20 June 2013
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Sally Gardner wins CILIP Carnegie Medal with Maggot Moon
Sally, who is dyslexic and was labelled 'unteachable' at school, beat Booker winner Roddy Doyle to the prestigious children's prize ...
Sally Gardner wins CILIP Carnegie Medal with Maggot Moon Images
Sally, who is dyslexic and was labelled 'unteachable' at school, beat Booker winner Roddy Doyle to the prestigious prize for children's writing
Maggot Moon, which is published by Hot Key Books, also won this year's Costa Children's Book Award.
'I'm still wondering if I'm going to wake and find that winning the Carnegie Medal is a dream,' said Sally. 'If it is true, then it has the quality of a dream come true. Without books I would not be a writer and without the zeal of librarians I would not have won this award. I believe teachers and librarians should be free to instill a life-long love of learning, without being policed by an outdated curriculum. I firmly believe Gove's new curriculum excludes rather than embraces those like me, and millions of others, with a different way of seeing and thinking.'
Presented at the same ceremony, The Kate Greenaway Medal for excellence in illustration was awarded to Levi Pinfold for Black Dog (Templar Publishing). Black Dog is only the second picture book Levi has illustrated. He said: 'To win the Kate Greenaway Medal is fantastic: I couldn't use the words "over-the-moon" less lightly. I'm honoured that my work has been recognised by CILIP on behalf of librarians, for whom I have nothing but respect. I am always amazed at the passion for reading, looking and understanding that libraries inspire in everyone. The availability of a whole universe of knowledge and inspiration in one place is something highly underrated, as is the importance of encouraging minds, young and old, on the pathway to discovery. I think we all have a lot to learn from libraries.'
The Carnegie and Greenaway Awards are the oldest and most prestigious children's book awards in the UK. Previous winners include C.S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman, Quentin Blake and Raymond Briggs.
Maggot Moon, which is published by Hot Key Books, also won this year's Costa Children's Book Award.
'I'm still wondering if I'm going to wake and find that winning the Carnegie Medal is a dream,' said Sally. 'If it is true, then it has the quality of a dream come true. Without books I would not be a writer and without the zeal of librarians I would not have won this award. I believe teachers and librarians should be free to instill a life-long love of learning, without being policed by an outdated curriculum. I firmly believe Gove's new curriculum excludes rather than embraces those like me, and millions of others, with a different way of seeing and thinking.'
Presented at the same ceremony, The Kate Greenaway Medal for excellence in illustration was awarded to Levi Pinfold for Black Dog (Templar Publishing). Black Dog is only the second picture book Levi has illustrated. He said: 'To win the Kate Greenaway Medal is fantastic: I couldn't use the words "over-the-moon" less lightly. I'm honoured that my work has been recognised by CILIP on behalf of librarians, for whom I have nothing but respect. I am always amazed at the passion for reading, looking and understanding that libraries inspire in everyone. The availability of a whole universe of knowledge and inspiration in one place is something highly underrated, as is the importance of encouraging minds, young and old, on the pathway to discovery. I think we all have a lot to learn from libraries.'
The Carnegie and Greenaway Awards are the oldest and most prestigious children's book awards in the UK. Previous winners include C.S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman, Quentin Blake and Raymond Briggs.
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