On Thursday, the longlists were announced for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals; for the first time ever, three translated books were on the two 20-strong lists:

The three translated books — the first time any translated title has been chosen on a longlist for the prize! — were selected titles from a total of 162 nominations. The nominees were read by a volunteer team of 14 children’s and youth librarians from across the UK.

The three longlisted titles in translation were:

Lampie, written by Annet Schaap and translated by Laura Watkinson, which became the first book in translation to be longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

The two translated books that make the Kate Greenaway longlist were Captain Rosalie, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, written by Timothée de Fombelle and translated by Sam Gordon, and

Little Wise Wolf, illustrated by Hanneke Siemensma, written by Gijs Van der Hammen and also translated by Laura Watkinson.

The Awards’ mission is “to inspire and empower the next generation to shape a better world through books and reading,” and organizers say this “is reflected in the longlist, with stories that help children develop empathy by understanding their own and other people’s feelings and reality.”

Julia Hale, Chair, CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals judging panel, added in a prepared statement: “This year’s longlists shine a light on the breadth and quality of children’s publishing not just of the UK but from around the world.”

The shortlists for both the 2020 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals will be announced on Thursday March 19, with the winners set to be announced on Wednesday June 17 at The British Library.

We are also delighted that they #namethetranslator!

2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal longlist (alphabetical by author surname):

1. The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, illustrated by Anshika Khullar (Hachette Children’s Group)
2. A Pocketful of Stars by Aisha Bushby (Egmont)
3. Toffee by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury)
4. Becoming Dinah by Kit de Waal (Hachette Children’s Group)
5. Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo (Walker Books)
6. Monsters by Sharon Dogar (Andersen Press)
7. Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly (Hot Key Books)
8. Lenny’s Book of Everything by Karen Foxlee (Pushkin Children’s Books)
9. Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake (Hachette Children’s Group)
10. Lark by Anthony McGowan (Barrington Stoke)
11. The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay (Macmillan Children’s Books)
12. No Fixed Address by Susin Nielsen (Andersen Press)
13. Inkling by Kenneth Oppel (Walker Books)
14. Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay (Little Tiger)
15. Lampie written and illustrated by Annet Schaap and translated by Laura Watkinson (Pushkin Children’s Books)
16. Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick, illustrated by Alexis Deacon (Walker Books)
17. The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla (Hachette Children’s Group)
18. On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (Walker Books)
19. Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick (Head of Zeus)
20. Paper Avalanche by Lisa Williamson (David Fickling Books)

2020 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal longlist (alphabetical by illustrator surname):

1. Captain Rosalie illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, written by Timothée de Fombelle and translated by Sam Gordon (Walker Books)
2. Wisp: A Story of Hope illustrated by Grahame Baker Smith and written by Zana Fraillon, (Hachette Children’s Group)
3. Quill Soup illustrated by Dale Blankenaar and written by Alan Durant (Tiny Owl)
4. B is for Baby illustrated by Angela Brooksbank and written by Atinuke, (Walker Books)
5. And the Ocean Was Our Sky illustrated by Rovina Cai and written by Patrick Ness (Walker Books)
6. Fanatical About Frogs written and illustrated by Owen Davey (Flying Eye)
7. Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black illustrated by Alexis Deacon and written by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick (Walker Books)
8. Lubna and Pebble illustrated by Daniel Egneus and written by Wendy Meddour (Oxford University Press)
9. When Sadness Comes to Call written and illustrated by Eva Eland (Andersen Press)
10. The King Who Banned the Dark written and illustrated by Emily Haworth-Booth (Pavilion Children’s Books)
11. You’re Snug with Me illustrated by Poonam Mistry and written by Chitra Soundar (Lantana Publishing)
12. The Iron Man illustrated by Chris Mould and written by Ted Hughes, (Faber & Faber)
13. The Suitcase written and illustrated by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (Nosy Crow)
14. The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander (Andersen Press)
15. The Dam illustrated by Levi Pinfold and written by David Almond (Walker Books)
16. Mary and Frankenstein illustrated by Júlia Sardà and written by Linda Bailey (Andersen Press)
17. Little Wise Wolf illustrated by Hanneke Siemensma, written by Gijs Van der Hammen and translated by Laura Watkinson, (Book Island)
18. Tales from the Inner City written and illustrated by Shaun Tan (Walker Books)
19. Child of St Kilda written and illustrated by Beth Waters (Child’s Play)
20. Planetarium illustrated by Chris Wormell and written by Raman Prinja (Big Picture Press)