Today, the seven books shortlisted for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal were announced by CILIP –
- King of the Sky – Laura Carlin
- Night Shift – Debi Gliori
- A First Book of Animals – Petr Horacek, written by Nicola Davies
- The Song from Somewhere Else – Levi Pinfold, written by A. F. Harrold
- Town is by the Sea – Sydney Smith, written by Joanne Schwartz
- Thornhill – Pam Smy
- Under the Same Sky – Britta Teckentrup

Huge congratulations to all the illustrators, and the AOI’s Derek Brazell looks forward to reviewing all the nominees for Books for Keeps.