Win the six picture books shortlisted for the 2024 Klaus Flugge Prize
The Klaus Flugge Prize celebrates the most promising and exciting newcomers to children’s picture book illustration.
This year’s expert panel of judges, including creator of Puffin Peter Petr Horáček and 2023 Klaus Flugge Prize winner Mariajo Ilustrajo selected a shortlist of six superb picture books.
The six shortlisted illustrators have very different approaches and artistic styles, their subjects are as varied as the power and importance of the natural world; a little girl with the most amazing dreams; the purpose of art; and a mango tree full of surprises. This year there are two information picture books on the list, one shining a light on the lives of Black British people in history, the other telling the story of Victorian fossil hunter, Mary Anning. What a list!
The shortlisted books are:
The Crown illustrated by Emily Kapff (Walker Books)
A little girl wearing a headdress made from discarded rubbish addresses us from the future, urging us to protect the beauty of the natural world and bequeath her a different kind of crown. Children will spend a long time looking at this beautiful book.
The Dream Book by Bia Melo (Templar)
Little Nina loves being asleep because that’s when she dreams, and she has amazing dreams! There’s real energy in Bia Melo’s bright drawings and a wonderful sense of playful chaos!
Henri and the Machine illustrated by Olga Shtonda, written by Isabelle Marinov (Templar)
Henri wants to go to the beach, not the art gallery, but his school trip turns out to be much more enjoyable – and eye-opening – than he expects. Full of jokes, the book really does explain the point of art.
Farah Loves Mangos illustrated by Sarthak Sinha (Flying Eye Books)
Farah loves the mangos that grow on the tree in her grandpa’s garden and is cross when the crop fails, until her grandpa shows her all sorts of other treats the tree contains. A sweet, funny story, very well drawn and paced.
Bright Stars of Black British History illustrated by Angela Vives, written by J. T. Williams (Thames and Hudson)
This book takes us through Black British History from the Romans onwards via fascinating biographies of individual people including Ignatius Sancho, composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and campaigner Claudia Jones. Angela Vives’ illustrations are delicate but bold and create eye-catching scenes and characters.
The Fossil Hunter illustrated by Kate Winter (Puffin Books)
Through atmospheric illustrations and special gatefold pages, Kate Winter tells the story of 19th century fossil hunter, Mary Anning. A beautiful book, that brings its subject vividly to life.
Find out more about all the books and their creators.
We’ve got a set of the six shortlisted books to give away. Simply email [email protected] by 9 October with the subject line Klaus Flugge Prize 2024 shortlist. The winner will be picked at random after the closing date. Good luck!
