The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals has released shortlists for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustrating. The winners, who each receive a gold medal and a £5,000 (about $6,400) Colin Mears Award cash prize, along with £500 (about $640) worth of books to donate to their local library, will be named June 20. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell
Away with Words by Sophie Cameron
The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Kate Milner
Choose Love by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan
Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustrating
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
April's Garden by Catalina Echeverri, written by Isla McGuckin
Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo
The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy
To the Other Side by Erika Meza
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
The Bowerbird by Catherine Rayner, written by Julia Donaldson
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage
Winners of the Shadowers' Choice Medals--voted for and awarded by the children and young people who shadow the medals--will also be presented at the ceremony. They will also receive a golden medal and, for the first time this year, £500 worth of books to donate to a library of their choice.