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Raymond Antrobus and Rebecca Cobb feature on shortlist for 2025 Oscar's Book Prize worth £10k
Author Raymond Antrobus and illustrator Rebecca Cobb are among those featured in the 12th annual shortlist for Oscar’s Book Prize.
The £10,000 award for the best picture book for young children this year spotlights authors and illustrators based from Cornwall to North Yorkshire.
The prize, which is supported by Amazon and the London Standard, also includes a strong showing for London creators on its six-strong shortlist. The titles chosen feature a full-colour menagerie of characters, including tigers and horses, and also subtly address topics including temptation, autism and spirituality.
The Oscar’s Book Prize winner will be announced at a London event on 6th May. The judging panel includes CBeebies presenter Ben Cajee, along with the bestselling Smriti Halls and Imogen Russell Williams, a reviewer and journalist.
The shortlist for Oscar’s Book Prize 2025 is as follows:
All You Need to Know About Dogs by Fred Blunt (Happy Yak) – Wales
Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin (Little Tiger) – Truro and Brierfield
Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Duncan Beedie (Little Tiger) – London and Bristol
Just the Two of Us by Polly Noakes (Andersen Press) – Yorkshire
Terrible Horses by Raymond Antrobus and Ken Wilson-Max (Walker) – London and Kent
There’s a Tiger on the Train by Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca Cobb (Faber) – London and Cornwall
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Oscar’s Book Prize co-founder James Ashton said: “We know the children’s publishing industry is centred on London but it’s gratifying to see so many talented writers and illustrators from across the country getting recognised on our 12th annual shortlist.
“Once again our judges had a hard task selecting their favourites plus an eventual winner, which goes to show just how creative and diverse this books category is. These stories do a beautiful job of spreading joy and getting youngsters thinking and we hope many parents and children will pick them up to share.”
Oscar’s Book Prize is an annual prize for the best illustrated book for young children. It champions magical storytelling by authors and illustrators, best shared between young children and their parents.
It is awarded in memory of book-loving Oscar Ashton, who died in 2012 of an undiagnosed heart condition aged three-and-a-half. Founded by his parents and supported by Amazon and the London Standard, the prize has been running since 2014.
