We’re delighted to reveal the judging panel for the inaugural Children's Booker Prize, supported by AKO Foundation. Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the multi-award-winning children’s book author, screenwriter and current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, will act as Chair of judges and is joined by the acclaimed actor, writer and comedian Lolly Adefope and award-winning children’s bookseller and owner of the Children’s Bookshop in Muswell Hill, Sanchita Basu De Sarkar. The Children's Booker Prize is a new annual prize that will celebrate the best contemporary fiction for children aged eight to 12 years old, written in or translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland. The first winner will be announced on 2 February 2027. 🔗 Tap the link in bio to find out more. #BookerPrize #ChildrensBookerPrize #ChildrensBooks #BookTok #NowReading