UKLA Book Award

Given by United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA)

Other Names: UK Literacy Association Children's Book Award
248 Works 106,007 Books 7,210 Reviews 4.2
Sponsored by LoveReading4Kids and Reading Cloud, the UKLA Book Awards are the only children's book awards judged by teachers.

The UKLA Book Awards seek to celebrate children’s books in order show more to:

encourage teachers to increase their professional and personal knowledge of recently published high quality children’s books


promote the place of books for young people in all educational settings from nursery to key stage 4

The books selected for the award will be titles that teachers can share with pupils as part of regular classroom experience, eg to:

read for pleasure in the teacher’s read aloud programme to the whole class

inspire extended response from learners (through discussion, creative interaction or understanding the wider curriculum)

be the focus of study (set books, shared and guided reading)

enhance all aspects of literacy learning and literary study

Selection committees and teacher judges are asked to look, first and foremost, for well-written, engaging ‘reads’ and, where appropriate, outstanding illustration and design.




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Stages:
All, Winner (44), Shortlist (246), Nominee (2)
Categories:
All, 11 to 14+ (23), 12 to 16 (54), 3 to 11 (6), 3 to 6 (48), 3 to 6+ (21), 7 to 10+ (23), 7 to 11 (48), Information Book - 3 to 14+ (23), No Category (2)
Years:
All, 2023 (21), 2022 (22), 2021 (23), 2020 (24), 2019 (18), 2018 (18), 2017 (18), 2016 (18), 2015 (18), 2014 (18), 2013 (18), 2012 (18), 2011 (12), 2009 (1)

Winner 44

WorkCategoryYear
The Crossing by Manjeet Mann11 to 14+2023
Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo3 to 6+2023
The Light in Everything by Katya Balen7 to 10+2023
Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey BoakyeInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi11 to 14+2022
The Invisible by Tom Percival3 to 6+2022
Barbara Throws A Wobbler by Nadia Shireen3 to 6+2022
October, October by Katya Balen7 to 10+2022
Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small by Jess WadeInformation Book - 3 to 14+2022
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann11 to 14+2021
Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon3 to 6+2021
Check Mates by Stewart Foster7 to 10+2021
The Undefeated by Kwame AlexanderInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen11 to 14+2020
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung3 to 6+2020
The Eleventh Trade by Alyssa Hollingsworth7 to 10+2020
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine BeckerInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds12 to 162019
I Am Bat by Morag Hood3 to 62019
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell7 to 112019
We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan12 to 162018
Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea by Morag Hood3 to 62018
Martin Brown's Lesser Spotted Animals by Martin Brown7 to 112018
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird7 to 112018
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen12 to 162017
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins3 to 62017
The Journey by Francesca Sanna7 to 112017
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge12 to 162016
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith3 to 62016
The Imaginary by A. F. Harrold7 to 112016
Every Day by David Levithan12 to 162015
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt3 to 62015
Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve7 to 112015
Now Is the Time for Running by Michael Williams12 to 162014
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen3 to 62014
The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snaer Magnason7 to 112014
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein12 to 162013
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen3 to 62013
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan7 to 112013
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness12 to 162012
Iris and Isaac by Catherine Rayner3 to 62012
Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis7 to 112012
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace12 to 162011
Birdsong by Ellie Sandall3 to 112011

