Since students returned to school in September, it experienced its busiest term ever, with over 1,300 boxes of resources distributed to schools across the city. Hull’s School Library Service has continued to work throughout lockdown, providing vital support in what was an incredibly challenging year for staff and students. However, this year instead of bringing the children to the authors, the sessions will be streamed live into the classroom.”Īll of the shortlisted books will shortly be available to borrow for free at Hull’s libraries via the ‘Select and Collect’ service. The award will also give children the opportunity to engage with writers of the books they are reading. Participating in a positive debate is a great experience and one we want to continue to promote. Marjorie continued: “While the voting will take place virtually this year, the winners will still be decided by the children of Hull as we encourage young people to share their opinions about books. This information was then used to draw up the shortlist. Over the course of last year, newly published titles, suitable for young people at Key Stage 2 and 3, were read by Hull Libraries’ army of volunteers, who reviewed and scored each title.

As we enter a third lockdown, the awards will provide a timely escape from long winter days at home.” This award has been running for 13 years, so we didn’t want to let Covid stop us from running it this year. Books continue to provide the perfect escapism for both children and parents. Cllr Marjorie Brabazon, Chair of Hull Culture & Leisure Board, explained: “With everything that’s going on we’re even more delighted to announce the shortlisted entries for The James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award.

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