The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals longlists 2019

The longlists for the 2019 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced.

The Carnegie Medal is awarded by UK children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. The Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by UK children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.

Here are the longlisted books for the 2019 Carnegie Medal:

Here are the longlisted books for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal:

Alison Brumwell, Chair of the judging panels for both awards, said: ‘The forty books selected by [the] judges offer intimate insights into family life, superb world-building and thoughtful, incisive explorations of complex themes and issues. Young readers have the opportunity to encounter characters in a diverse range of narratives who both reflect their own experiences and build empathy for different ways of living.’

The 2019 shortlists will be announced on 19 March, with the winners to be revealed on 18 June.

Find out more about this year’s longlisted books for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals here.

Cover image for The Poet X

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

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