Established in 2016, the prize was set up to honour Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press and a leading light in the world of children’s publishing and illustration. It is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration.
The Crown by Emily Kapff (book available)
Speaking from the future, a girl wears a crown made from the rubbish passed down to her by previous generations. Her Earth is covered by waste, but beneath the landfill she discovers a book of pictures that show her the past – our world as it is now – and she is filled with joy by the beautiful sky, land, sea and creatures that she sees. Alongside her companion horse, she experiences the beauty of our Earth and imagines a world where her crown is no longer made from rubbish, but from an abundance of life.
The Fossil Hunter by Kate Winter (book and ebook available)
Have you ever found something mysterious? Something you had no idea what it was but you had this feeling it was important, that it held a secret? Mary Anning was a fossil hunter, scouring the cliffs and seashores of Lyme Regis for strange rocks and shells. Monstrous marine reptiles and dinosaurs had once reigned the land and seas here millions of years ago, disappearing only to leave mysterious traces for humans to puzzle over. Mary’s fossils paved the way for modern palaeontology and helped to piece together a picture of how the dinosaurs lived and evolved. Little did she know that 200 years later we would still be talking about her amazing discoveries and how she influenced our understanding of the history of the Earth.
Bright Stars of Black British History by J.T. Williams, illustrated by Angela Vives (book available)
This richly illustrated collection presents the extraordinary life stories of 14 bright stars from Black British history – from Tudor England to modern Britain – and charts their ongoing influence.
Henri and the Machine by Isabelle Marinov and Olga Shtonda (book available)
What’s the point of art? This is the question Henri asks himself when his class is taken on a school trip to the local art gallery. Who wants pictures of old soup cans or melting watches? But when he encounters a painting with the most perfect blue, it creates a beautiful feeling. It’s blueberries, oceans, summer skies and butterflies all rolled into one. And then he wanders into a room with a chair and a sign that reads ‘Is this really a chair?’ Henri decides to test it out, unleashing an explosion of creativity! Finally Henri understands what art is all about.
The Dream Book by Bia Melo (book available)
A fun, wacky dreamworld adventure that makes for the perfect bedtime story from debut talent, author-illustrator Bia Melo!
Farah Loves Mangos by Sarthak Sinha (book available)
Farah loves mangos! Every summer she loves to pick the ripe fruit from her grandpa’s mango tree. This year the tree is empty! So Farah decides she must make the tree grow her favourite fruit. But will she learn that there is more to a mango tree than just the fruit it bears?
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