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Shadowers Challenges

This year’s Carnegie Medal for Illustration and Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlisted authors and illustrators have each set a challenge for Shadowers to get involved with. Check out the videos below in which they share creative ideas inspired by their shortlisted books for the Shadowers to try, from creating three dimensional cards, creating superhero outfits, drawing an entire cast of animals, and exploring local surroundings to then write about. There are tons of great ideas to get your Shadowers engaged with the 2025 shortlists and to inspire creativity!

Carnegie Medal for Illustration Shortlist

Wolf and Bear – Kate Rolfe
Letters in Charcoal – Juan Palomino
Clever Crow – Olivia Lomenech Gill
The Invisible Story – Wen Hsu Chen
I Love Books – Mariajo Ilustrajo
Grey – Lauren Child
Homebody – Theo Parish
Flying High – Yu Rong

Carnegie Medal for Writing Shortlist

Treacle Town – Brian Conaghan
King of Nothing – Nathanael Lessore
Glasgow Boys – Margaret McDonald
Play – Luke Palmer
All That It Ever Meant – Blessing Musariri
The Final Year – Matt Goodfellow
The Things We Leave Behind – Clare Furniss
Little Bang – Kelly McCaughrain