This year marks 15 years of The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize which celebrates children’s and teenage literature. This year’s shortlist, like every previous year, is made up of books chosen by Waterstones’ own booksellers. The category winners and overall Children’s Book of the Year 2019 will be announced soon, on March 21st 2019.
Illustrated Books Shortlist:
Younger Fiction Shortlist:
Older Fiction Shortlist:

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