Inspire ELS NEW Online Primary Book Award - InspiREAD2020

The Inspire Education Library Service (ELS) invite you to join their NEW online Primary Book Award...InspiREAD2020!

The aim is to get everyone reading children’s books; pupils, teachers, parents, grandparents, carers, schools, families and friends - it's for anyone who enjoys a good read! 

The books are some of the ELS Librarians favourites, published in the last year, or so. Enjoy sharing some great books, reading, listening or watching online together.

You may have some of the books already and many are available as e-books or audio books. If you'd like to purchase any of the books,  a local independent bookshop in Lowdham is offering 20% discount on all titles with free postage and packing. 

Please email janestreeter@thebookcase.co.uk or tel 0115 966 4143 for more information.

We’ve been overwhelmed with all the responses we’ve received and are delighted to announce the InspiREAD 2020 Book Award Winners are:

• Picture Book Winner: Gnome by Fred Blunt, author and illustrator 

• Shorter Book Winner:  Picklewitch and Jack by ClaireBarker, illustrated by Teemu Juhani 

• Longer Novel Winner: What’s That in Dog Years? by BenDavis, illustrator-Julia Christians

 A huge thank you to all the authors and everyone who voted for the award. We’ll be back next year for InspiREAD 2021!

Follow the Award on Twitter @InspireELS #InspiREAD2020

The InspiREAD 2020 Shortlist

Picture Books:

• Gnome by Fred Blunt, author and illustrator | Anderson Press

• Harry in a Hurry by Timothy Knapman , illustrated by Gemma Merino | Macmillan

• Give Me Back My Bones by Kim Norman, illustrated by Bob Kolar | Walker Books

• Suzy Orbit Astronaut by Ruth Quayle, illustrated by Jez Tuya | Nosy Crow

Shorter Books:

• Picklewitch and Jack by Claire Barker, illustrated by Teemu Juhani | Faber
  

• Skeleton Keys: The Unimaginary Friend by Guy Bass,  illustrated by Pete Williamson |  Stripes/Quarto Kids /Little Tiger Press

• Poems Aloud by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett | Wide Eyed Productions/Quarto Kids 

• The Adventures of Harry Stevenson by Ali Pye, author and illustrator | Simon and Schuster

Longer Novels:

• Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan, illustrator- Aitch | Chicken House- 

• Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm, cover illustrator - Dan Mumford | Nosy Crow

• What’s That in Dog Years? by Ben Davis, illustrator-Julia Christians | Oxford University Press

•  Light Hunters by Dan Walker, cover illustrator George Ermos | UCLan Publishing