@The_UKLA #UKLA18 #teachersbookawards
The judges for these unique book awards,
which are the only awards judged by active classroom teachers, will this year
come from Wales, with the 2018 UKLA International Conference, at which the
eventual winners are announced, being held in Cardiff.
There are 8 groups of judges in total
covering the three age categories and they have until mid-March to read the
longlisted books, discuss them with their group leaders, and share them with
pupils. All groups will then meet together for the difficult task of choosing
their shortlist of 6 books in each category.
Headteachers welcomed the opportunity for
their teachers to widen their knowledge of recent children’s titles. For UKLA, giving classroom practitioners the
opportunity to read a number of new children’s books is as important as finding
an overall winner. Research carried out by members of UKLA (Cremin et al 2008)
clearly demonstrated the links between teachers’ knowledge of children’s books
and the likelihood of pupils becoming successful readers. Despite this
evidence, teachers are seldom given time to read new books or funding to
purchase them when they do.
UKLA
are grateful for the continued support of the award sponsors, which help the
awards to grow and develop each year. Micro Librarian Services (MLS),
Lovereading4schools and Lovereading4kids, recognise the value of the judging
experience for schools and teachers:
‘Lovereading4schools
and its sister site Lovereading4kids is very excited and proud to be a
co-sponsor of the UKLA Book Awards 2018. The way UKLA work with schools and
pupils complements Lovereading’s approach of using book experts and children
reviewers to provide good, trusted guidance for teachers and parents that can
be hard to find. We are looking forward to sharing the longlisted, shortlisted
and winning books with all the parents and schools who use our websites.’ Robert Prime Director of Lovereading
Ltd
The UKLA Selection
Panel, chaired by Lynda Graham, whittled down the 361 publisher submissions to
arrive at a set of longlists, which excitingly feature books in translation in
every category and more nonfiction titles than ever. They were pleased to
highlight exciting debut authors as well as established and familiar names in
children’s literature. Of particular note is the success of small publishing
houses like Barrington Stoke, Otter-Barry Books, Gecko Press and Tiny Owl.
Lynda Graham says: “the quality of
submissions this year was of a particularly high standard and the panel had no
easy task, but we are confident that the teachers and schools involved in the
judging will benefit enormously from the impact of these quality texts in their
schools” All of the books exemplify the award criteria of writing which
offers language rich in layered meanings, imaginative expression and exciting
vocabulary. Where present, high quality illustration is also an important
feature of the chosen texts.
Longlist
3-6
|
Title
|
Author
|
Illustrator
|
Translator
|
Publisher
|
|
|
Pigeon P.I.
|
Meg McLaren
|
|
|
Andersen Press
|
|
|
Under the Same Sky
|
Britta Teckentrup
|
|
|
Caterpillar Books
|
|
|
The Night Gardener
|
Eric and Terry Fan
|
|
|
Frances Lincoln
|
|
|
Grandad's Secret Giant
|
David Litchfield
|
|
|
Frances Lincoln
|
|
|
Don't Cross the Line!
|
Isabel Minós Martins
|
Bernardo P Carvalho
|
Daniel Hahn
|
Gecko Press
|
|
|
My Pictures after the Storm
|
Eric Viellé
|
|
Daniel Hahn
|
Gecko Press
|
|
|
Odd Dog Out
|
Rob Biddulph
|
|
|
HarperCollins
|
|
|
Oi Dog!
