Welcome to the ages 4-7 award category area. We'll be adding to this page as the awards progress so please check back regularly.
We are pleased to announce our 2020-21 shortlisting panel members. Click the link below to find out a little bit more about who's involved this year.
We had an amazing response from authors and publishers in our inaugural year and were still receiving book submissions right up to the deadline.
Congratulations to all the books, authors, illustrators and publishers who made our longlist this year:
A Hat for Mr Mountain by Soojin Kwak, Two Hoots
Avocado Asks by Momoko Abe, Orchard Books
Bear Shaped by Dawn Coulter-Cruttenden, Oxford University Press
Bloom by Anne Booth & Robyn Owen Wilson, Tiny Owl Publishing
Boundless Sky by Amanda Addison & Manuela Adreani, Lantana Publishing
Clean up! by Nathan Bryon & Dapo Adeola, Penguin Random House Children's
I'm Not a Mouse! by Evgenia Golubeva, Child's Play
The Last Tree by Emily Haworth-Booth, Pavilion Books
The Pirates are Coming by John Condon & Matt Hunt, Nosy Crow
Rain Before Rainbows by Smriti Halls & David Litchfield, Walker Books
While we Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin & Polly Dunbar, Faber & Faber
Who's your Real Mum? by Bernadette Green & Anna Zobel, Scribe Publications
Unfortunately we couldn't take all of the submissions forward. Here's a list of all of those that didn't quite make our longlist this year:
Captain Whiskers by Jeremy Strong & Matt Robertson, Barrington Stoke
Come Down Mr Jangles by Sue Johnson & Sarah-Leigh Wils, KAmedia
Coming to England by Floella Benjamin & Michael Frith, Macmillan Children's Books
Crocodile Tears by Roger McGough & Greg McLeod, Otter-Barry Books
Different is Good – Alice the Aspiesaurus by Lucy Martin, Volce Publishing
Gerald the Giraffe and Friends by MIke Callaghan, Austin Macauley Publishers
It Isn't Rude to be Nude by Rosie Haine, Tate Publishing
The Legend of the First Unicorn by Lari Don & Natasa Ilincic, Floris Books
The Longest Strongest Thread by Inbal Leitner, Scallywag Press
Mega Magic Teacher Swap by Rochelle Humes & Rachel Suzanne, Studio Press
Missing Richmond by Patrick Corrigan, Salariya Book Company
Molly and the Bog Sprogs by Lee Thomas & Raluca Farcas, Tiny Tree Books
Newt in a Suit by Andrew Weale & Margaret Chamberlain, Wacky Bee Books
Number 7 Evergreen Street by Julia Patton, Templar Publising
One Button Benny by Alan Windram & Chloe Holwill-Hunter, Little Door Books
Owl or Pussycat? by Michael Morpurgo & Polly Dunbar, David Fickling Books
Pirates vs Monsters by David Crosby & Lee Cosgrove, Maverick Arts Publishing
Rabbit Bright by Viola Wang, Hodder Children's Books
Rhinocorn Rules by Matt Carr, Egmont
Robo Babies by Laura Gallagher & Nicci Martin, Owlet Press
Ruby and Graham by Lucy Barnard, New Frontier Publishing
Scruff by Alice Bowsher, Cicada Books
Shy Ones by Simona Ciraolo, Flying Eye Books
Things I Love by Bear by Susie Linn & Alex Willmore, Imagine That Publishing
Tiger Troubles by Chitra Soundar & Hannah Marks, Bloomsbury Education
To the Island by Patricia Forde & Nicola Bernardelli, Little Island
Twisted Fairy Tales: The Ninjabread Man by Stewart Ross & Chris Jevons, Arcturus Publishing
Unipiggle The Unicorn Pig: Dragon Trouble by Hannah Shaw, Usbourne Publishing
We are the Planets by Isla Grace Green, Stour Valley Publishing
The Wishing Star by Emma Beswetherick & Anna Woodbine, Rock the Boat
The World Made a Rainbow by Michelle Robinson & Emily Hamilton, Bloomsbury Children's Books
These awards are led by an independent group of people working in education in Kingston & Richmond Schools. Spark! is working closely with AfC and is supported by the Education Leads of the two councils.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE REGENCY BOOKSHOP IN SURBITON AND for CLARE SPENcER DESIGN, WHO PROVIDED our Spark! logo.
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