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Ages 4-7: Picture story books

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. 

Shortlisting panel

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. 

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List of books submitted to the awards

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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