The KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards
Published on 24th May 2021
The KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards (formerly the CBI Book of the Year Awards/Bisto Awards) are the leading annual children’s book awards in Ireland offering a total prize fund of €16,000 across six awards. The awards are made annually by Children’s Books Ireland and have been in operation since 1990. The KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards identify, honour and promote excellence in books for young people by Irish authors and illustrators.
The shortlisted titles for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2021 are:
Hope against Hope written by Sheena Wilkinson
Míp written by MáireZepf and illustrated by Paddy Donnelly
Savage Her Reply written by Deirdre Sullivan and illustrated by Karen Vaughan
The Boldness of Betty written by Anna Carey
The Falling in Love Montage written by Ciara Smyth
The Haunted Lake written and illustrated by P.J. Lynch
The Monsters of Rookhaven written by Pádraig Kenny illustrated by Edward Bettison
Why the Moon Travels written by Oein DeBhairduin illustrated by Leanne McDonagh
The winners will be announced at a ceremony tomorrow at 12 noon as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin.