The Carnegie Medal for Illustration Shortlist

Following on from episode 48 when we went through the Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlist together with expert Carnegie followers Alison Jewitt and Amy McKay, in this episode we go through the Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlist and make some more ill fated predictions for the winners.Alison Jewitt is an English teacher at the London Nautical City of London Academy has led a Carnegie shadowing group in her school for many years and this is her third year helping us review the list.Amy McKay is the librarian at Ullswater Community College, Penrith. She leads Carnegie shadowing at her school and has a long history with the Carnegies, having been the awards co-ordinator for the Carnegies which included overseeing the National shadowing scheme.The full Carnegie Medal for Illustration Shortlist is:The Playdate illustrated by Clara Dackenberg, written by Uje Brandelius, translated by Nichola Smalley (Lantana)The Endless Sea illustrated by Linh Dao, written by Chi Thai (Walker)Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel illustrated & adapted by Aimée de Jongh, written by William Golding (Faber & Faber)The Sleeper Train illustrated by Baljinder Kaur, written by Mick Jackson (Walker)Wildful illustrated and written by Kengo Kurimoto (Pushkin Children’s Books)Freedom Braids illustrated by Oboh Moses, written by Monique Duncan (Lantana)The Paper Bridge illustrated by Seng Soun Ratanavanh, written by Joelle Veyrenc, translated by Katy Lockwood-Holmes (Floris Books)Wiggling Words illustrated and written by Kate Rolfe (Two Hoots)All the information about the Carnegies and the Shadowing Resources can be found on their website here.Send us a message