IBW Book Award Shortlisted Titles


Superbat
Superbat
By Matt Carr
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday
By Julia Donaldson & illustrated by Lydia Monks
Kevin
Kevin
By Rob Biddulph
The Grotlyn
The Grotlyn
By Benji Davies
The Everywhere Bear
The Everywhere Bear
By Julia Donaldson & illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
I Love You, Stick Insect
I Love You, Stick Insect
By Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
The Squirrels Who Squabbled
The Squirrels Who Squabbled
By Rachel Bright & illustrated by Jim Field
Grandad
Grandad's Secret Giant
By David Litchfield
Katinka
Katinka's Tail
By Judith Kerr
You Choose in Space
You Choose in Space
By Pippa Goodhart & illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth
Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth
By Nicola Davies & illustrated by Emily Sutton
Fantastically Great Women who Made History
Fantastically Great Women who Made History
By Kate Pankhurst
Where the World Ends
Where the World Ends
By Geraldine McCaughrean
The Bolds on Holiday
The Bolds on Holiday
By Julian Clary & illustrated by David Roberts
A Spoonful of Murder
A Spoonful of Murder
By Robin Stevens
Release
Release
By Patrick Ness
Nevermoor
Nevermoor
By Jessica Townsend
The 1000 Year Old Boy
The 1000 Year Old Boy
By Ross Welford
We Come Apart
We Come Apart
By Sarah Crossan & illustrated by Brian Conaghan
The 91-Storey Treehouse
The 91-Storey Treehouse
By Andy Griffiths & illustrated by Terry Denton
A Skinful of Shadows
A Skinful of Shadows
By Frances Hardinge
Sky Song
Sky Song
By Abi Elphinstone
Letters from the Lighthouse
Letters from the Lighthouse
By Emma Carroll
Things a Bright Girl Can Do
Things a Bright Girl Can Do
By Sally Nicholls
The Explorer
The Explorer
By Katherine Rundell
How Not to Be a Boy
How Not to Be a Boy
By Robert Webb
Midwinter Break
Midwinter Break
By Bernard MacLaverty
Elmet
Elmet
By Fiona Mozley
Birdcage Walk
Birdcage Walk
By Helen Dunmore
I am, I am, I am
I am, I am, I am
By Maggie O'Farrell
A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow
By Amor Towles
Life in the Garden
Life in the Garden
By Penelope Lively
This is Going to Hurt
This is Going to Hurt
By Adam Kay
The Secret Life of Cows
The Secret Life of Cows
By Rosamund Young
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
By Gail Honeyman

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