The Radio 2 Book Club - The Carnegies 2026
Superstar librarian, Stella Hine, joins Sara for a chat about this year's Carnegie Awards (the UK's longest-running children's book awards)
She also shares her top five reads of the year (so far) which is a mixture of non-fiction, fiction - and children's books (as you might expect)
Her choices are:
Everyday Nature by Andy Beer
The Examiner by Janice Hallett
The Crossing by Manjeet Mann
Ming The Panda: A True Story of Courage and Hope by Jake Hope – illustrated by Yu Rong
Theo Of Golden by Allen Levi
Published on Tuesday, 26th May 2026.
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