Sheffield Children’s Book Award

Sheffield Children’s Book Award was launched in 1988 to encourage children and young people to read, and to highlight the best literature published each year. The awards celebrate books and what they do for the Sheffield Community. Hundreds of children from across the city take part every year by voting for their favourite book through local schools and libraries.

The Sheffield Children’s Book Award 2024 Winners

Here are the winning titles for this year’s book award. All the books are available from your local library.

Baby Book Winner

Don’t Mix Up My Puppy by Rosamund Lloyd, illustrated by Spencer Wilson. Published by Little Tiger.

Toddler Book Winner and Overall Winner

The Rainbow Snail by Karin Åkesson. Published by Boxer Books.

Picture Book Category

Gigantic by Rob Biddulph. Published by Harper Collins.

Emerging Reads

Lenny Lemmon and the Invincible Rat by Ben Davis, illustrated by James Lancett. Published by Nosy Crow.

Shorter Novels Category

The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton. Published by Otter-Barry Books.

Longer Novels Category

The Boy In The Smoke by Rachel Faturoti. Published by Hodder.

Young Adult Books

You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne. Published by Usborne.