Carnegie Medal for Illustration

Library and information professionals in CILIP nominate books in September and October, after the close of the publication year. A panel of 12 children's librarians in CILIP's youth interest group judges books for both the Writing and Illustration awards. The shortlist is announced in March and the winner in June. Candidates must be published in the U.K. during the preceding year (September to August). They must be published for young people, and published in the U.K. originally or within three months in case of co-publication. English must be the language of any text, or one of dual languages. "All categories of illustrated books for children and young people are eligible." CILIP specifies numerous points of artistic style, format, and visual experience, and also "synergy of illustration and text" that should be considered. Furthermore, "The whole work should provide pleasure from a stimulating and satisfying visual experience which leaves a lasting impression. Illustrated work needs to be considered primarily in terms of its graphic elements, and where text exists particular attention should be paid to the synergy between the two." == Winners ==

Through 2025 there have been 69 Medals awarded in 70 years, covering 1955 to 2024 publications. No eligible book published in 1955 or 1958 was considered suitable. From 2007 the medals are dated by the year of presentation; previously by the calendar year of British publication. ==Winners of multiple awards==

Only one illustrator, Chris Riddell, has won three Medals. Fourteen other illustrators have won two of the 64 Medals awarded through 2021. The first winner of two Medals was John Burningham, 1963 and 1970. The most recent is Sydney Smith in 2018 and 2021. Only A Monster Calls (Walker Books, 2011), by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay, has won both the Carnegie and Greenaway Medals for writing and illustration (2012). In 2014, This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen won both the Greenaway Medal and the American Caldecott Medal, which recognises a picture book illustrated by a U.S. citizen or resident. This is the first time the same book has won both medals. The recently common practice of co-publication makes a double win possible. Indeed, This Is Not My Hat was released in Britain and America on the same day, 9 October 2012, by Walker Books and its American subsidiary Candlewick Press. Gail E. Haley was the first illustrator to win both medals, albeit for different works: the 1971 Caldecott for A Story a Story (1970) and the 1976 Greenaway for The Post Office Cat. She also wrote both books. Helen Oxenbury, who won the 1969 and 1999 medals, was also a "Highly Commended" runner-up four times from 1989 to 1994; the distinction was used 31 times in 29 years to 2002 and no other illustrator was highly commended more than twice. Michael Foreman, who won the 1982 and 1989 medals, was highly commended once and four times a "Commended" runner-up, a distinction used 68 times in 44 years to 2002. Walker Books, based in London, with American subsidiary Candlewick Press in Somerville, MA, has published 10 of the 30 Greenaway Medal-winning works from 1985 to 2014. ==50-year Greenaway of Greenaways (2007)==

For the 50th medal anniversary, CILIP posted online information about all of the winning works (1955–2005) and conducted a poll to identify the nation's favourite Kate Greenaway Medalist. The public were invited to send in their nominations between 16 October and 1 December 2006. Polling was subsequently opened between 20 April and 14 June 2007 for ten shortlisted titles determined by a panel and the winner was announced on 21 June 2007 at the British Library. By less than one percentage point Dogger, illustrated and written by Shirley Hughes (1977), outpolled Each Peach Pear Plum illustrated by Janet Ahlberg and written by Allan Ahlberg (1978). The nation, and international voters too, considered a ballot or all-time shortlist comprising ten of the 50 Medal-winning works, selected by six "children's book experts". The panel provided annotations including recommended ages that range from 1+ to 10+ years; age 4+ for the winner. 50th Anniversary Top Ten • Janet Ahlberg, Each Peach Pear Plum (Kestrel, 1978), written by Allan Ahlberg • Edward Ardizzone, Tim All Alone (Oxford, 1956) • Quentin Blake, Mr Magnolia (Jonathan Cape, 1980) • Raymond Briggs, Father Christmas (Hamish Hamilton, 1973) • Anthony Browne, Gorilla (Julia MacRae, 1983) • John Burningham, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers (Jonathan Cape, 1963) • Lauren Child, I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Orchard, 2000) • Shirley Hughes, Dogger (Bodley Head, 1977) • Charles Keeping, The Highwayman (Oxford, 1981), an edition of the 1906 poem by Alfred Noyes • Helen Oxenbury, ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (Walker, 1999), an edition of the 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll ==Shortlists and Honorees==

Headings give the official award dates: years of publication before 2006; years of presentation after 2006. 1972 'Krystyna Turska, The Woodcutter's Duck (Hamish Hamilton)' @ :– Carol Barker, King Midas and the Golden Touch (Franklin Watts), a version of the Midas myth :– Pauline Baynes, Snail and Caterpillar (Longman), by Helen Piers :– Antony Maitland, The Ghost Downstairs (Longman), by Leon Garfield 1973 'Raymond Briggs, Father Christmas (Hamish Hamilton)' @ :– Fiona French, King Tree (Oxford) @ :– Errol Lloyd, My Brother Sean (Bodley Head), by Petronella Breinburg Briggs introduced the grumpy old man with a challenging, lonely job, to be continued in Father Christmas Goes on Holiday ( ). Father Christmas was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works in 2007. 1989 'Michael Foreman, War Boy: a Country Childhood (Pavilion)' @ —autobiographical :+ Helen Oxenbury, ''We're Going on a Bear Hunt'' (Walker), retold by Michael Rosen Foreman won his second medal. Oxenbury was highly commended for the first of four times. 1990s In 1991 Janet Ahlberg won her second medal, both for books that were husband-and-wife collaborations. The Jolly Christmas Postman was the second of three interactive Jolly Postman books; the last would be published posthumously. Janet Ahlberg is one of three people to be commended for the Greenaway Medal, at least, for two books in a series. 1992 saw Anthony Browne win his second medal, on this occasion for Zoo written by Julia MacRae. In 1993 Michael Foreman was a distinguished runner-up for the fifth time (once highly commended). In 1994 Helen Oxenbury was the lone "Highly Commended" runner-up for the fourth time in six years. The distinction would be used 31 times in 29 years to 2002. Oxenbury and author Trish Cooke would also win the Emils (Kurt Maschler Award) for So Much. In this year the shortlist comprised only seven nominations as opposed to the usual eight. In 2016, Chris Riddell became the first triple medalist in the history of the award, having previously won in 2001 and 2004. From 2016 to 2018 an additional award, The Amnesty CLIP Honour, was bestowed upon a shortlisted entry in conjunction with Amnesty International for "books that most distinctively illuminate, uphold or celebrate freedoms". In 2016 ''There's a Bear on My Chair received the inaugural honour and in 2017 the winner was The Journey, illustrated and written by Italian artist Francesca Sanna, which followed a family of refugees. In 2018, Levi Penfold received the honour for his black and white illustrations in The Song from Somewhere Else''. In 2018 there were only seven shortlisted nominees as opposed to the usual eight. The winner, Sydney Smith would go on to win again in 2021. In 2019 the Amnesty CLIP Honour was replaced by the '''Shadowers' Choice Award''', voted for and awarded by children and young people who shadow the Medals. Colour key: : – Medal Winner : – Amnesty CLIP Honour (2016–2018) and Shadowers' Choice Award (2019–) winner if different from Medal winner 2020s In 2020, Australian artist Shaun Tan became first BAME author to win the Greenaway Medal in its 64-year history. In 2022, Long Way Down by Danica Novgorodoff became the first graphic novel to win the medal since Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas in 1973. The 2023 medal also went to a graphic novel. In that year there were only six shortlisted nominees as opposed to the usual slate of eight. Colour key: : – Medal Winner : – Shadowers' Choice Award winner if different from Medal winner ==See also==