Klaus Flugge Prize
From Klaus Flagge Prize
Resource type: Book awards
Price band: Free
Key stage: KS1, KS2
Region(s): All of UK
The Klaus Flugge Prize is awarded annually to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. The award is judged by a panel of past winners, illustrators and children’s book experts.
Read our shortlist and winner announcements for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2023.
Timetable:
- The 2024 shortlist will be announced on 15th May.
- The winner will be announced on 11th September.
Cost: Free.
About the Klaus Flugge Prize: The Klaus Flugge Prize was established in 2016 to honour Klaus Flugge, founder of Andersen Press and an influential figure in children’s picture books.
Further resources:
- Read an interview with the 2023 winner here.
- Download free teaching notes created by CLPE to accompany the shortlisted titles for 202o, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
- The Power of Pictures from CLPE explores the important role that picture books play in children’s reading and writing development across the primary age range. As well as a CPD course, teachers can also access interviews and videos with picture book creators, alongside teaching sequences for a range of titles.
- Find a selection of high-quality picture books that can be used to support cross-curricular planning and promote critical thinking across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 from Mat Tobin, Senior Lecturer in Education: Primary English and Children’s Literature at Oxford Brookes University.
- Other picture book awards include the FCBG Children’s Book Award, Oscar’s Book Prize, the Shropshire Bookfest Book Award, the Spark! School Book Awards, the UKLA Book Awards, the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.
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