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InspiRead 2024 Winners

We’re delighted to announce the winners for the Education Library Service InspiREAD 2024 Book Awards!

Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank you to the shortlisted authors and everyone who voted. 

ELS will be back next year with InspiREAD 2025!

Picture Books Winner

One Hungry Dragon by Alastair Chisholm, illustrated by Alex Willmore

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One Hungry Dragon graphic with book cover
A man in a blue shirt and short grey hair holds a book and a trophy
Alex Wilmore in a dark blue shirt holding a trophy and looking at it

Shorter Book Winner

Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions by Carrie Sellon, illustrated by Sarah Horne

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Pizza Pete and the Perilous Potions graphic with book cover
A woman with blonde hair and a pink shirt holds a trophy and smiles at the camera

Find out what's next for Pizza Pete with Carrie Sellon's latest adventure Pizza Pete and the Missing Magic! Article by The Federation of Children's Book Groups.

Longer Book Winner

Lost on Gibbon Island by Jess Butterworth, Illustrated by Rob Biddulph

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Lost on Gibbon Island graphic with book cover