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Two Scribble titles longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards

We are delighted that Nina by Traci N. Todd (illus. Christian Robinson) and I Am the Subway by Kim Hyo-eun (trans. Deborah Smith) have been longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards!

The UKLA Book Awards are the only national awards judged entirely by teachers. This year the teacher judges have been selected from schools in the Midlands and London. The shortlist will be announced in March next year.

Congratulations to Traci N. Todd, Christian Robinson, Kim Hyo-eun, Deborah Smith, and all the other longlisted authors!

For more information about the award and the other longlisted titles, please visit the UKLA website here.

Nina

A BIG ISSUE BOOK OF THE YEAR

This illuminating and defining biography from bestselling author Traci N. Todd, with illustrations from award-winner Christian Robinson, tells the story of Eunice Waymon, who grew up to become Nina Simone — and shares her bold, defiant, and exultant legacy with a new generation.

With passion and unparalleled skill, Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson bring this iconic singer’s story to young readers and their families. Meet young Eunice, who sang before she could talk, and journey with her from the piano stool she shared with her father in her childhood home, to the bars…

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I Am the Subway

An Observer Picture Book of the Year

A Read for Empathy Collection Choice, chosen by EmpathyLab

A cinematic journey through the Seoul subway that masterfully portrays the many unique lives we travel alongside whenever we take the train. A poetic translation of the bestselling Korean picture book.

Accompanied by the constant, rumbling ba-dum ba-dum of its passage through the city, the subway has stories to tell. Between sunrise and sunset, it welcomes and farewells people, and holds them — along with their joys, hopes, fears, and memories — in its embrace.

Originally published in Korean and brought to…

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