Oscar’s Book Prize: Celebrating Children’s Literature

The prize, which is sustained by Amazon and the London Criterion, likewise consists of a strong showing for London designers on its six-strong shortlist. The titles chosen include a full-colour menagerie of characters, including tigers and equines, and additionally discreetly resolve topics including temptation, spirituality and autism.

Remembering Oscar Ashton

It is granted in memory of book-loving Oscar Ashton, that passed away in 2012 of an undiagnosed heart condition aged three-and-a-half. Established by his moms and dads and sustained by Amazon and the London Requirement, the reward has actually been running because 2014.

Annual Award for Children’s Books

Oscar’s Publication Reward is a yearly prize for the best detailed book for children. It champions enchanting narration by authors and illustrators, finest shared in between young kids and their moms and dads.

Oscar’s Book Reward founder James Ashton said: “We understand the children’s posting market is centred on London yet it’s gratifying to see so many gifted authors and illustrators from across the nation getting recognised on our 12th yearly shortlist.

The Oscar’s Book Reward winner will be introduced at a London event on sixth May. The judging panel includes CBeebies speaker Ben Cajee, along with the successful Smriti Halls and Imogen Russell Williams, a reviewer and journalist.

“Once more our judges had a tough job choosing their favourites plus an eventual victor, which mosts likely to reveal simply exactly how creative and varied this publications classification is. These stories do an attractive work of spreading delight and obtaining youngsters thinking and we wish several moms and dads and kids will pick them approximately share.”