23 October 2014

We are delighted to offer our warmest congratulations to all of our authors who have been nominated for the prestigious Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards!

The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Award nominations were revealed this week, and the following DFB titles have been selected by the judges. For the Carnegie Award:

DFB as an independent publisher:

Close to the Wind by Jon Walter

"I can't recommend it highly enough." - The Guardian

Shadow of the Wolf by Tim Hall

"My favourite YA book of 2014. Beautiful writing, a stunning mix of action and mystical folklore. A brilliant story." - Sally Green, author of Half Bad

DFB while an imprint of Random House:

Running Girl by our fabulous Simon Mason

"The writing is excellent, and the story calls into being a very recognisable 21st-century urban world with a dash of social commentary, especially on relationships between adults and teenagers." - The Guardian

Wayland by Tony Mitton and illustrated by John Lawrence

Winner of the CLPE Poetry Award - "A tour de force."

Wayland is also nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award.

Finally, with his brilliant The Bubble Wrap Boy, published by Penguin,  is our very own amazing Phil Earle:

The Bubble Wrap Boy by Phil Earle

"Powerful and sympathetic" - The Telegraph

Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award, published by DFB while an imprint of Random House:

Very Little Red Riding Hood by Sue Heap and Teresa Heapy

"Delightful…Heapy allows the little girl to speak like a real child and Heap gives her the sort of coat with animal ears that wouldn’t look out of place in the local park…A perfect present for a Gramma to give her VLRRH." - The Times

The Ransom of Dond by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Pam Smy

"Smy's illustrations depict the book's wild Celtic island setting . . . bringing rich draughtsmanship to Dowd's beautifully crafted creation." - Sunday Times - Children's Book of the Week

We would like to wish all of these amazing authors the very best with their nominations. What's more, all of these fabulous books are available to buy from The DFB Shop!