The 2016 Little Rebels children's book award shortlist is revealed

Find books that poke fun at our institutions, bring corporate powers to their knees and where the smallest of finches ponders major philsophical questions, in this totally radical shortlist

The shortlist for the 2016 Little Rebels Award has been released, with authors Gill Lewis and John Boyne both nominated for the third time. The nominees for the award, now in its fourth year, include three children’s books and three picture books, featuring themes ranging from the education system to gender stereotypes.

I’m a Girl by Yasmin Ismail, also nominated for the IBW book award, appears alongside the hat-trick authors. Michael Rosen and his story Uncle Gobb and the Dread Shed, which shames elements of contemporary culture, has also been selected.

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