Lark - WINNER OF THE 2020 CARNEGIE MEDAL (The Truth of Things)

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Centre for Literacy in Primary Education(CLPE) and the English and Media Centrecreate expert teaching resources for the shortlisted books. Doing It With Someone Else: Collaborative Writing in YA Fiction". Liz Flanagan . Retrieved 23 June 2019. CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2020: Tales from the Inner City written and illustrated byShaun Tan(Walker Books) Every writer for young people dreams of winning the Carnegie Medal. Its incredible history, the rollcall of the great writers who have won it and the rigour of the selection process, makes this the greatest book prize in the world. It is also a magnificent way of connecting with readers. The hundreds of shadowing groups in schools and libraries around the country provide that one thing that writers cannot do without: a living, arguing, debating, biscuit-munching population of brilliant readers!

When it comes to originality and genius, Tan is in a league of his own. This collection of stories and poems with an animal-in-the-city theme are intriguing, thought-provoking and at times baffling, asking as many questions as they answer, and the illustrations are sublime. One for quirky teens (or adults) who love art.” The Irish Independent Tan said: "I am surprised, delighted and then deeply honoured - what a wonderful thing to be! I am especially thrilled to receive the Kate Greenaway Medal in the fine company of so many brilliant artists and authors, many of whom inspired my own love of illustrated stories as a young west Australian scribbler. the mad ecstatic music of the lark [...] the small bird straining upwards [...] all effort, as if hauling itself up by sheer will -- a wanting, a yearning." And I certainly couldn’t get away without a word about my amazing wife, Rebecca, who has put up with much and whose crucial role has been right-sizing my ego – inflating it when it’s, er, flaccid and deflating it when it bulges in an unsightly way. She’s always been my first and my best reader. Ably abetted these days by our beautiful daughter, Rosie. This series aimed at 12+ readers, is published by Barrington Stoke, a specialist publisher of books for dyslexic and reluctant readers. Winning the Carnegie Medal has been a great achievement for this independent publisher and you can read more about their pride at this laudable win here.For more great titles for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers visit our special Dyslexia Friendly book selection.McGowan went on to study Philosophy and Politics at Manchester University, obtaining a BA in 1986 and an M.Phil in 1990. He earned his PhD from the Open University in 1996 with a thesis titled The sublime machine: conceptions of masculine beauty 1750-1850. [4] [5]

I won't expand on the plot any more for fear of spoiling Lark for new readers, but I will add that I was extremely moved by the last few chapters. And if they don't affect you then the epilogue surely will. Tales from the Inner City is a strange book for strange times, suggesting that human frailty might well find expression in dreams of tigers, bears, frogs and lungfish reclaiming our cities. To know that I am not alone in enjoying such speculation – maybe even a bit too much – is no small thing. It is profoundly consoling, to feel part of a larger conversation about our relationship to this planet, particularly with younger readers, in whose imagination the future is already taking shape.”How To Teach Philosophy to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction to the Big Questions in Philosophy (Oneworld Publications, 2019) ISBN 978-1786076748 On winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal,Anthony McGowan said: “Every writer for young people dreams of winning the Carnegie Medal. Its incredible history, the rollcall of the great writers who have won it and the rigour of the selection process, makes this the greatest book prize in the world. It is also a magnificent way of connecting with readers. The hundreds of shadowing groups in schools and libraries around the country provide that one thing that writers cannot do without: a living, arguing, debating, biscuit-munching population of brilliant readers! There are also a couple of writer mates I’d like to thank. Phil Earle has been an inspiration for years. It was reading his books Being Billy and Saving Daisy that made me think it was time to add a little heart and emotional intensity to my work. And Andy Stanton, who’s made me laugh – through his books and in the flesh – more than any other human being. Royal National Institute of Blind People ( RNIB)and Calibre Audio Librarywill be producing the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted books in accessible formats (compatibility permitting), including braille, giant print and audio books. This is a great read for people who like their stories short and to the point, and the book’s dyslexia-friendly format – specially chosen font, printed on off-white paper – works well for reluctant or struggling readers.