From over 60 beautiful picture books submitted to the longlist, through to an irresistible list of 9 ‘Hot Contenders‘, we are thrilled to announce the FOUR SHORTLISTED books for the Picture Book Award 2020!

Show & Tell by Rob Biddulph, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books and put forward by Prestfelde School

Ravi’s Roar by Tom Percival, published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books and put forward by West Felton Primary School

The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore, published by Simon & Schuster and put forward by Rushbury C/E Primary School

I am a Tiger by Karl Newson and Ross Collins, published by MacMillan Children’s Books and put forward by Coalbrookdale & Ironbridge C/E Primary School

Picture Book Award 2020 Key Facts:

No. of primary schools across Shropshire involved in the project:  26

No. of children involved in the project:  1,002

No. of copies of the shortlisted titles to be placed into the schools:  800+

Support materials & shortlist to schools:  W/c Monday 7th September 2020

Voting deadline:  25th September 2020

Coronavirus Covid-19 Update:

Due to the ongoing disruption to schools and to ensure that all participating 26 schools were able to make full use of this project we took the decision to postpone delivery of this project into schools from June until September 2020.

Whilst the decision to postpone was certainly not ideal, it it was essential that we made sure that every part of the project ran smoothly and that all the materials required were delivered in time into schools and that all children had the opportunity to fully participate.