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Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2025

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!

Watch out theres a monster coming HP

Watch out! There's a monster coming!

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  This book was a runner-up.
We are The Wibbly - a tadpoles tail HP

We are the Wibbly!: a tadpole's tale

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  This book was evicted in Round 4.
Little wolf HP

Little wolf

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  This book was evicted in Round 5.
Flower block HP

Flower block

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  This book was a runner-up.
Who ate Steve? HP

Who ate Steve?

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  This book was the category winner.
The hoys HP

The Hoys

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  This book was evicted in Round 3.
The fastest tortoise in town HP

The Fastest Tortoise in Town

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  This book was evicted in Round 1.
Soft and sticky HP

Soft and Sticky

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  This book was evicted in Round 2.