The spectacular shortlist for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 is here! 🥳

Chosen by booksellers across the country, there's magic on every page, whatever their age. Discover the amazing shortlisted authors and illustrators here: bit.ly/3w9ZuZb #WCBP25

We’re so proud to share that #KingOfNothing by the very talented Nathanael Lessore is the WINNER of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 in the Older Readers category!

Huge congratulations Nate 🎉🤩

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🎉 Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces by Carlos Sánchez is shortlisted for the #WaterstonesChildrensBookPrize2025 in the Younger Readers category! Rune is the first shortlisted graphic novel in its age group. buff.ly/39g0Cd0

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We're delighted that Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf by @whycraigwhy.bsky.social, illustrated by Francis Martin has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2025 in the Illustrated Books category 🎉

Celebrate #GinaKaminski with a slice of cake! 🍰

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We're so excited that the shortlist for the @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Book Prize is here!
The Illustrated Books, Younger Readers, and Older Readers categories are looking absolutely fantastic - congrats to all the nominees!
Find out more 👇
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🎉Rune: The Tale of a Thousand Faces by Carlos Sánchez is the winner of the #WCBP25 Younger Readers category! This is the first time in the award’s history that a graphic novel has been named winner in any of the categories. We are thrilled and honoured! flyingeyebooks.com/waterstones-...

Utterly delighted to see Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf on this year’s @waterstones.bsky.social Children’s Book Prize shortlist.

Congratulations @whycraigwhy.bsky.social and Francis Martin 🎉

#BeMoreGina #WCBP25

We are delighted to share the news that Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang is on the shortlist for @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Book Prize!

@waterstoneskids.bsky.social #WCBP25 #xfang #dimsumpalace #picturebooks

We’re so THRILLED that #NathanaelLessore and #KingOfNothing have been Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2025 in the Older Readers category! Huge congratulations Nate 🎉🤩📚

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Well-deserved! #KingOfNothing is a brilliant story with male friendships and masculinity at its heart #WCBP25 #YALit

Tonight, I’ll be at this year’s ceremony, and I just want to wish all the nominees the very best of luck. Whatever happens, you’re part of something truly special, so soak it all in and enjoy every moment! 🚀✨ #WaterstonesChildrensBookPrize #WCBP25 #WCBP
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Congratulations to #WCBP25 overall winner The Cafe at the Edge of the Woods by author and illustrator Mikey Please!

A heartwarming, laugh-out-loud picture book tale of catering to unusual guests and using imagination.

Adults and children alike have really loved this one!

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Delighted to go to the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize awards last night. Congratulations to Nathanael Lessore, Carlos Sanchez and Mikey Please on your wins. And Mikey Please on the overall prize! Lovely speech - including impromptu Spanish! - from @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social too. #WCBP25