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From a feminist retelling of Moby-Dick to a fresh look at Cinderella from the perspective of her stepsister, the longlist for the UK\u2019s top children\u2019s book prize, the Carnegie Medal, is packed with reimaginings of classic stories.<\/p>\n
Established in 1936, the Carnegie has been won by some of the UK\u2019s best-loved children\u2019s authors, including Noel Streatfeild and CS Lewis. The 20 books in the running this year range from Kit de Waal\u2019s first young adult novel, Becoming Dinah \u2013 a reimagining of Moby-Dick in which a teenage girl sets off on a trip in a camper van with a grumpy one-legged man \u2013 to Jennifer Donnelly\u2019s take on Cinderella, Stepsister, and Sharon Dogar\u2019s Monsters, about the creation of Mary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein.<\/p>\n
A host of picture books up for the Kate Greenaway medal for illustration also give fresh takes on the classics. And the Ocean Was Our Sky, illustrated by Rovina Cai and written by Patrick Ness, tells the story of Moby-Dick from the perspective of the whale; Quill Soup, illustrated by Dale Blankenaar, is an African retelling of the European folktale Stone Soup; and Mary and Frankenstein, illustrated by J\u00falia Sard\u00e0 and written by Linda Bailey, is another title to riff on the making of Frankenstein.<\/p>\n
This year also marks a first for the prize: Annet Schaap\u2019s story of a lighthouse keeper\u2019s daughter, Lampie, translated from Dutch by Laura Watkinson, is the the first translated book to be longlisted for the Carnegie. Chair of judges Julia Hale called it \u201cas satisfyingly dark and light as the best fairy story adventures\u201d.<\/p>\n
Taking as their mission \u201cto inspire and empower the next generation to shape a better world through books and reading\u201d, and focusing on finding an \u201coutstanding reading experience\u201d, judges also found a strong theme of homelessness and identity in the longlisted novels. In Susin Nielsen\u2019s No Fixed Address, a boy and his mother live in a camper van, one step from homelessness, while in former winner Sarah Crossan\u2019s Toffee, a teenager runs away from home and is taken in by an elderly woman with dementia. Angie Thomas\u2019s On the Come Up follows an aspiring rapper trying to escape the poverty of her neighbourhood, while Nikesh Shukla\u2019s The Boxer, about the aftermath of a racist attack, is \u201cbrilliantly nuanced\u201d, said Hale, and left judges \u201csimultaneously bruised, reeling and uplifted\u201d.<\/p>\n
Hale said that among the 162 submissions for the two medals, there were lots of books about social media and the internet. But the titles chosen by a volunteer team of 14 children\u2019s and youth librarians from across the UK were \u201cmore about universal things, like families and friendships and the way children and young people navigate the sort of challenges that they face in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough writing and illustration, the authors and artists offer children and young people stories of hope, discovery and understanding about themselves and the world they live in,\u201d said Hale. \u201cThere is a strong emphasis in the longlists on how young readers can navigate that journey, through relationships with families and friends and from learning more about themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n
The shortlists for both prizes will be announced on 19 March, and the winners on 17 June.<\/p>\n
The Black Flamingo <\/em>by Dean Atta, illustrated by Anshika Khullar Captain Rosalie <\/em>illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, written by Timoth\u00e9e de Fombelle and translated by Sam Gordon
A Pocketful of Stars <\/em>by Aisha Bushby
Toffee <\/em>by Sarah Crossan
Becoming Dinah <\/em>by Kit de Waal
Louisiana\u2019s Way Home <\/em>by Kate DiCamillo
Monsters <\/em>by Sharon Dogar
Stepsister <\/em>by Jennifer Donnelly
Lenny\u2019s Book of Everything <\/em>by Karen Foxlee
Nowhere on Earth <\/em>by Nick Lake
Lark <\/em>by Anthony McGowan
The Skylarks\u2019 War <\/em>by Hilary McKay
No Fixed Address <\/em>by Susin Nielsen
Inkling <\/em>by Kenneth Oppel
Patron Saints of Nothing <\/em>by Randy Ribay
Lampie <\/em>written and illustrated by Annet Schaap and translated by Laura Watkinson
Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black <\/em>by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Alexis Deacon
The Boxer <\/em>by Nikesh Shukla
On the Come Up <\/em>by Angie Thomas
Girl. Boy. Sea. <\/em>by Chris Vick
Paper Avalanche <\/em>by Lisa Williamson<\/p>\n2020 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Wisp: A Story of Hope <\/em>illustrated by Grahame Baker Smith and written by Zana Fraillon
Quill Soup<\/em> illustrated by Dale Blankenaar and written by Alan Durant
B is for Baby <\/em>illustrated by Angela Brooksbank and written by Atinuke
And the Ocean Was Our Sky <\/em>illustrated by Rovina Cai and written by Patrick Ness
Fanatical About Frogs<\/em> written and illustrated by Owen Davey
Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black<\/em> illustrated by Alexis Deacon and written by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick
Lubna and Pebble <\/em>illustrated by Daniel Egneus and written by Wendy Meddour
When Sadness Comes to Call <\/em>written and illustrated by Eva Eland
The King Who Banned the Dark<\/em> written and illustrated by Emily Haworth-Booth
You\u2019re Snug With Me<\/em> illustrated by Poonam Mistry and written by Chitra Soundar
The Iron Man<\/em> illustrated by Chris Mould and written by Ted Hughes
The Suitcase <\/em>written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
The Undefeated <\/em>illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander
The Dam<\/em> illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by David Almond
Mary and Frankenstein<\/em> illustrated by J\u00falia Sard\u00e0 and written by Linda Bailey
Little Wise Wolf <\/em>illustrated by Hanneke Siemensma, written by Gijs Van der Hammen and translated by Laura Watkinson
Tales from the Inner City <\/em>written and illustrated by Shaun Tan
Child of St Kilda <\/em>written and illustrated by Beth Waters
Planetarium<\/em> illustrated by Chris Wormell and written by Raman Prinja<\/p>\n<\/div>\n