BOOK OF THE YEAR
NON-FICTION
Celebrating its second year, this shortlist features previous Book of the Year winners writers. The topics explored include bravery, uniting publishing with charitable action.
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A BETTER DAY: YOUR POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH HANDBOOK Dr Alex George’s A Better Day, illustrated by The Boy Fitz Hammond, encourages children to treat their mental and physical health as some- thing worthy of daily care. Wren & Rook partnered with charity Read for Good as well as Seren Network, supporting high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds.
LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS:
QUEEN ELIZABETH II Initially written to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, this commemorates t
AM I MADE OF STARDUST? Written by scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Am I Made of Stardust? combines NASA photographs with illustrations from Chelen Écija and a Q&A format to answer children’s questions about space. Buster Books pushed to establish Aderin-Pocock in the children’s literary world and created a social media calendar based on celestial activity.
the life of Britain’s longest- reigning monarch. Illustrations from Melissa Lee Johnson and Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara’s trademark style made it one of the most popular books in Frances Lincoln Ch
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YOU CAN DO IT: HOW TO FIND YOUR VOICE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE Book of the Year 2022 winners Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka return with You Can Do It, the follow-up to You Are a Champion, and Macmillan Children’s worked with social justice advocate and educator Shannon Weber to share the skills children need to stay safe while helping others.
GIRLHOOD UNFILTERED Edited by Ebinehita Iyere, Girlhood Unfiltered details the voices and experiences of young Black girls. Knights Of and Milk Honey Bees, an organisation which supports young women, ran half-term workshops establishing the themes of the essays and found 20 girls to author the collection. Girlhood Unfiltered is illustrated by teenager Shay Ashworth.
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT WAR IS Yeva Skalietska’s eye-opening diary recounting 12 days in Ukraine was published by Bloomsbury in association with the UNHCR. Supplemented with text messages, personal photographs and newspaper headlines,this is a moving account of conflict and courage: “Yeva speaks a truth all of us must listen to”, wrote Michael Morpurgo in the foreword.
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