Books of the Year CHILDREN’S ILLUSTRATED & NON-FICTION
WINNER YOU ARE AWESOME MATTHEW SYED (AUTHOR), TOBY TRIUMPH (ILLUSTRATOR) WREN & ROOK
In a year when the mental wellbeing of children seemed a more pressing concern than ever before, Matthew Syed’s You Are Awesome was a timely and genuinely life-changing piece of publishing. A still-growing pile of grateful reviews testifies to the difference the
book has made to the self-confidence of many. Engaging and careful not to patronise, Syed’s accessible advice and relatable examples were complemented by Toby Triumph’s lively and playful illustrations, helping You Are Awesome to create a genre of its own. Hachette’s Wren & Rook imprint published it with care, using education specialists to introduce it to schools and provide resources to support its messages. With TCM sales of nearly 140,000 copies, it was the bestselling
children’s non-fiction book of the year. A large proportion of sales were through online channels—which suggests that this is a book that children and parents actively searched for. As one judge put it: “This is a fantastic and much needed resource for your people growing up in an increasingly challenging world.” Another added: “An important book for the whole market—a real category launcher.” Highly commended here is Politics for Beginners, written by Alex
Frith, Rosie Hore and Louie Stowell and illustrated by Kellan Stover. At a time of so much political debate, judges applauded the way this brightly illustrated and well-reviewed book made complex issues accessible to young readers. “An essential read for all children—and adults—to help make sense of the confusing world we live in,” said one.
SHORTLIST SUPPORTED BY: WORLD BOOK DAY
POLITICS FOR BEGINNERS ALEX FRITH, ROSIE HORE AND LOUIE STOWELL (AUTHORS), KELLAN STOVER (ILLUSTRATOR) USBORNE
STORIES FOR BOYS WHO DARE TO BE DIFFERENT BEN BROOKS (AUTHOR), QUINTON WINTER (ILLUSTRATOR) QUERCUS
THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS WINNERS 2019
OI DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS! KES GRAY (AUTHOR), JIM FIELD (ILLUSTRATOR) HODDER CHILDREN'S BOOKS
FANTASTICALLY GREAT WOMEN WHO MADE HISTORY KATE PANKHURST (AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR) BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS
I AM THE SEED THAT GREW THE TREE FIONA WATERS (EDITOR), FRANN PRESTON-GANNON (ILLUSTRATOR) NOSY CROW
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