|
Kes and Claire Gray
|
Jim Field
|
|
Hodder
|
|
|
The Darkest Dark
|
Chris Hadfield
|
The Fan Brothers
|
|
Macmillan
|
|
|
The Wolf Who Cried Boy
|
James O'Neill
|
Russell Ayto
|
|
Picture Corgi
|
|
|
Grumpy Frog
|
Ed Vere
|
|
|
Puffin
|
|
|
The Storm Whale in Winter
|
Benji Davies
|
|
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
|
You Must Bring a Hat
|
Simon Philip
|
Kate Hindley
|
|
Simon & Schuster
|
|
|
My Name is not Refugee
|
Kate Milner
|
|
|
The Bucket List
|
|
|
A Bottle of Happiness
|
Pippa Goodhart
|
Ehsan Abdollahi
|
|
Tiny Owl Publishing
|
|
|
Old Hat
|
Emily Gravett
|
|
|
Two Hoots
|
|
|
Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea
|
Morag Hood
|
|
|
Two Hoots
|
|
|
A Perfect Day
|
Lane Smith
|
|
|
Two Hoots
|
|
|
Goodnight Everyone
|
Chris Haughton
|
|
|
Walker Books
|
|
|
A First Book of Animals
|
Nicola Davies
|
Petr Horaĉek
|
|
Walker Books
|
|
|
A Child of Books
|
Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston
|
|
|
Walker Books
|
|
|
Counting with Tiny Cat
|
Viviane Schwarz
|
|
|
Walker Books
|
|
|
It Starts with a Seed
|
Laura Knowles
|
Jennie Webber
|
|
Words & Pictures
|
|
Longlist 7-11
|
Title
|
Author
|
Illustrator
|
Translator
|
Publisher
|
|
The White Fox
|
Jackie Morris
|
|
|
Barrington Stoke
|
|
Good Dog McTavish
|
Meg Rosoff
|
Grace Easton
|
|
Barrington Stoke
|
|
The Song From Somewhere Else
|
A.F.Harrold
|
Levi Pinfold
|
|
Bloomsbury
|
|
Lesser Spotted Animals
|
Martin Brown
|
|
|
David Fickling Books
|
|
Fish Boy
|
Chloe Daykin
|
Richard Jones
|
|
Faber & Faber
|
|
The Legend of Podkin One-Ear
|
Kieran Larwood
|
David Wyatt
|
|
Faber & Faber
|
|
Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds
|
Horatio Clare
|
Jane Matthews
|
|
Firefly Press
|
|
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
|
Megumi Iwasa
|
Jun Takabatake
|
Cathy Hirano
|
Gecko Press
|
|
What Not to do if you Turn Invisible
|
Ross Welford
|
|
|
HarperCollins
|
|
Rabbit and Bear: The Pest in the Nest
|
Julian Gough
|
Jim Field
|
|
Hodder
|
|
Welcome to Nowhere
|
Elizabeth Laird
|
Lucy Eldridge
|
|
Macmillan
|
|
The Road to Ever After
|
Moira Young
|
Hannah George
|
|
Macmillan
|
|
Peter in Peril
|
Helen Bate
|
|
|
Otter-Barry Books
|
|
Me and Mister P
|
Maria Farrer
|
Daniel Rieley
|
|
OUP
|
|
A Story Like the Wind
|
Gill Lewis
|
Jo Weaver
|
|
OUP
|
|
There May Be a Castle
|
Piers Torday
|
|
|
Quercus
|
|
The Goldfish Boy
|
Lisa Thompson
|
|
|
Scholastic
|
|
The Tale of Angelino Brown
|
David Almond
|
Alex T Smith
|
|
Walker Books
|
|
Football School: Where Football
Explains the World
|
Alex, Bellos and Ben Lyttleton
|
Spike Gerrell
|
|
Walker Books
|
|
The Street Beneath My Feet
|
Charlotte Guillian
|
Yuval Zommer
|
|
Words & Pictures
|
Longlist 12-16
|
Title
|
Author
|
Illustrator
|
Translator
|
Publisher
|
|
Optimists Die First
|
Susin Nielsen
|
|
|
Andersen Press
|
|
Encounters
|
Jason Wallace
|
|
|
Andersen Press
|
|
Goodbye Days
|
Jeff Zentner
|
|
|
Andersen Press
|
|
Mind The Gap
|
Phil Earle
|
|
|
Barrington Stoke
|
|
Passing for White
|
Tanya Landman
|
|
|
Barrington Stoke
|
|
We Come Apart
|
Sarah Crossan and Brian Conaghan
|
|
|
Bloomsbury
|
|
Lydia- the Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice
|
Natasha Farrant
|
|
|
Chicken House
|
|
The Island at the End of Everything
|
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
|
|
|
Chicken House
|
|
The Hypnotist
|
Laurence Anholt
|
|
|
Corgi
|
|
Wolf Hollow
|
Lauren Wolk
|
|
|
Corgi
|
|
Kid Got Shot
|
Simon Mason
|
|
|
David Fickling Books
|
|
Orangeboy
|
Patrice Lawrence
|
|
|
Hodder
|
|
Out of Heart
|
Irfan Master
|
|
|
Hot Key Books
|
|
The Bone Sparrow
|
Zana Fraillon
|
|
|
Orion
|
|
Saint Death
|
Marcus Sedgwick
|
|
|
Orion
|
|
Black Light Express
|
Philip Reeve
|
|
|
OUP
|
|
Frogkisser!
