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ALT The book Otherlands (written by Thomas Halliday, illustrated by Gavin Scott) sits upon a small easel on a stone wall, facing towards the viewer. In the background is a tall grey stone wall covered in vines of ivy. Ivy is also in the foreground on the wall under the book. Red fallen leaves are scattered across the ground in the background. At the top, the text: “The Children’s Wainwright Prize: Children’s Non-Fiction Winner 2026”.
ALT The book Otherlands (written by Thomas Halliday, illustrated by Gavin Scott) sits upon a small easel on a golden-brown curtain, which forms both the background and covers the floor in the photograph. A spotlight is shining upon the cover of the book from the left-hand side somewhere. At the top, the text: “The Children’s Wainwright Prize: Book of the Year Winner 2026”.
ALT A solid lilac background featuring two book covers in the centre. Above these covers in the corners are the World Book Day and National Book Tokens logos. The first cover features three brightly coloured segments, the first is red with a young girl with her hair up in a bun, the middle is blue with a young boy with braided hair, and the last is orange with a young girl with her hair in several bubble braids. They are dancing under spotlights on a yellow floor. The title of the book is THIS IS MY MUSIC, the word Music is in a green speech bubble. At the bottom are the names: Selina Brown and Maxwell A. Oginni. The cover of the book on the right features a young boy braced for a fight against unseen figures. He appears to have electricity coming from him and is surrounded by bright blue tubes. The title on the book is Jamaal Target: MISSION D.N.A., with the authors name Isaac Hamilton-McKenzie below the title. Text below the covers reads: “2027 £1/€1.50 Book // FREE with your token!”.
ALT Headshot of author-illustrator Huw Aaron on a dark blue and black background. The British Book Awards 2026 logo is in the upper left while in the upper right it reads: "Shortlisted: Illustrator of the Year".
ALT Cover of Katie Kirby's "Lottie Brooks vs The Ultra Mean Girls" on a dark blue and black background. The British Book Awards 2026 logo is in the upper left while in the upper right it reads: "Shortlisted: Book of the Year, Children's Fiction".
ALT Cover of Selina Brown's "My Rice is Best" (illustrated by Maxwell A. Oginni) on a dark blue and black background. The British Book Awards 2026 logo is in the upper left while in the upper right it reads: "Shortlisted: Book of the Year, Children's Non-Fiction Illustrated".
