Children’s Book Award 2022
The Children’s Book Award Top 10 2022
And the winners are…
Overall winner and winner of Books for Younger Children
Octopus Shocktopus!, written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Steven Lenton, published by Nosy Crow
Winner of Books for Younger Readers
The Highland Falcon Thief, written by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman and illustrated by Elisa Paganelli, published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Winner of Books for Older Readers
When The World Was Ours, written by Liz Kessler, published by Simon and Schuster
Unfortunately we were unable to meet in person on the day of the award ceremony because of industrial action, so we announced the winners in a brief online ceremony, which you can view here
Portfolios and trophies were delivered to recipients in person where possible. Coordinator Sarah Stuffins caught up with overall winners Peter Bently and Steven Lenton separately.
The Children’s Book Award Top 10 2022
The challenges of getting books out to the child judges in lockdowns meant the award did not run in 2021, so the 2022 award celebrated the most popular books for 2020 and 2021.
The full shortlist is as follows:
Books for Younger Children
Barbara Throws a Wobbler, written and illustrated by Nadia Shireen, published by Penguin Random House
Octopus Shocktopus!, written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Steven Lenton, published by Nosy Crow
Perdu, written and illustrated by Richard Jones, published by Simon and Schuster
Stella and The Seagull, written by Gorgina Stevens and illustrated by Izzy Burton, published by OUP
For more details on the books click here Books for Younger Children
Books for Younger Readers
Anisha Accidental Detective, written by Serena Patel and illustrated by Emma McCann, published by Usborne
The Griffin Gate, written by Vashti Hardy and illustrated by Natalie Smillie, published by Barrington Stoke
The Highland Falcon Thief, written by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli, published by Macmillan Children’s Books
For more details on the books click here Books for Younger Readers
Books for Older Readers
The Midnight Guardians, written by Ross Montgomery, published by Walker Books
The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne, written by Jonathan Stroud, published by Walker Books
When The World Was Ours, written by Liz Kessler, published by Simon and Schuster
For more details on the books click here Books for Older Readers
As well as the shortlist, every year we produce a list of Picks of the Year – books which have also proved popular with our young readers during the testing process. You can view the full list here Pick of the Year 2022
Credits: Claudia Leisinger for photo of Steven Lenton with Sarah Stuffins, Peter Bentley for photo of Peter Bentley
