The longlists for the 2018 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced.

The Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. The Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.

Here are the longlisted books for the 2018 Carnegie Medal:

• The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond
• The Hypnotist by Laurence Anholt
• Overheard in a Tower Block by Joseph Coelho
• Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans
• The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
• The Song from Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold
• After the Fire by Will Hill
• Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird
• Out of Heart by Irfan Master
• A Berlin Love Song by Sarah Matthias
• Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean
• Rook by Anthony McGowan
• Release by Patrick Ness
  
• The Call by Peadar O'Guilin
• Black Light Express by Philip Reeve
• The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
• Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Encounters by Jason Wallace
• Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

Here are the longlisted books for the 2018 Kate Greenaway Medal:

• Wild Animals of the South written and illustrated by Dieter Braun
• King of the Sky by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Laura Carlin
  
• The Pond by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Cathy Fisher
• Night Shift written and illustrated by Debi Gliori
• The Bad Bunnies’ Magic Show written and illustrated by Mini Grey
• A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Petr Horácek
• A Child of Books written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling and illustrated by Jim Kay
• We Found a Hat written and illustrated by Jon Klassen
• The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd and illustrated by Levi Pinfold
• The Song from Somewhere Else written by A.F Harrold and illustrated by Levi Pinfold
• The Liszts written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Julia Sarda
• The Pavee and the Buffer Girl written by Siobhan Dowd and illustrated by Emma Shoard
  
• Penguin Problems written by Jory John and illustrated by Lane Smith
• Town is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz and illustrated by Sydney Smith
• Thornhill written and illustrated by Pam Smy
  
• Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Emily Sutton
  
• Storm Whale written by Sarah Brennan and illustrated by Jane Tanner
• Under the Same Sky written and illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
  
• The Secret of Black Rock written and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton

Jake Hope, Chair of the judging panels for both awards, said: ‘Regardless of tastes or interests, this year’s longlists offer something for everyone, from established winners to exciting debuts, from fiction based in the past, to stories of the present and those in possible futures, from real life to fantasy, from factual books about the world around us, to richly imagined representations of the emotions and experiences that are familiar to children and young people in their everyday. This year’s list continues the exhilarating tradition of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals in showcasing the vibrancy and range of form and style in contemporary children’s literature, with mind-blowing writing and eye-popping illustrations.’

The 2018 shortlists will be announced on 15 March, with the winners to be revealed on 18 June.

Find out more about this year’s longlisted books for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals here.