The Red House children's book award - the only one chosen and voted for entirely by children - has announced the shortlists for this year's award. It includes some of the biggest names in children's fiction as well as outstanding debut authors.
In the older reader category, Patrick Ness is back after his 2011 Carnegie Medal triumph, with A Monster Calls making the final list, along with Australian author Morris Gleitzman and his book about a girl struggling with the extreme religious beliefs of her family, Grace. It also features the arrival of Annabel Pitcher with My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, the story of 10-year-old Jamie and his battle to cope with family life and a new school after the death of his sister.
There are also shortlists for younger children, which includes picture books by Mick Inkpen and Chris Wormell, and a younger readers category, featuring a posthumous publication from the much-loved author of Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson, another debut in Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis, and Liz Pichon's The Brilliant World of Tom Gates.
The winner is voted for entirely by children. Last year's overall winner was Shadow by Michael Morpurgo, the story of a boy from Afghanistan who is befriended by a dog as he flees the horror of war. Previous winners of the award include JK Rowling, Andy Stanton, Roald Dahl, Malorie Blackman and Anthony Horowitz.
This year's winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 18 February.
So what are you waiting for? Have a look at the shortlist below and vote for your favourite now!
Books for younger children
Rollo and Ruff and the Little Fluffy Bird by Mick Inkpen
Don't Worry Douglas! by David Melling
Peely Wally by Kali Stileman
Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice by Chris Wormell
Books for younger readers
One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson
Sky Hawk by Gill Lewis
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates by Liz Pichon
Books for older readers
Grace by Morris Gleitzman
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
