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Carnegie Medal for Illustration Nominated Titles 2025

Antony, Steve. Rainbowsaurus
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781444964516

Bass, Sophie (illustrator) Cooke, Trish (author). The Magic Callaloo
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781529504880

Becker, Aaron. The Last Zookeeper
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781529517873

Chen, Wen Hsu (illustrator) Gamboa, Jaime (author) Hahn, Daniel (translator). The Invisible Story
Publisher: Lantana. ISBN: 9781915244765

Child, Lauren (illustrator) Dockrill, Laura (author). Grey
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781406389562

Clarke, Eoin (illustrator) Brown, Ian (author). Albert and the Flood
Publisher: Graffeg. ISBN: 9781802586565

Cobb, Rebecca (illustrator) Dulak, Mariesa (author). There’s a Tiger on the Train
Publisher: Faber & Faber. ISBN: 9780571368341

Cottle, Katie. Night Flight
Publisher: Puffin. ISBN: 9780241634257

Fisher, Cathy (illustrator) Morris, Jackie (author). The Panda’s Child
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books. ISBN: 9781915659057

Ganser, Michèle (illustrator) Stavaric, Michael (author) Latsch, Oliver (translator). Amazing Octopus: Creature From an Unknown World
Publisher: Pushkin Children’s Books. ISBN: 9781782694243

Gravett, Emily (illustrator) Hardinge, Frances (author). Island of Whispers
Publisher: Two Hoots. ISBN: 9781529088076

Grill, William (illustrator) Pretor-Pinney, Gavin (author). Cloudspotting For Beginners
Publisher: Particular Books. ISBN: 9780241632543

Harding, Angela (illustrator) Tree, Isabella (author). Wilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back – an Illustrated Guide
Publisher: Macmillan. ISBN: 9781529092844

Hindley, Kate (illustrator) Lloyd, Susannah (author). Who Ate Steve?
Publisher: Nosy Crow. ISBN: 9781839946226

Hoang, Giang (illustrator) Butterfield, Lanisha (author). Flower Block
Publisher: Puffin. ISBN: 9780241611371

Hodgkinson, Leigh. Martha Maps It Out In Time
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192787088

Horáček, Petr (illustrator) Davies, Nicola (author). The Star Whale
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books. ISBN: 9781915659095

Hunt, Matt. Up High
Publisher: Nosy Crow. ISBN: 9781805132585

Ilustrajo, Mariajo. I Love Books
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books. ISBN: 9780711277991

Jeffers, Oliver and Winston, Sam. The Dictionary Story
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781406395471

Jeffers, Oliver. Begin Again
Publisher: HarperCollins. ISBN: 9780008579593

Jones, Richard (illustrator) Percival, Tom (author). Quiet
Publisher: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 9781471173912

Kitamura, Satoshi. School for Puppies
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781839133442

Klassen, Jon (illustrator) Barnett, Mac (author). How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781529512779

Kutsuwada, Chie (illustrator) Sedgwick, Julian (author). 100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Cafe
Publisher: Guppy Books. ISBN: 9781913101886

Litchfield, David (illustrator) Booth, Anne (author). The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk
Publisher: Templar Books. ISBN: 9781800783058

Lomenech Gill, Olivia (illustrator) Butterworth, Chris (author). Clever Crow
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781406380330

Lu, Thea. Dive, Dive into the Night Sea
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781406349993

Martin, Pedro. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
Publisher: Guppy Books. ISBN: 9781916558069

Moscardó, Júlia. Changing Tides
Publisher: Little Tiger. ISBN: 9781838915377

Munro, James (illustrator) Pearlstein, Howard (author). The Shy Book
Publisher: Graffeg. ISBN: 9781802586725

O’Hara, Lauren (illustrator) Dahl, Sophie (author). Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781406384420

Palomino, Juan (illustrator) Vasco, Irene (author) Schimel, Lawrence (translator). Letters in Charcoal
Publisher: Lantana. ISBN: 9781915244512

Parish, Theo. Homebody
Publisher: Macmillan. ISBN: 9781035017621

Percival, Tom. The Bridges
Publisher: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 9781398515086

Prabhat, Sandhya (illustrator) Soundar, Chitra (author). It’s Time to Hush and Say Good Night
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781529501759

Raish, Jason (illustrator) Spalding, Sir Alistair (author). Welcome to the Arts: Dance
Publisher: Big Picture Press. ISBN: 9781800783362

Rocco, John (illustrator) Rocco, Hayley (author). Wild Planet: The Inspiring Life and Wisdom of Sir David Attenborough
Publisher: Rock the Boat. ISBN: 9780861548972

Rolfe, Kate. Wolf and Bear
Publisher: Two Hoots. ISBN: 1035019574

Sardà, Júlia (illustrator) Nicholls, Sally (author). Godfather Death
Publisher: Andersen Press. ISBN: 9781839131417

Schwarz, Viviane (illustrator) Stanley, Sara (author). One-Button and the Sea
Publisher: Scallywag Press. ISBN: 9781915252609

Smith, Briony May (illustrator) O’Leary, Sara (author). The Little Books of the Little Brontes
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781529518313

Smith, Sydney. Do You Remember?
Publisher: Walker. ISBN: 9781529519914

Stone, Rhian (illustrator) Tosdevin, Frances (author). Grandad’s Star
Publisher: Rocket Bird Books. ISBN: 9781915395108

Suggs, Margaret Anne. The Dandelion’s Tale
Publisher: Graffeg. ISBN: 9781802587050

Swain, Holly. Colin’s Castle
Publisher: Farshore. ISBN: 9780008698126

Teckentrup, Britta. A Happy Place
Publisher: Little Tiger. ISBN: 9781838916596

Usher, Sam (illustrator) Coulthard, Charissa (author). The Fun We Had
Publisher: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 9781398524491

Uzu, Tonka (illustrator) Arevalo Melville, Elena (author). Elki is Not My Dog
Publisher: Scallywag Press. ISBN: 9781915252364

Vere, Ed. The Elephant and the Sea
Publisher: Puffin. ISBN: 9780241717981

Wilson-Max, Ken. Aqua Boy
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books. ISBN: 9781915659224

Wynter, Daisy (illustrator) Hanaor, Ziggy (author). The Egg Incident
Publisher: Cicada Books. ISBN: 9781800660434

Yu Rong (illustrator) Carswell, Fiona (author). The Boy Who Loves to Lick the Wind
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books. ISBN: 9781915659156

Yu Rong (illustrator) Wenxuan, Cao (author) Monnelly, Simone-Davina and Hope, Jake (translators). Flying High
Publisher: UCLan Publishing. ISBN: 9781915235985

Zommer, Yuval. The Wild
Publisher: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192782625