The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals shortlists 2022
The shortlists for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced!
The Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. The Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
The shortlisted books for the 2022 Carnegie Medal:
- October, October by Katya Balen, illustrated by Angela Harding
- Guard Your Heart by Sue Divin
- When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle
- Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
- Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Chie Kutsuwada
- Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle
- Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
The shortlisted books for the 2022 Kate Greenaway Medal:
- Drawn Across Borders illustrated and written by George Butler
- The Midnight Fair illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio, written by Gideon Sterer
- Too Much Stuff illustrated and written by Emily Gravett
- Long Way Down illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, written by Jason Reynolds
- Milo Imagines the World illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Matt de la Pena
- Shu Lin’s Grandpa illustrated by Yu Rong, written by Matt Goodfellow
- I Talk Like a River illustrated by Sydney Smith, written by Jordan Scott
- The Wanderer illustrated and written by Peter Van den Ende
