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CILIP Carnegie Medals 2008

The 2008 CILIP Carnegie Medals went to Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve (Carnegie Medal for Writing) and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett (Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration). 14 books made the shortlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reevesource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravettsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. Apache by Tanya Landmansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Crusade by Elizabeth Lairdsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentinesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Hollandsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Ruby Red by Linzi Glasssource (opens in a new tab)
  6. What I Was by Meg Rosoffsource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. Banana! by Ed Veresource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Monkey and Me by Emily Gravettsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddellsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Penguin by Polly Dunbarsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Silly Billy by Anthony Brownesource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Raysource (opens in a new tab)

About the CILIP Carnegie Medals

Shortlists and winners of the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Kate Greenaway Medal (Carnegie Medal for Illustration since 2023), kept as two categories. Year is the award year as CILIP labels it. Before 2007 CILIP labelled medals by publication year, so the medal presented in 2006 is CILIP's "2005" award and no award carries the 2006 label (count 0). 2007-2009 shortlists come from the archived carnegiegreenaway.org.uk site (Wayback Machine), whose pages also gave the ISBNs; 2010-2025 from carnegies.co.uk shortlist archives. Longlists and nomination lists are not included. Author names the writer, then the illustrator when different.

Organization: CILIP, the Library and Information Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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