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The Week Junior Book Awards 2026 Shortlist

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The Week Junior Book Awards 2026 Shortlist: 72 books, including The Amazing Ann Jelly, Baxter's View and Beyond the Setting Sun.

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Book Cover for The Amazing Ann Jelly by Daniel Fuller
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Amazing Ann Jelly

Daniel Fuller

Paperback

Not Available

Book Cover for Baxter's View by Kerri Cunningham
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Baxter's View

Kerri Cunningham

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Beyond the Setting Sun by Sarah J. Dodd
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Beyond the Setting Sun

Sarah J. Dodd

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Pirate Penguin by Hunter McNeil-Ali
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Pirate Penguin

Hunter McNeil-Ali

Paperback

Not Available

Book Cover for Errol's Garden by Gillian Hibbs
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Errol's Garden

Gillian Hibbs

Audiobook

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Book Cover for The Forever Bear by Lu Fraser
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Forever Bear

Lu Fraser

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The Best Jollof Rice Ever! by Onyinye Iwu
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Best Jollof Rice Ever!

Onyinye Iwu

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Henri Matisse by Susie Hodge
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Henri Matisse

Susie Hodge

Board book

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Tiger, Don't Worry! by Daishu Ma
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Tiger, Don't Worry!

Daishu Ma

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Boing! A Bouncy Book of Bugs by James Carter
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Boing! A Bouncy Book of Bugs

James Carter

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for There's a Shark in My Pants! by Michelle Harrison
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

There's a Shark in My Pants!

Michelle Harrison

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Don't Trust Fish! by Neil Sharpson
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Don't Trust Fish!

Neil Sharpson

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The History of We

Nikkolas Smith

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for You and Your Body by Punam Krishan
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

You and Your Body

Punam Krishan

Board book

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Badger Books by Paddy Donnelly
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Badger Books

Paddy Donnelly

Paperback

In Stock

£9.89 £10.99

Book Cover for Choose Your Own Evolution by Jules Howard
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Choose Your Own Evolution

Jules Howard

Audiobook

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Book Cover for Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower by Kristyna Litten
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Ivy and Bearlock Holmes: The Case of the Missing Flower

Kristyna Litten

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The Great Pollination Investigation by Deborah Hocking
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Great Pollination Investigation

Deborah Hocking

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Book Cover for Teachers Vs Aliens Vs the Kids! by Steve Williams

Teachers Vs Aliens Vs the Kids!

Steve Williams

Audiobook

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Book Cover for Boss of the Underworld: Shirley Vs the Green Menace by Tor Freeman
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Boss of the Underworld: Shirley Vs the Green Menace

Tor Freeman

Paperback

Not Available

Book Cover for Hide-and-Seek History: The Vikings by Harriet Evans
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Hide-and-Seek History: The Vikings

Harriet Evans

Board book

In Stock

£17.09 £18.99

Book Cover for The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Inspectors! by Farhana Islam

The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood: School Inspectors!

Farhana Islam

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Football Skills by Usborne
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Football Skills

Usborne

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for See Inside AI by Alex Frith, Victoria Williams
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

See Inside AI

Alex Frith and 1 more

Board book

In Stock

£9.89 £10.99

Book Cover for The Wizard's Guide to Magical Experiments by Amanda Wood
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Wizard's Guide to Magical Experiments

Amanda Wood

Hardback

In Stock

£18.00 £20.00

Book Cover for All Brains Are Wonderful by Scott Evans
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

All Brains Are Wonderful

Scott Evans

Hardback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for Oscar Wilde's Stories for Children by Oscar Wilde
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Oscar Wilde's Stories for Children

Oscar Wilde

Hardback

In Stock

£17.99 £19.99

Book Cover for Making It Up as You Go Along by Patricia Forde
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Making It Up as You Go Along

Patricia Forde

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Book Cover for Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable by Tom Percival
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable

Tom Percival

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for World Kitchen: Family Recipes from Around the World by Abigail Wheatley

World Kitchen: Family Recipes from Around the World

Abigail Wheatley

Hardback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for Pia's Pet Club: Puppy Problem by Serena Patel
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Pia's Pet Club: Puppy Problem

Serena Patel

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The Poetry World of John Agard by John Agard
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Poetry World of John Agard

John Agard

Hardback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for The Football GOAT: Kane V. Bellingham by Matt Oldfield, Seth Burkett
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Football GOAT: Kane V. Bellingham

Matt Oldfield and 1 more

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Bunny Vs Monkey Intergalactic Monkey Business! by Jamie Smart
Star Books

Bunny Vs Monkey Intergalactic Monkey Business!

