Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration

Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.

The Kate Greenaway Medal was established in 1956. It is presented annually by the Youth Libraries Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals for the most distinguished work in the illustration of children’s books published in the United Kingdom. See the Yoto Carnegie Medal homepage for more information.

In 2022 CILIP agreed on a 3 year sponsorship deal with audio player company, Yoto, at which point the award was re-named the Yoto Greenaway Medal. In 2023 it changed again to the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.

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2024 Shortlist

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
April’s Garden by Catalina Echeverri, written by Isla McGuckin
Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo
The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy
To the Other Side by Erika Meza
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
The Bowerbird by Catherine Rayner, written by Julia Donaldson
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage

2023

Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear illustrated by Jeet Zdung, written by Jeet Zdung and Trang Nguyen Winner
Rescuing Titanic illustrated and written by Flora Delargy
Alte Zachen: Old Things illustrated by Benjamin Phillips, written by Ziggy Hanaor
The Worlds we Leave Behind illustrated by Levi Pinfold, written by A.F. Harold
The Comet illustrated and written by Joe Todd-Stanton
The Visible Sounds illustrated by Yu Rong, written by Yin Jianling, translated by Filip Selucky (UCLan)

2022

Long Way Down illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, written by Jason Reynolds Winner
Drawn Across Borders illustrated and written by George Butler
The Midnight Fair illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio, written by Gideon Sterer
Too Much Stuff illustrated and written by Emily Gravett
Long Way Down illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff, written by Jason Reynolds
Milo Imagines the World illustrated by Christian Robinson, written by Matt de la Pena
Shu Lin’s Grandpa illustrated by Yu Rong, written by Matt Goodfellow
I Talk Like a River illustrated by Sydney Smith, written by Jordan Scott
The Wanderer illustrated and written by Peter Van den Ende

2021

Small In The City illustrated and written by Sydney Smith Winner
Starbird illustrated and written by Sharon King-Chai
The Bird Within Me illustrated by Sara Lundberg and translated by B. J. Epstein
It’s A No-Money Day illustrated and written by Kate Milner
How The Stars Came To Be illustrated and written by Poonam Mistry
Hike illustrated and written by Pete Oswald
I Go Quiet illustrated and written by David Ouimet
Arlo The Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep illustrated and written by Catherine Rayner

2020

Tales from the Inner City written and illustrated by Shaun Tan Winner
You’re Snug with Me illustrated by Poonam Mistry and written by Chitra Soundar
The Iron Man illustrated by Chris Mould and written by Ted Hughes
The Suitcase written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander
The Dam illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by David Almond
Mary and Frankenstein illustrated by Júlia Sardà and written by Linda Bailey
Child of St Kilda written and illustrated by Beth Waters

2019

The lost words Jackie Morris Winner
The Day War Came Rebecca Cobb
Ocean Meets Sky Eric Fan and Terry Fan
Beyond the Fence Maria Gulemetova
The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse Jon Klassen
Julian is a mermaid Jessica Love
You're safe with me Poonam Mistry
Suffragette: The battle for equality David Roberts

2018

illustrated by Sydney Smith and written by Joanne Schwartz Winner
King of the Sky illustrated by Laura Carlin and written by Nicola Davies
Night Shift illustrated and written by Debi Gliori
A First Book of Animals illustrated by Petr Horáček and written by Nicola Davies
The Song from Somewhere Else illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by A.F. Harrold
Thornhill illustrated and written by Pam Smy
Under the Same Sky illustrated and written by Britta Teckentrup

2017

There is a Tribe of Kids Lane Smith (illustrator and author) Winner
Wild Animals of the North Dieter Braun (illustrator and author)
Tidy Emily Gravett (illustrator and author)
The Wolves of Currumpaw William Grill (illustrator and author)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Jim Kay (illustrator) and J. K. Rowling (author)
A Great Big Cuddle Chris Riddell (illustrator) and Michael Rosen (author)
The Journey Francesca Sanna (illustrator and author)
The Marvels Brian Selznick (illustrator and author)

2016

Willy’s Stories Anthony Browne (illustrator and author)
There’s a Bear on My Chair Ross Collins (illustrator and author)
Once Upon an Alphabet Oliver Jeffers (illustrator and author)
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole Jon Klassen (illustrator) and Mac Barnett (author)
Something About a Bear Jackie Morris (illustrator and author)
Captain Jack and the Pirates Helen Oxenbury (illustrator) and Peter Bently (author)
The Sleeper and the Spindle Chris Riddell (illustrator) and Neil Gaiman (author) Winner
Footpath Flowers Sydney Smith (illustrator) and JonArno Lawson (author) (Walker Books)

2015

Shackleton's journey William Grill Winner
The promise Laura Carlin; text by Nicola Davies
Jim's lion Alexis Deacon; text by Russell Hoban
Dark satanic mills John Higgins & Marc Olivent; text by Marcus Sedgwick & Julian Sedgwick
Smelly Louie Catherine Rayner
Goth Girl and the ghost of a mouse Chris Riddell
Tinder David Roberts; text by Sally Gardner
The rules of Summer Shaun Tan

2014

This is not my hat J. Klassen Winner
The paper dolls Rebecca Cobb; text by Julia Donaldson
Where my wellies take me Olivia Gill; text by Michael Morpurgo and Clare Morpurgo
The day the crayons quit Oliver Jeffers; text by Drew Daywalt
The dark J. Klassen; text by Lemony Snicket
Mouse, bird, snake, wolf Dave McKean; text by David Almond
Oliver Birgitta Sif