Shortlist 246

WorkCategoryYear
The Crossing by Manjeet Mann11 to 14+2023
Truth Be Told: Sue Divin by Sue Divin11 to 14+2023
Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave11 to 14+2023
Tremendous Things by Susin Nielsen11 to 14+2023
The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros11 to 14+2023
In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner11 to 14+2023
Flooded by Mariajo Ilustrajo3 to 6+2023
Who Are You? by Smriti Halls3 to 6+2023
Small’s Big Dream by Mann Manjeet3 to 6+2023
The Comet by Joe Todd-Stanton3 to 6+2023
The Light in Everything by Katya Balen7 to 10+2023
All to Play For by Eve Ainsworth7 to 10+2023
The Chime Seekers by Ross Montgomery7 to 10+2023
The Lion Above the Door by Onjali Q. Rauf7 to 10+2023
The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan7 to 10+2023
Musical Truth: A Musical History of Modern Black Britain in 28 Songs by Jeffrey BoakyeInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
Amazon River by Sangma FrancisInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
The Greatest Show on Earth by Mini GreyInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue by William GrillInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
I Am the Subway by Hyo-eun KimInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
Here and Queer by Ellis RowanInformation Book - 3 to 14+2023
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi11 to 14+2022
The Short Knife by Elen Caldecott11 to 14+2022
When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler11 to 14+2022
Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgwick11 to 14+2022
The Outlaws Scarlett & Browne by Jonathan Stroud11 to 14+2022
Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle11 to 14+2022
The Invisible by Tom Percival3 to 6+2022
Barbara Throws A Wobbler by Nadia Shireen3 to 6+2022
What Happened to You? by James Catchpole3 to 6+2022
Freedom, We Sing by Amyra León3 to 6+2022
I'm (Almost) Always Kind by Anna Milbourne3 to 6+2022
October, October by Katya Balen7 to 10+2022
When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten7 to 10+2022
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson7 to 10+2022
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll7 to 10+2022
The Valley of Lost Secrets by Lesley Parr7 to 10+2022
Front Desk by Kelly Yang7 to 10+2022
Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small by Jess WadeInformation Book - 3 to 14+2022
What's the T?: The Guide to All Things Trans and/or Nonbinary by Juno DawsonInformation Book - 3 to 14+2022
Modern Art Explorer: Modern Art Explorer: Discover the stories behind artworks by Matisse, Kahlo and more...: Discover the Stories Behind Famous Artworks by Alice HarmanInformation Book - 3 to 14+2022
The Great Barrier Reef by Dr Helen ScalesInformation Book - 3 to 14+2022
Ultimate Gamer: Career Mode: The complete guide to starting a career in gaming by Craig Steele.Information Book - 3 to 14+2022
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann11 to 14+2021
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo11 to 14+2021
Bearmouth by Liz Hyder11 to 14+2021
Burn by Patrick Ness11 to 14+2021
The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein11 to 14+2021
Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon3 to 6+2021
Brenda Is a Sheep by Morag Hood3 to 6+2021
Tibble and Grandpa by Wendy Meddour3 to 6+2021
I'm Not (Very) Afraid of the Dark by Anna Milbourne3 to 6+2021
It's a No-Money Day by Kate Milner3 to 6+2021
One Fox: A Counting Book Thriller by Kate Read3 to 6+2021
Check Mates by Stewart Foster7 to 10+2021
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook7 to 10+2021
The Highland Falcon Thief by M. G. Leonard7 to 10+2021
Lori and Max by Catherine O'Flynn7 to 10+2021
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson7 to 10+2021
Owen and the Soldier by Lisa Thompson7 to 10+2021
The Undefeated by Kwame AlexanderInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
The Apartment: A Century of Russian History by Alexandra LitvinaInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II by Michael RosenInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
Hidden Planet: An Illustrator's Love Letter to Planet Earth by Ben RotheryInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks by Suzanne SladeInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
The Peanuts all-star word-search puzzle book (A Windward activity book) by Jamia WilsonInformation Book - 3 to 14+2021
No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen11 to 14+2020
Toffee by Sarah Crossan11 to 14+2020
Lenny's Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee11 to 14+2020
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina11 to 14+2020
The Skylarks' War by Hilary McKay11 to 14+2020
Pay Attention, Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt11 to 14+2020
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung3 to 6+2020
Grandpa's Stories by Joseph Coelho3 to 6+2020
