Last Friday the nominations for the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals 2010 were announced and Walker had a staggering fourteen titles nominated between the two accolades.
We could not be happier to see so many of our great authors and illustrators recognised for their fantastic work and we are looking forward to seeing how the award progresses.
The shortlists will be announced next year in April and we are keeping everything crossed for Walker titles to feature on these. For now here is the list of Walker titles that have been nominated:
Carnegie Medal
Ness, Patrick -The Ask and the Answer
Peet, Mal - Exposure
Strangolov, Lazlo- Feather and Bone
Kate Greenaway Medal
Clark, Emma Chichester (text by Colin McNaughton) -Not Last Night But The Night Before
Fearnley, Jan - Milo Armadillo
Foreman, Michael - A Child’s Garden: A Story of Hope
Fucile, Tony - Let’s Do Nothing!
Horacek, Petr - Elephant
Ingman, Bruce (text by Allan Ahlberg) - The Pencil
Riddell, Chris (text by Martin Jenkins) -Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote
Roberts, David (text by Paul Fleischman) - The Dunderheads
Schwarz, Viviane - There are Cats in this Book
Sharratt, Nick - The Foggy, Foggy Forest
Williams, Marcia - My Secret War Diary, by Flossie Albright
To find out more about the awards and to see the full list of nominated titles please click here.