Carnegies 2026 Shortlisted Books
Shortlists for the Carnegie Medal 2026 for fiction and the Carnegie Medal 2026 for illustration – recommended for children and young adults in primary and secondary schools.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Oboh Moses is a digital illustrator whose work includes children’s picture books and illustrated publishing projects. He is represented by Anna Goodson Illustration Agency.
In 2021, his work was selected for the American Illustration 40th Anniversary Annual.
Moses illustrated Freedom Braids, written by Monique Duncan (Lantana Publishing, hardback ISBN 9781915244802). He also illustrated Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery, written by Leah Schanke (Albert Whitman & Company, April 10, 2025; ISBN 9780807524282).
Shortlists for the Carnegie Medal 2026 for fiction and the Carnegie Medal 2026 for illustration – recommended for children and young adults in primary and secondary schools.
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