Readers Aged 5-8 Years

Divided by age suitability, the books are given to schools for children to review and those reviews are the basis on which the shortlists are chosen.

WINNER 2024

The Most Famous Rhinoceros

Hofmeyr, Dianne ISBN: 9781915659101
Hardback

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Princess Beatrix is excited to meet the amazing one-horned creature that has been sent as a gift to her father, the King of Portugal. Could it be a unicorn? But the new animal is not a unicorn – it’s a rhinoceros called Genda, who has travelled all the way from India, and Beatrix immediately loves him. She becomes Genda’s friend and protector, and is determined to persuade her father the King that this wild creature should be returned to his jungle home. This poignant story is inspired by the real rhinoceros depicted in 1515 by Albrecht Dürer in his world-famous woodcut, which can still be seen today.

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Shortlist 2024

Eggers, Dave ISBN: 9781529516302
Hardback

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Hofmeyr, Dianne ISBN: 9781915659101
Hardback

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Strange, Lucy ISBN: 9781800902473
Paperback / softback

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