|
Garth Nix
|
|
|
Piccadilly Press
|
|
Alpha: Abidjan to Gare du Nord
|
Bessora
|
Barroux
|
Sarah Ardizzone
|
The Bucket List
|
|
Where the World Ends
|
Geraldine McCaughrean
|
|
|
Usborne
|
|
The Hate You Give
|
Angie Thomas
|
|
|
Walker Books
|
Notes To Editors
About UKLA
UKLA is a registered charity, which has as its
sole object the advancement of education in literacy. UKLA is committed to
promoting good practice nationally and internationally in literacy and language
teaching and research. The Association was founded in 1963 as the United
Kingdom Reading Association. In 2003 it changed its name to the United Kingdom
Literacy Association, to reflect more accurately its wider range of focus and
interest.
UKLA especially supports the
development of approaches to literacy learning and teaching which underpin
these understandings. The Association recognises the significance for effective
language and communication learning of literature, drama, the visual media,
non-fiction texts and information technology, as well as welcoming approaches
to teaching which draw on the resources of a wide range of cultures and which
are informed by a detailed understanding of how literacy and language work.
About MLS
Sponsors MLS have over 30
years’ experience developing engaging software for schools and colleges and are
currently delivering 21st century library automation solutions to over 17,000
schools worldwide. The Reading Cloud powered by Junior Librarian.net
revolutionises the way children interact with books in our digital age.
Providing a live, safe online reading community which supports the curriculum
and is aimed at driving reading for enjoyment. Using engaging and innovative
technologies the Reading Cloud’s tools and features support and empower pupils
to become motivated independent readers and learners for life. To find out more
visit the Reading Cloud primary page at https://home.microlib.co.uk/junior.html
MLS are delighted again to
be supporting these prestigious and unique children’s book awards.
About
Lovereading4schools and Kids
Countless research shows the
importance of good reading skills from an early age and a child’s future
success in life. However, finding books to inspire children or authors that
excite them, can be difficult; the choice is daunting and guidance rather thin
on the ground. That’s where Lovereading4kids and its sister site Lovereading4schools
can help.
Lovereading4kids is the leading
book recommendation site for Children’s Books from toddlers to teens. It has
been created using the experience the founders have as parents, book lovers and
years of working in the book industry, to inspire children to read great books.
Unique features and services help
parents and anyone who likes to buy books for children choose the best books
for boys and girls of all ages … and best of all it is free to use.
• Download
and print off the Opening Extract of over 10,000 children’s books.
• Read
our exclusive online book reviews by children’s book experts including Julia
Eccleshare (author and children’s books editor at the Guardian).
• Explore
reviews by members of our children’s reader review panel.
• Discover
new books recommended by humans not computer algorithms.
Lovereading4schools was created
to help teachers and parents encourage children to love reading a variety of
books throughout the school year. The website offers schools an easy, impartial
and free way to create and share reading lists with their parents and pupils,
offering age appropriate books as well as themed collections of titles.
Specially curated lists are arranged by
school year, ranging from Reception to Year 9 and onwards through teenage
years. There are also specialist categories for Reluctant and Dyslexic Readers
that can make a real difference to those who struggle with their reading.
Lovereading4schools is endorsed by
Jacqueline Wilson and all titles are selected by Julia Eccleshare MBE, the
children’s book editor for The Guardian.
Visit the websites Lovereading.co.uk
and Lovereading4schools.co.uk make choosing books for children a joy!
Shortlist announcement w/b
March 26th 2018
The winners will be
announced on July 6th at the UKLA International Conference, Mercure Holland
House Hotel, Cardiff
