IBW Book Award Shortlisted Titles


A Beginner
A Beginner's Guide to Bear Spotting
By Michelle Robinson; illustrated by David Roberts
Bee: Nature’s Tiny Miracle
Bee: Nature’s Tiny Miracle
By Britta Teckentrup
There
There's a Tiger in the Garden
By Lizzy Stewart
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World
Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World
By Kate Pankhurst
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
By Leigh Hodgkinson
The Darkest Dark
The Darkest Dark
By Chris Hadfield; illustrated by The Fan Brothers
Tidy
Tidy
By Emily Gravett
Oi Dog!
Oi Dog!
By Kes Gray and Claire Gray; illustrated by Jim Field
The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart!
The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart!
By Vivian French; illustrated by Nigel Baines
The Detective Dog
The Detective Dog
By Julia Donaldson & Sara Ogilvie
The Storm Whale in Winter
The Storm Whale in Winter
By Benji Davies
Odd Dog Out
Odd Dog Out
By Rob Biddulph
The Painted Dragon
The Painted Dragon
By Katherine Woodfine
Saint Death
Saint Death
By Marcus Sedgwick
The Wolf Wilder
The Wolf Wilder
By Katherine Rundell
The 78-Storey Treehouse
The 78-Storey Treehouse
By Andy Griffiths; illustrated by Terry Denton
How Not to Disappear
How Not to Disappear
By Clare Furniss
The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow
By Zana Fraillon
A Poem for Every Night of the Year
A Poem for Every Night of the Year
By Allie Esiri
The Shadow Keeper
The Shadow Keeper
By Abi Elphinstone
Strange Star
Strange Star
By Emma Carroll
Cogheart
Cogheart
By Peter Bunzl
Sputnik
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
By Frank Cottrell Boyce
The One Memory of Flora Banks
The One Memory of Flora Banks
By Emily Barr
The Gustav Sonata
The Gustav Sonata
By Rose Tremain
The Running Hare: The Secret Life of Farmland
The Running Hare: The Secret Life of Farmland
By John Lewis-Stempel
Golden Hill
Golden Hill
By Frances Spufford
The Good Immigrant
The Good Immigrant
By edited by Nikesh Shukla
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent
By Sarah Perry
This Must Be The Place
This Must Be The Place
By Maggie O'Farrell
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
By Paul Kalanithi
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
By Yuval Noah Harari
Days Without End
Days Without End
By Sebastian Barry
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time
By Julian Barnes

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