The Visitor by Antje Damm3 to 6+2020
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love3 to 6+2020
Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour3 to 6+2020
The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros3 to 6+2020
The Eleventh Trade by Alyssa Hollingsworth7 to 10+2020
The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum7 to 10+2020
Race To The Frozen North Matthew Henson by Catherine Johnson7 to 10+2020
Armistice runner by Tom Palmer7 to 10+2020
The Legend of Kevin: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve7 to 10+2020
Slick by M. M. Vaughan7 to 10+2020
Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13 by Helaine BeckerInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein by Linda BaileyInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
Once Upon a Raindrop: The Story of Water by James CarterInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
Questions I Am Asked About The Holocaust by Hedi FriedInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
A Book of Bears: At Home with Bears Around the World by Katie ViggersInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
Child of St Kilda by Beth WatersInformation Book - 3 to 14+2020
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds12 to 162019
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo12 to 162019
Piglettes by Clementine Beauvais12 to 162019
Moonrise by Sarah Crossan12 to 162019
After the Fire by Will Hill12 to 162019
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lita Judge12 to 162019
I Am Bat by Morag Hood3 to 62019
Bob's Blue Period by Marion Deuchars3 to 62019
The Last Wolf by Mini Grey3 to 62019
After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again) by Dan Santat3 to 62019
Stardust by Jeanne Willis3 to 62019
Big Book of the Blue (The Big Book Series) by Yuval Zommer3 to 62019
The Explorer by Katherine Rundell7 to 112019
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown7 to 112019
Running On Empty by S. E. Durrant7 to 112019
Kick by Mitch Johnson7 to 112019
Sky Dancer by Gill Lewis7 to 112019
The Murderer's Ape by Jakob Wegelius7 to 112019
We Come Apart by Sarah Crossan12 to 162018
Alpha: Abidjan to Paris by Bessora12 to 162018
Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean12 to 162018
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix12 to 162018
Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick12 to 162018
Encounters by Jason Wallace12 to 162018
Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea by Morag Hood3 to 62018
Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph3 to 62018
The Night Gardener by Terry Fan3 to 62018
Dog on a Frog? by Kes Gray3 to 62018
The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield3 to 62018
It Starts With a Seed by Laura Knowles3 to 62018
Martin Brown's Lesser Spotted Animals by Martin Brown7 to 112018
Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird7 to 112018
Me and Mister P. by Maria Farrer7 to 112018
The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain7 to 112018
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe by Megumi Iwasa7 to 112018
The White Fox by Jackie Morris7 to 112018
The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen by Susin Nielsen12 to 162017
The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock12 to 162017
Railhead by Philip Reeve12 to 162017
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt12 to 162017
The Marvels by Brian Selznick12 to 162017
Fire Color One by Jenny Valentine12 to 162017
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins3 to 62017
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright3 to 62017
A Hungry Lion, or, A Dwindling Assortment of Animals by Lucy Ruth Cummins3 to 62017
Grandad's Island by Benji Davies3 to 62017
Tidy by Emily Gravett3 to 62017
The Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield3 to 62017
The Journey by Francesca Sanna7 to 112017
Little Bits of Sky by S. E. Durrant7 to 112017
Gorilla Dawn by Gill Lewis7 to 112017
Pugs of the Frozen North by Philip Reeve7 to 112017
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell7 to 112017
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford7 to 112017
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge12 to 162016
The Door That Led to Where by Sally Gardner12 to 162016
There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake12 to 162016
An Island of Our Own by Sally Nicholls12 to 162016
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven12 to 162016
The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick12 to 162016
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith3 to 62016
This book just ate my dog! by Richard Byrne3 to 62016
The Something by Rebecca Cobb3 to 62016
I Am Henry Finch by Alexis Deacon3 to 62016
The Father Who Had Ten Children by Benedicte Guettier3 to 62016
On Sudden Hill by Linda Sarah3 to 62016
The Imaginary by A. F. Harrold7 to 112016
