‘Extraordinary’ novel The Boy Lost in the Maze takes prestigious honour while sister prize for illustration goes to Aaron Becker’s wordless The Tree and the River

A reinterpretation of the Minotaur myth, poetry exploring refugee experiences and a picture book looking at the human impact on nature all feature on the shortlist judged solely by librarians

Manon Steffan Ros’s young adult novel The Blue Book of Nebo, set in a post-apocalyptic Wales, was praised by judges as ‘expertly realised’ and heartbreaking

Seven authors are in the running for prize celebrating outstanding achievement in children’s writing

Judges praise ‘incredible’ version of Jason Reynolds’ novel while Katya Balen wins the Carnegie medal for her ‘evocative’ second book October, October

The UK’s most prestigious children’s books prize and its sister award for illustration the Kate Greenaway medal highlight books that can help young readers

The UK’s most prestigious prize for children’s books goes to the US ambassador for young people’s literature, while Canadian Sydney Smith takes Kate Greenaway medal for illustration

Run simultaneously with the Kate Greenaway medal for illustration, judges say this year’s finalists should inspire and empower their young readers

Previous winners Elizabeth Acevedo, Patrick Ness and Ruta Sepetys up for prestigious children’s book award, with loss a common theme

Tales from the Inner City wins illustration prize, while Anthony McGowan takes the Carnegie medal for his novel Lark

From a modern Moby-Dick to a stepsister’s take on Cinderella, the UK’s top children’s book prize highlights stories of ‘hope, discovery and understanding’

Dominican-American Elizabeth Acevedo wins prestigious children’s award for The Poet X, while Jackie Morris takes illustration prize for The Lost Words

Three of the eight shortlisted novels for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award are coming-of-age stories in verse

Twenty books in contention for this year’s £5,000 award encompass stories of bereavement, isolation and marginalisation

The UK’s oldest prize for children’s books is to be restructured after a report into failings that left 2017’s award shortlist entirely white

Geraldine McCaughrean, accepting award for Where the World Ends, warned that restricting the language children read risks creating a future underclass who are ‘easy to manipulate’

Children’s author, who has won the UK’s most prestigious children’s book prize twice before, is nominated again alongside Angie Thomas and Lissa Evans

After the leading UK prizes for children’s books failed to nominate any authors of colour in 2017, this year highlights a broader range

Ruta Sepetys’ novel Salt to the Sea and illustrator Lane Smith’s There Is a Tribe of Kids win their American creators the venerable British awards