We are pleased to be taking part in this year’s award to select the favourite children’s book from a shortlist provided by Redbridge Library. The list includes 15 titles that will particularly appeal to readers aged 8 and above. The full list can be found here under Children’s Long List.
We would love as many children – and parents – as possible to take part by reading any of the shortlisted books and letting us know their opinion. Please send any reviews of the books for the attention of Mrs Oshungbure who will be collating them; be sure to award the books marks out of 10 so that we can assess each title’s popularity.
Redbridge Children’s Book Award Nominees
Boy Underwater, Adam Baron
Secrets of a Sun King, Emma Carroll
Jelly, Jo Cotterill
Tin, Padraig Kenny
Gabriel and the Phantom Sleepers, Jenny Nimmo
The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree, Paola Peretti
The Boy at the Back of the Class, Onjali Rauf
The Book Case, Dave Shelton
I Swapped my Brother on the Internet, Jo Simmons
Night Speakers, Ali Sparkes
Child I, Steve Tasane
The Light Jar, Lisa Thompson
The Last Chance Hotel, Nicki Thornton
The Lost Magician, Piers Torday
The 1,000 Year Old Boy, Ross Welford
Even the most reluctant reader would find Beetle Boy difficult to put down. This is a detective story with brave characters so well-drawn that you will find yourself wishing they were your friends. If you are a lover of the repugnant villains to be found in Roald Dahl and David Walliams’ stories, then you will find Lucretia Cutter a wonderfully imagined character equally dreadful and dastardly!