A fantastic opportunity to shadow the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards, ideal for those involved in primary education and interested in children’s literature
We invite you to join us in helping us choose the winner of this year’s Margaret Mallett Prize for Children’s non-fiction, as part of the 2025 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards.
Established in 1995, the awards are presented by the English Association to the best children’s picture books of the year. Awards are given to Fiction and Non-Fiction in age ranges 4-7 years and 7-11 years. The winning books are chosen by the editorial board of English 4-11, the journal for primary teachers, from a shortlist selected by a panel of teachers and Primary specialists. Each year, one of the books submitted to the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards will be selected as the recipient of the Margaret Mallett Prize for Children’s Non-Fiction.
During February and March 2025, you’ll read 12 – 15 longlisted books in the 4-7 non fiction and 7-11 non-fiction categories, working in facilitated Whatsapp groups to review the books against the criteria.
All participants will receive a certificate to thank them for their work.
This is a great way to squeeze in some extra ideas for books for your classroom, and to practise your book talk.
One member of the English Association will receive a free copy of all the non-fiction longlisted books to keep!
To take part, please email Dr Becky Fisher, CEO of the English Association, on r.fisher@englishassociation.ac.uk. The deadline for requests to join the group is 24 January 2025.
