2020 Awards
2020 Shortlist Announced!
The English Association is proud to present the shortlist for the 2020 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards. This year, we received a record total of 333 entries, out of which 38 were longlisted and 17 have been shortlisted.
The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 25 November 2020 at the British Academy in London.
Join us in celebrating the wonderful books that have been shortlisted for the 2020 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards:
Non-fiction 7-11
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Andersen Press)
The Language of the Universe by Colin Stuart and Illustrated by Ximo Abadía (Bonnier Books)
Refugees by Brian Bilston and illustrated by José Sanabria (Palazzo Editions Limited)
Nose Knows by Emmanuelle Figueras and illustrated by Claire de Gastold (What on Earth Books)
Rise Up! The Art of Protest by Jo Rippon, w/foreword by Chris Riddell and illustrated by various (Palazzo Editions Limited)
Non-fiction 4-7
Lifesize Dinosaurs written and illustrated by Sophie Henn (Egmont)
The Sea Book written and illustrated by Charlotte Milner (DK)
A Planet Full of Plastic written and illustrated by Neal Layton (Hachette Children's Group)
A Million Dots written and illustrated by Sven Völker (Cicada Books)
Fiction 7-11
The Golden Cage by Anna Castagnoli and illustrated by Carll Cneut (Book Island)
Quill Soup by Alan Durant and illustrated by Dale Blankenaar (Tiny Owl Publishing)
Through the Wall written and illustrated by Jonathan Standing (The Salariya Book Company)
#Goldilocks by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Tony Ross (Andersen Press)
Fiction 4-7
This is a Dog written and illustrated by Ross Collins (Nosy Crow)
The Suitcase written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)
Think Big by Kes Gray and illustrated by Nathan Reed (Hachette Children's Group)
A Stone Sat Still written and illustrated by Brendan Wenzel (Chronicle Books)
Read the 2020 shortlist book reviews
View Longlist Below:
| Publishers Name | Book Title | Author | Illustrator | Category |
| Chronicle Books | A Stone Sat Still | Brendan Wenzel | Brendan Wenzel | Fiction 4-7 |
| Faber & Faber | The Hug | Eoin McLaughlin | Polly Dunbar | Fiction 4-7 |
| Child's Play | Up and Down Mum | Child's Play | Summer Maçon | Fiction 4-7 |
| Hachette Children's Group | Think Big | Kes Gray | Nathan Reed | Fiction 4-7 |
| The Quarto Group | The Woods | Rob Hodgson | Rob Hodgson | Fiction 4-7 |
| Nosy Crow | The Suitcase | Chris Naylor-Ballesteros | Chris Naylor-Ballesteros | Fiction 4-7 |
| Nosy Crow | My First Animal Book This is a Dog HB | Ross Collins | Ross Collins | Fiction 4-7 |
| Tiny Owl Publishing | Quill Soup | Alan Durant | Dale Blankenaar | Fiction 4-7 |
| Little Tiger Group | Sneaky Beak | Tracey Corderoy | Tony Neal | Fiction 4-7 |
| Bloomsbury Publishing | Ravi's Roar | Tom Percival | Tom Percival | Fiction 4-7 |
| Hachette Children's Group | Waiting for Wolf | Sandra Dieckman | Sandra Dieckman | Fiction 4-7 |
| Nobrow / Flying Eye Books | Kai and the Monkey King | Joe Todd Stanton | Joe Todd Stanton | Fiction 7-11 |
| Templar/ Bonnier Books UK | Dear Mr President | Sophie Siers | Sophie Siers | Fiction 7-11 |
| Andersen Press | #Goldilocks | Jeanne Willis | Tony Ross | Fiction 7-11 |
| The Salariya Book Company | Through the Wall | Jonathan Standing | Jonathan Standing | Fiction 7-11 |
| Nobrow / Flying Eye Books | Hicotea: A Nightlights Story | Lorena Alvarez | Lorena Alvarez | Fiction 7-11 |
| Princeton Architectural Press | Patience, Miyuki | Roxane Marie Galliez | Seng Soun Ratanavanh | Fiction 7-11 |
| Book Island | The Golden Cage | Anna Castagnoli | Carll Cneut | Fiction 7-11 |
| Palazzo Editions Limited | Refugees | Brian Bilston | José Sanabria | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Hachette Children's Group | Michelle Obama | Anna Doherty | Anna Doherty | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Maverick Arts Publishing | The Spacesuit | Alison Donald | Ariel Landy | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Miles Kelly Publishing | Curious Questions & Answers About My Body | Anne Rooney | Ana Gomez | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Egmont | Lifesize Dinosaurs | Sophy Henn | Sophy Henn | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Miles Kelly Publishing | Curious Questions & Answers About Our Oceans | Camilla De la Bédoyère | Tim Budgen | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Hachette Children's Group | If Polar Bears Disappeared | Lily Williams | Lily Williams | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Hachette Children's Group | Heroes Who Help Us From Around the World | Liz Gogerly | Ryan Wheatcroft | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Hachette Children's Group/ Wren Book | A Planet Full of Plastic: and how you can help | Neal Layton | Neal Layton | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| DK | The Sea Book | Charlotte Milner | Charlotte Milner | Non-Fiction 4-7 |
| Little Tiger Group | The Big Beyond | James Carter | Aaron Cushley | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Cicada Books | A Million Dots | Sven Völker | Sven Völker | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Nobrow / Flying Eye Books | Fanatical About Frogs | Owen Davey | Owen Davey | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| The Salariya Book Company | Life-Sized Bugs | John Townsend | Isobel Lundie | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Bonnier Books UK | Planetarium Junior | Raman Prinja | Chris Wormell | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Palazzo Editions Limited | Rise Up! The Art of Protest. | Jo Rippon. w/foreword by Chris Riddell. | various | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| David Fickling Books | Lesser Spotted Animals 2 | Martin Brown | Martin Brown | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| The Quarto Group | The Lost Book of Adventure | Teddy Keen | Teddy Keen | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Andersen Press | The Undefeated | Kwame Alexander | Kadir Nelson | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Bonnier Books UK | Language of the Universe | Colin Stuart | Ximo Abadía | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Abrams Books for Young Readers | The Bluest of Blues: Anna Atkins and the First Book of Photographs | Fiona Robinson | Fiona Robinson | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| Nobrow / Flying Eye Books | Orchestra | Avalon Nuovo | David Doran | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
| What on Earth Books | Nose Knows | Emmanuelle Figueras | Claire de Gastold | Non - Fiction 7-11 |
