition Dad
Publisher: Orion Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781444013863
Elson, Jane. How To Fly With Broken Wings
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781444916768
Everson, Katie. Drop
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN:9781406356274
Ewing, Amy. The Jewel
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN:9781406347494
Forman, Gayle. I Was Here
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781471124396
Fowley- Doyle, Moira. The Accident Season
Publisher: Corgi Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780552571302
Gardner, Sally. The Door That Led To Where
Publisher: Hot Key Books. ISBN: 9781471401084
Gayton, Sam (author) Cottrill, Peter (illustrator). Hercufleas
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781849396363
Gemeinhart, Dan. The Honest Truth
Publisher: Chicken House. ISBN: 9781910002131
Gleitzman, Morris. Soon
Publisher: Puffin Books. ISBN: 9780141362793
Greygoose, David. Brunt Boggart: A Tapestry of Tales
Publisher: Hawkwood Books. ISBN: 9781908577443
Harcourt, Maggie. The Last Summer of Us
Publisher: Usborne Books. ISBN: 9781409587699
Hardinge, Frances. The Lie Tree
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447264101
Harrold, A.F. (author) Gravett, Emily (illustrator) The Imaginary
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408852460
Hepburn, Sam. If You Were Me
Publisher: Chicken House. ISBN: 9781909489806
Hiaasen, Carl. Skink No Surrender
Publisher: Indigo.ISBN: 9781780622187
Hussey, William. Jekyll’s Mirror
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192732514
Ibbotson, Toby (author) Smith, Alex T. (illustrator) Mountwood School for Ghosts
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447271000
Inui, Tomiko (author) Takemori, Ginny Tapley (translator) The Secret of the Blue Glass
Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781782690344
Johnson, Catherine. The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo
Publisher: Corgi Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780552557634
Kennen, Ally. How to Speak Spook (and Stay Alive)
Publisher: Scholastic. ISBN: 9781407148755
Kessler, Liz. Read Me Like A Book
Publisher: Indigo. ISBN: 9781780622095
Lake, Nick.There Will Be Lies
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408853818
Maas, Sarah J.A Court of Thorns and Roses
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408857861
Mackay, Janis. Wild Song
Publisher: Piccadilly Press. ISBN: 9781848124424
Magorian, Michelle. Impossible!
Publisher: Troika Books. ISBN: 9781909991040
Mayhew, Julie. The Big Lie
Publisher: Hot Key Books. ISBN:9781471404702
McGowan, Anthony (author) Gnosspelius, Staffan (illustrator). Pike
Publisher: Barrington Stoke. ISBN: 9781781124666
McKay, Hilary. Binny In Secret
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books . ISBN: 9781444913408
Nadin, Joanna. Joe All Alone
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers. ISBN: 9780349124551
Nielsen, Susin. We Are All Made Of Molecules
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783442324
Ness, Patrick. The Rest Of Us Just Live Here
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406331165
Newbery, Linda (author) Smy, Pam (illustrator). The Brockenspectre
Publisher: Jonathan Cape. ISBN: 9780857551566
Nicholls, Sally. An Island Of Our Own
Publisher: Scholastic. ISBN: 9781407124339
Niven, Jennifer. All The Bright Places
Publisher: Penguin Books. ISBN: 9780141357034
Nix, Garth. Clariel
Publisher: Hot Key Books. ISBN: 9781471403842
Norriss, Andrew. Jessica’s Ghost
Publisher: David Fickling Books. ISBN: 9781910200339
Owen, David. Panther
Publisher: Corsair. ISBN: 9781472116420
Pratchett, Terry (author) Kidby, Paul (illustrator)The Shepherd’s Crown
Publisher: Doubleday Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780857534811
Pratt, Non. Remix
Publisher:Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406347708
Priestley, Chris. The Last of the Spirits
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408854136
Rajan, Lisa (author) Omiyale, Eerika (illustrator) Tara Binns – Eagle-Eyed Pilot
Publisher: Cavendish Keble. ISBN: 9780993008207
Rajan, Lisa (author) Omiyale, Eerika (illustrator) Tara Binns- Crash Test Genius
Publisher: Cavendish Keble. ISBN: 9780993008214
Riddell, Chris. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death
Publisher: MacmillanChildren’s Books. ISBN: 9780230759824
Salisbury, Melinda. The Sin Eater’s Daughter
Publisher: Scholastic. ISBN: 9781407147635
Saunders, Kate. Five Children on the Western Front
Publisher: Faber Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780571310951
Sedgwick, Marcus. The Ghosts of Heaven
Publisher: Indigo. ISBN: 9781780621982
Shelton, Dave. Thirteen Chairs
