Children’s Book of the Year: Factual
This award honours the best book of non-fiction for children. The winning work will surprise and delight readers, rewarding their curiosity and helping them make sense of their world.
Shortlist 2026
10 Children Who Changed The World
Paterson Joseph
Illustrator - Rumbidzai Savanhu
Wren & Rook
Hide-and-Seek History: The Vikings
Harriet Evans
Illustrator - Chaaya Prabhat
Little Tiger
Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words
James Catchpole, Lucy Catchpole, Jen Campbell (eds.)
Illustrator - Sophie Kamlish
Faber & Faber