What's the story?

Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2024

This award is for the best picture book for children aged 4-7. There are 8 shortlisted books carefully selected by a panel of teachers and librarians. The books reflect a diverse range of genres, artistic styles and characters chosen to help children find out what sort of stories they like and maybe find their own story. Please read, share and comment on the books and don’t forget to vote for your favourite!

Food Fight

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  This book was a runner-up.

Dragon Painter

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  This book was evicted in Round 5.

Dodos are not extinct

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  This book was evicted in Round 2.

How to count to one

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  This book was a runner-up.

The eyebrows of doom

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  This book was the category winner.

Anansi and the Golden Pot

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  This book was evicted in Round 1.

Speak up!

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  This book was evicted in Round 3.

Stop! That's not my story

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  This book was evicted in Round 4.