Publisher: David Fickling Books. ISBN: 9781910200162
Smith, Andrew. The Alex Crow
Publisher: Electric Monkey. ISBN: 9781405273428
St John, Lauren. The Glory
Publisher: Orion Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781444012750
Stevens, Robin (author) Arsenic For Tea
Publisher: Corgi Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780552570732
Stratton, Allan. The Dogs
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783442256
Stroud, Jonathan. Lockwood and Co.: The Whispering Skull
Publisher: Doubleday Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780857532657
Sutcliffe, William. Concentr8
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408866238
Syson, Lydia. Liberty’s Fire
Publisher: Hot Key Books. ISBN: 9781471403675
Talley, Robin. Lies We Tell Ourselves
Publisher: Mira Ink. ISBN: 9781848452923
Tasane, Steve. Nobody Saw No One
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406350760
Terry, Teri. Mind Games
Publisher: Orchard Books. ISBN: 9781408334256
Thomas, Leah. Because You’ll Never Meet Me
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408862629
Thomson, Kerr. The Sound Of Whales
Publisher: Chicken House. ISBN: 9781910002278
Turner, Corinna. Liberation
Publisher: Zephyr Publishing. ISBN: 9781903858080
Valentine, Jenny. Fire Colour One
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780007512362
Walliams, David (author) Ross, Tony (illustrator) Awful Auntie
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780007453603
Walsh, Aoife. Too Close To Home
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783443000
Walter, Jon. My Name’s Not Friday
Publisher: David Fickling Books. ISBN: 9781910200438
Wein, Elizabeth. Black Dove, White Raven
Publisher: Egmont Books. ISBN: 9781405271363
Wheatle, Alex. Liccle Bit
Publisher: ATOM Books. ISBN: 9780349001999
Williamson, Lisa. The Art Of Being Normal
Publisher: David Fickling Books. ISBN: 9781910200322
Wilson, Jacqueline (author) Sharratt, Nick ( illustrator). Katy
Publisher: Puffin. ISBN: 9780141353968 Woodfine, Katherine (author) Sarda, Julia (illustrator). The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
Publisher: Egmont Books. ISBN: 9781405276177
Alemagna, Beatrice. The Marvellous Fluffy Squishy Itty Bitty
Publisher: Thames & Hudson. ISBN: 9780500650493
Antony, Steve. Please Mr Panda
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781444916645
Barrett, Angela (illustrator) French, Vivian (author) The Most Wonderful Thing In TheWorld
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406339680
Barroux. Where’s The Elephant
Publisher: Egmont Books. ISBN: 9781405276481
Benson, Patrick (illustrator) Knapman, Timothy (author)Soon
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406351354
Biddulph, Rob. Grrrrr!
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780007594122
Browne, Anthony. Willy’s Stories
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406351613
Byrne, Richard. This Book Just Ate My Dog
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192737281
Carlin, Laura. A World of Your Own
Publisher: Phaidon Press. ISBN: 9780714863627
Carlisle, Emma. Lion Practice
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447257424
Child, Lauren. The New Small Person
Publisher: Puffin Books. ISBN: 9780141384917
Clark, Emma Chichester. Bears Don’t Read
Publisher :HarperCollins Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780007425181
Clohosy Cole, Tom. Wall
Publisher: Templar. ISBN: 9781783700776
Cobb, Rebecca (illustrator) Curtis, Richard (author) Snow Day
Publisher:Puffin Books. ISBN: 9780723288923
Collins, Ross. There’s ABear On My Chair
Publisher: Nosy Crow. ISBN: 9780857633934
Davey, Owen. Mad About Monkeys
Publisher: Flying Eye Books. ISBN: 9781909263574
Davies, Benji (illustrator) Jory, John (author) Goodnight Already!
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books . ISBN: 9780008101343
Davies, Benji. Grandad’s Island
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781471119941
Foreman, Michael. The Seeds Of Friendship
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406356502
George, Patrick. Animal Rescue
Publisher: PatrickGeorge. ISBN: 9781908473127
Graham, Bob. How The Sun Got To Coco’s House
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406359008
Gravett, Emily (illustrator) Harrold, A.F.(author) The Imaginary
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408852460
Gravett, Emily. Bear and Hare: Snow!
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447273233
Grey, Mini. Space Dog
Publisher: Jonathan Cape. ISBN: 9780857550903
Grove, Kate (illustrator) Avery, Tom (author) Not As We Know It
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783442263
Hanson, Faye. The Wonder
Publisher: Templar. ISBN: 9781783700745
Hicks, Zehra. All Mine!
