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Carnegie
Medal
The winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals were
announced earlier today at the British Library. The Library
Association's Youth Libraries Group annual award was first
awarded in 1936 to Arthur Ransome. The Other Side of
Truth by Beverley Naidoo was announced as the winner
of the Carnegie medal by Nigella Lawson. The book, which
tackles the issue of asylum seekers, beat off strong competition
from Philip Pullman, David Almond and Melvin Burgess.
I hope this book will
be a catalyst for young people to explore
with sensitivity and intelligence issues
of asylum and human rights
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Beverley
Naidoo
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Beverley
Naidoo is a writer and educationalist. She was brought up
in apartheid South Africa and became politically active
as a student in the 1960s and was detained without trial
by the police. She came into exile in Britain which also
offered asylum to her future husband, her brother and many
other South Africans fleeing persecution.
The
Other Side of Truth begins in Nigeria under the dictatorship
of General Abacha. It is the story of two young children
smuggled to supposed safety in England and is told through
the eyes of 12 year old Sade.
Both
Adele Geras's Troy, and Philip Pullman's The Amber
Spyglass were singled out by the judges as Highly Commended.
Melvin Burgess's The Ghost Behind the Wall was Commended.
 Kate
Greenaway Medal
Lauren Child, a double nominee, wins The Library Association
Kate Greenaway Medal for her cunningly titled I will
Not Ever, Never Eat a Tomato. The book features naughty
Lola, a picky eater and her inventive older brother Charlie
who persuades her to try new things.
Lauren Child has a real
insight into how a child's mind works,
and a gift for finding the magic in the
everyday
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Sarah
Wilkie
Chair of Judges
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Instigated
in 1956, The Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded annually by
The Library Association for "outstanding illustration in
a children's book".
Lauren,
who was Highly Commended last year for Clarice Bean,
That's Me! was nominated for both I will Not Ever,
Never Eat a Tomato and Beware of the Storybook Wolves.
You can read the Jubilee Books interview with Lauren by
clicking
here.
Anthony
Browne was Highly Commended for Willy's Pictures
and Ted Dewan was Commended for Crispin: The Pig Who
Had It All.
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