The Fish in the Bathtub (Little Gems) by Eoin Colfer7 to 112016
Hercufleas by Sam Gayton7 to 112016
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel7 to 112016
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry by Peter Sís7 to 112016
Atlas of Adventures by Rachel Williams7 to 112016
Every Day by David Levithan12 to 162015
Looking at the Stars by Jo Cotterill12 to 162015
Vango: Between Sky and Earth by Timothee de Fombelle12 to 162015
The Year of the Rat by Clare Furniss12 to 162015
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan12 to 162015
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein12 to 162015
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt3 to 62015
the Yes by Sarah Bee3 to 62015
Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham3 to 62015
Hermelin the Detective Mouse by Mini Grey3 to 62015
Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton3 to 62015
The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water by Gemma Merino3 to 62015
Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve7 to 112015
Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne7 to 112015
Us Minus Mum by Heather Butler7 to 112015
Blackberry Blue: And Other Fairy Tales by Jamila Gavin7 to 112015
Cowgirl by G. R. Gemin7 to 112015
Scarlet Ibis by Gill Lewis7 to 112015
Now Is the Time for Running by Michael Williams12 to 162014
The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks12 to 162014
Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner12 to 162014
Monkey Wars by Richard Kurti12 to 162014
The Positively Last Performance by Geraldine McCaughrean12 to 162014
The Wall by William Sutcliffe12 to 162014
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen3 to 62014
Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nick Bromley3 to 62014
Don't Spill the Milk! by Stephen Davies3 to 62014
Monkey Nut. by Simon Rickerty by Simon Rickerty3 to 62014
The Dark by Lemony Snicket3 to 62014
How to Hide a Lion by Helen Stephens3 to 62014
The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Snaer Magnason7 to 112014
The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne7 to 112014
The Naming of Tishkin Silk by Glenda Millard7 to 112014
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell7 to 112014
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead7 to 112014
The Last Wild by Piers Torday7 to 112014
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein12 to 162013
Kill All Enemies by Melvin Burgess12 to 162013
Itch by Simon Mayo12 to 162013
Wonder by R. J. Palacio12 to 162013
Mister Creecher by Chris Priestley12 to 162013
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater12 to 162013
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen3 to 62013
Croc and Bird by Alexis Deacon3 to 62013
Rabbityness by Jo Empson3 to 62013
The Day Louis Got Eaten by John Fardell3 to 62013
Goldilocks and Just One Bear by Leigh Hodgkinson3 to 62013
My No No No Day by Rebecca Patterson3 to 62013
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan7 to 112013
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce7 to 112013
Call Me Drog by Sue Cowing7 to 112013
To Be A Cat by Matt Haig7 to 112013
A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge7 to 112013
Under Shifting Glass by Nicky Singer7 to 112013
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness12 to 162012
Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough12 to 162012
iBoy by Kevin Brooks12 to 162012
Being Billy by Phil Earle12 to 162012
Trash by Andy Mulligan12 to 162012
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel12 to 162012
Iris and Isaac by Catherine Rayner3 to 62012
A Splendid Friend, Indeed by Suzanne Bloom3 to 62012
A Place to Call Home by Alexis Deacon3 to 62012
Little Red Hood by Marjolaine Leray3 to 62012
Mole's Sunrise by Jeanne Willis3 to 62012
Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice by Chris Wormell3 to 62012
Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis7 to 112012
A Girl Called Dog by Nicola Davies7 to 112012
The Memory Cage by Ruth Eastham7 to 112012
Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure by Lissa Evans7 to 112012
Moon Pie by Simon Mason7 to 112012
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell7 to 112012
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace12 to 162011
Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin12 to 162011
Where I Belong by Gillian Cross12 to 162011
When I Was Joe by Keren David12 to 162011
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay12 to 162011
Scar Hill by Alan Temperley12 to 162011
Birdsong by Ellie Sandall3 to 112011
Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House by Libby Gleeson3 to 112011
Sparks by Ally Kennen3 to 112011
No Such Thing As Dragons by Philip Reeve3 to 112011
Johnny Swanson by Eleanor Updale3 to 112011
One Smart Fish by Christopher Wormell3 to 112011

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