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Aspiring comedians, polar bears and animal inventors make the line-up as we reveal the 2022 Blue Peter Book Awards contenders 11/11/2021
Here are the six shortlisted titles for the influential 2022 Blue Peter Book Awards, de...
Here's our shortlist!
We have shortlisted six brilliant books for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022: three for Best Story and three for Best Book with Facts.
Children in judging schools across the country will now read the shortlist and pick a winner from each category. We will announce the two winning books in Spring 2022.
Win the entire shortlist by entering our competition
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Best Story
Shortlisted
Danny Chung doesn’t do maths he does do art. When his grandmother arrives from China, hilarious adventures including bingo and lychees show him that maths and art are closely connected.
Shortlisted
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Billy's starting secondary school, but he's worried that his stammer will make it hard to fit in. He has to get rid of it before he can pursue his dream of being a stand-up comedian - so he comes up with an unusual list of ways to deal with it...
Shortlisted
When April and her father move to an uninhabited island in the Arctic Circle, she isn't expecting to meet a lonely polar bear - how can she help him? A moving, beautifully written story about how everyone has the power to make a difference.
Check out fun features about the books
- "I followed my heart - not any family expectations." Maisie Chan on misconceptions about growing up as a British Chinese person
- "It's been emotional": How her son's stammer inspired Helen Rutter to write The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
- "There is something incredibly special about a polar bear": The Last Bear author Hannah Gold on the incredible beasts that inspired her book
Best Book With Facts
Shortlisted
This fictional account of a Stone-Age family enables young readers to imagine what life may have been like for a child of their age. The comic strip illustrations are colourful, humorous and informative.
Shortlisted
From pandemics to war, world news can sometimes seem rather bleak, leaving many children feeling anxious and despondent. This superb, upbeat book redresses the balance, highlighting amazing news stories from around the globe.
Shortlisted
This fun and informative picture book explores how animal anatomy, behaviour and skills have influenced the development of a range of human inventions.
Check out fun features about the books
- Invented By Animals: Jaw-dropping facts that everyone should know
- What did the Stone Age ever do for us? Well... quite a lot actually!
- More coming soon
For updates on this year's Awards, check back on this page or follow @BookTrust on Twitter. You can also check out our archive for information on previous years.
Discover the entire longlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022
These are all the book titles – fiction and fact books – longlisted for the 2022 Blue Peter Book Awards.
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Past winners
Find out about the winners, shortlisted books and judges from previous Blue Peter Book Awards.
Latest updates
- Invented By Animals by Christiane Dorion and Gosia Herba has been nominated for the #BluePeterBookAwards! Here, find out some of the amazing ways animals have inspired our technology: https://t.co/MfB7WqGgsC #BPBA https://t.co/1WAaExezz6 34 minutes ago
- We're giving you the chance to win all six books on the #BluePeterBookAwards shortlist! They'll help you have a giggle, get up close with polar bears, travel to the Stone Age, and discover some truly mind-bending facts: https://t.co/seB4HB2H0R #BPBA https://t.co/w9Jq2Rv2HT 3 days ago
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