Jamie Smart

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for Supa Nova by Chanté Timothy
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Supa Nova

Chanté Timothy

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for Dadbot by Jack Noel
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Dadbot

Jack Noel

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for Our Islands by Yuval Zommer
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Our Islands

Yuval Zommer

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Book Cover for What If...every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

What If...every Volcano Erupted at Once?

Emma Young

Hardback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for Find It! British Birds by Marianne Taylor, Richardson Puzzles and Games
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Find It! British Birds

Marianne Taylor and 1 more

Paperback

In Stock

£6.29 £6.99

Book Cover for What If...you Didn't Make Snot? by Emma Young
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

What If...you Didn't Make Snot?

Emma Young

Hardback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for Mega: The Most Enormous Animals Ever by Jules Howard
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Mega: The Most Enormous Animals Ever

Jules Howard

Hardback

In Stock

£18.00 £20.00

Book Cover for The Hidden Heroes of Science by Peter Gallivan
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Hidden Heroes of Science

Peter Gallivan

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Book Cover for Donut Squad by Neill Cameron
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Donut Squad

Neill Cameron

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for A Box Full of Murders by Janice Hallett
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

A Box Full of Murders

Janice Hallett

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for My Soul, a Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

My Soul, a Shining Tree

Jamila Gavin

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for Champions of the Galaxy by Tolá Okogwu
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Champions of the Galaxy

Tolá Okogwu

Audiobook

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Book Cover for Midnight Treasure by Piers Torday
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Midnight Treasure

Piers Torday

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for Ten Children Who Changed the World by Paterson Joseph
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Ten Children Who Changed the World

Paterson Joseph

Paperback

In Stock

£9.89 £10.99

Book Cover for A Tree Is a Time Machine by Rob Sears
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

A Tree Is a Time Machine

Rob Sears

Hardback

In Stock

£17.09 £18.99

Book Cover for The Other Father Christmas by Serena Holly
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Other Father Christmas

Serena Holly

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Evie and Maryam's Family Tree

Janeen Hayat

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The Boy With Big Decisions by Helen Rutter
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Boy With Big Decisions

Helen Rutter

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Jed Greenleaf by Kieran Larwood
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Jed Greenleaf

Kieran Larwood

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The Waters and the Wild by Eilish Fisher
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Waters and the Wild

Eilish Fisher

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

Book Cover for This Is Not a Small Voice by Traci N. Todd
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

This Is Not a Small Voice

Traci N. Todd

Hardback

In Stock

£18.00 £20.00

Book Cover for Shoot for the Stars by Danielle Brown
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Shoot for the Stars

Danielle Brown

Paperback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Grumpfort

Jamie Hammond

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for The Lone Husky by Hannah Gold
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Lone Husky

Hannah Gold

Hardback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Book Cover for Bridges by Magda Garguláková
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Bridges

Magda Garguláková

Hardback

In Stock

£15.29 £16.99

Book Cover for When the Sky Falls - Graphic Novel by Fred Fordham, Phil Earle
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

When the Sky Falls - Graphic Novel

Fred Fordham and 1 more

Paperback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Book Cover for Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea! by Emma Swan
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea!

Emma Swan

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The Brightest Star

Meg Grehan

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for Gloam by Jack Mackay
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Gloam

Jack Mackay

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Book Cover for Deep Dark by Zohra Nabi
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Deep Dark

Zohra Nabi

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for How to Roller-Skate With One Leg by Ella Dove
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

How to Roller-Skate With One Leg

Ella Dove

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Wolf Siren by Beth O'Brien

Wolf Siren

Beth O'Brien

Paperback

In Stock

£8.09 £8.99

Book Cover for The First Year by Matt Goodfellow
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

The First Year

Matt Goodfellow

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for Flember: The Golden Heart by Jamie Smart
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Flember: The Golden Heart

Jamie Smart

Paperback

In Stock

£7.19 £7.99

Book Cover for Keep Smashing It by Jodie Ounsley
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Keep Smashing It

Jodie Ounsley

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Book Cover for How to Be Disabled and Proud by Cathy Reay
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

How to Be Disabled and Proud

Cathy Reay

Paperback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words by James Catchpole
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words

James Catchpole

Paperback

In Stock

£11.69 £12.99

Book Cover for Kamari Brown And His First Million by Steven Gosling
Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Award

Kamari Brown And His First Million

Steven Gosling

Paperback

Not Available

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