Author Michael Rosen announced a shortlist for the 2020 Laugh Out Loud Awards!
They’re a set of awards created by Scholastic to celebrate the funniest children’s books.
Nearly 120 titles were submitted and a panel of people judged them to get them down to a shortlist.
The Lollies are awarded in three categories:
- Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book,
- Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year olds
- Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9-13 year olds.
Here’s the shortlist:
Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book
- Baby’s First Bank Heist by Jim Whalley and illustrated by Stephen Collins
- Spyder by Matt Carr
- Ten Fat Sausages by Michelle Robinson and illustrated by Tor Freeman
- You’re Called What?! by Kes Gray and illustrated by Nikki Dyson
Best Laugh Out Book for 6-8 year olds
- Bad Nana: Older Not Wiser by Sophy Henn
- The Legend of Kevin by Philip Reeve and illustrated by Sarah McIntyre
- The Nothing to See Here Hotel by Steven Butler and illustrated by Steven Lenton
- World’s Worst Children 3 by David Walliams and illustrated by Tony Ross
Best Laugh Out Book for 9-13 year olds
- I Bet I Can Make You Laugh by Joshua Seigal and illustrated by Tim Wesson
- I Swapped My Brother on the Internet by Jo Simmons and illustrated by Nathan Reed
- Kid Normal and the Rogue Heroes by Greg James and Chris Smith, and illustrated by Erica Salcedo
- Planet Stan by Elaine Wickson and illustrated by Chris Judge
The winning book in each category will be decided by YOU!
Head over to scholastic.co.uk/lollies to vote now!
Voting is open to teachers and their pupils, parents, and children. The Lollies website will be open for voting from 19th August till 13th December 2019!
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