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447279617
Hindley, Kate (illustrator) Freedman, Claire (author) Oliver & Patch
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780857079534
Hirst, Daisy. The Girl WithThe Parrot On Her Head
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406352634
Hughes, Emily. The Little Gardener
Publisher: Flying Eye Books.ISBN: 9781909263437
Hughes, Laura (illustrator) Jones, Pip (author). Daddy’s Sandwich
Publisher: Faber Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780571311828
Hughes, Shirley. Daisy Saves The Day
Publisher:Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406348996
Ismail,Yasmeen. I’m A Girl!
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408858486
Jeffers, Oliver. Once Upon An Alphabet
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780007514274
Jeffers, Oliver (illustrator) Daywalt, Drew (author) The Day the Crayons Came Home
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’s Books. ISBN: 9780008124434
Jones, Rob. Bernard
Publisher: Beast In Show Books. ISBN: 9780992906702
Judge, Chris. TiN
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783440405
Jullien, Jean (illustrator) Taylor, Sean (author) Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406348415
Klassen, Jon (illustrator)Barnett, Mac (author) Sam and Dave Dig A Hole
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406357769
Layton, Neal (illustrator)Taylor, Sean (author) WhereThe Bugaboo Lives
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406324143
Leiper, Kate (illustrator)Breslin, Theresa (author) An Illustrated Treasury Of Scottish Mythical Creatures
Publisher: Floris Books. ISBN: 9781782501954
Letherland, Lucy (illustrator) Williams, Rachel (author)Atlas of Adventures
Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions. ISBN: 9781846805850
Lozano, Luciano (illustrator)Davies, Nicola (author) I (Don’t) Like Snakes
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406342833
Lucas, David. This Is My Rock
Publisher: Flying Eye Books. ISBN: 9781909263505
MacKenzie, Emily. Wanted! Ralfy Rabbit, Book Burglar
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN:9781408843123
Mattotti, Lorenzo (illustrator) Gaiman, Neil (author) Hansel and Gretel
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408861981
McIntyre, Sarah (illustrator)Reeve, Philip (author)Cakes in Space
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192734563
Morris, Jackie: Something About A Bear
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781847805164
Oxenbury, Helen (illustrator) Bently, Peter (author) Captain Jack and the Pirates
Publisher: Puffin Books. ISBN: 9780723269281
Parsons, Garry (illustrator)Jones, Gareth P. (author) Are You The Pirate Captain?
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783442195
Rabei, Carolina (illustrator) De La Mare, Walter (author) Snow
Publisher: Faber Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780571312191
Riddell, Chris (illustrator) Gaiman, Neil (author) The Sleeper and the Spindle
Publisher: Bloomsbury. ISBN: 9781408859643
Riddell, Chris. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780230759824
Roberts, David (illustrator) Clary, Julian (author) The Bolds
Publisher:Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781783443642
Schwarz, Viviane. Is There A Dog In This Book?
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406345612
Schwarz, Viviane (illustrator) Deacon, Alexis (author).I Am Henry Finch
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406357134
Scott, Katie (illustrator) Broom, Jenny (author) Animalium
Publisher: Templar. ISBN: 9781783700608
Sharratt, Nick (illustrator) Donaldson, Julia (author). What The Jackdaw Saw
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781447280835
Sharratt, Nick. Shark In The Park On A Windy Day!
Publisher: Corgi Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780552573108
Sif, Birgitta (illustrator) Potter, Alicia (author). Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406362381
Smith, Alex T. (illustrator) Smith, Dodie (author). One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Publisher: Egmont Books. ISBN: 9781405278409
Smith, Sydney (illustrator) Lawson, Jon Arno (author). Footpath Flowers
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406362084
Sterling, Holly (illustrator) McAllister, Margaret (author). 15 Things NOT to do with a Baby
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781847805065
Tan, Wen Dee.Lili
Publisher: Fat Fox Books. ISBN: 9780992872847
Usher, Sam. Snow
Publisher: Templar. ISBN:9781783700721
Voake, Charlotte. Melissa’s Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets
Publisher: Walker Books. ISBN: 9781406353006
Walker, Emmanuelle (illustrator) Roussen, Jean (author). Beautiful Birds
Publisher: Flying Eye Books. ISBN: 9781909263291
Williamson, Jo. How To Be A Dog
Publisher: Scholastic. ISBN: 9781407152752
Wright, Anna. A Tower Of Giraffes
Publisher: Words & Pictures. ISBN: 9781910277102