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.