Carnegie and Greenaway medal-winner A Monster Calls – in pictures

A Monster Calls, written by Patrick Ness and illustrated by Jim Kay, is the first book in the history of the prestigious Carnegie and Greenaway medals to win both awards. Patrick Ness also becomes only the second author to win the Carnegie award in consecutive years. Discover the book through Kay's illustrations
  
  


Carnegie and Greenaway : illustration from the book A Monster Calls by Jim Kay 3
Jim Kay's illustration of the monster leaning into Conor's bedroom from the Carnegie and Greenaway medal award-winning A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Photograph: Jim Kay and Walker Books
Carnegie and Greenaway : illustration from the book A Monster Calls by Jim Kay 1
'I love atmosphere, and I guess that's what I wanted to contribute,' explains Jim Kay of his illustrations for Patrick Ness's award-winning A Monster Calls Photograph: Jim Kay and Walker Books
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A Monster Calls illustrator Jim Kay says: 'The important thing was to give the reader the room to create their own characters and images in their mind, I was just putting suggestions of the Monster and Conor in there to help them along the way; darkness and ambiguity allows the reader to illuminate the scenes internally.' Photograph: Jim Kay and Walker Books
Carnegie and Greenaway : Jim Kay
Jim Kay, illustrator of A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, winner of the prestigious Carnegie and Greenaway medals Photograph: PR
Carnegie and Greenaway : Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness, who, with A Monster Calls, has won the Carnegie medal two years running. The book is also the first to win both the Carnegie and the Greenaway medal for illustration Photograph: Debbie Smyth
 

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