The Midnight Fair

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Di Giorgio used to work as a storyboard artist, and it shows. Using unusual perspectives, she creates a cinematic feel to the reading experience. ‘Di Giorgio creates the sense that viewers are part of the crowd,’ writes Publishers Weekly, ‘and bathes every spread in brilliant, theatrical light.’ The Yoto Carnegie Medal is awarded to Katya Balen for her second novel October, October (Bloomsbury), illustrated by Angela Harding – her debut novel, The Space We’re In was longlisted in 2019. October, October is a “beautiful” and “captivating” story of a girl, October, who must learn to spread her wings after a childhood spent living wild in the woods changes dramatically the year she turns 11. The story was inspired by Balen’s father-in-law who lives off-grid, and her own love of mudlarking and the outdoors. Painting from close up, Di Giorgio creates the sense that viewers are part of the crowd, and bathes every spread in brilliant, theatrical light. - Publishers Weekly

The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer | Goodreads

Lovely, sweet, funny. Just the thing for fans of anthropomorphized critters in children's stories, which is happily a lot of them. Wordless books well done are awesome, and this one is very well done. As Betsy Bird pointed out: the art is amazing. This is, I believe, the first time I have ever seen a separate author and illustrator listed on a wordless book, but it makes sense.It’s really short, and I would have loved more to the story, but it was very sweet and lovely. I do note that some readers had an issue with releasing a species where it doesn’t belong, and I feel that adults could talk to the children about why that’s a lovely sentiment, but why it’s not the best idea for the animals involved. That didn’t take away from the sweetness of the story for me. He is a tutor for Arvon and Poetry School, and a Keats 2020 Poet in Residence at Keats House. Dean is based in Glasgow, and is Co-director of Scottish BAME Writers Network. In this wordless picture book, with BEAUTIFUL illustrations by Mariachiara Di Giorgio, between the animals and their food and fun, its easy to be swept away in their night of fun. At the story’s heart (for me) is a message about the difference between the worlds of human and animal, where sometimes the human world encroaches so much on the animal world that interaction is inevitable. Sterer and Di Giorgio take a light hearted look at this idea in this book, but I feel like the story has a deeper message to send.

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And imagine, if you would, forest creatures large and small, peering from the dense bushes and trees and watching all the activity, lights, fun, food, fabulous doings that the "fair" is to humans. In 2022, the judging panel includes 14 volunteer judges from CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group. Find out more about this year’s judges here The Costa-winning children’s book The Crossing by Manjeet Mann and Cane Warriors by former Guardian children’s fiction prize winner Alex Wheatle are among those in contention for this year’s Yoto Carnegie medal for the best children’s novel. Renata’s wren encounter proves magical, one most children could only wish to experience outside of this lovely story.This picture book with no text has beautiful illustrations. If it wasn't for one element this would have been a 4 or 5 star and definitely one I would buy myself and would have bought as a gift. The illustrations are beautiful and if his had have had a message that helped animals and the environment it would have been a 5 star read and one I would have wanted to pass on to as many young children as possible. The illustrations are detailed and sensuous. For instance you can almost smell the sweetness of the candy floss and popcorn pieces. And there’s plenty of visual humour, too, such as when one anxious bear hides its eyes during a scary dodgem-car ride. Spread from The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer and Mariachiara Di Giorgio Mariachiara Di Giorgio is an illustrator, storyboard artist, and concept designer. She created her first picture book, the wordless Professional Crocodile, with writer Giovanna Zoboli. Her work has been exhibited at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and with the New York Society of Illustrators. Mariachiara Di Giorgio lives in Rome, Italy.

The Midnight Fair | Centre for Literacy in Primary Education

The Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards and Shadowing Scheme are managed by CILIP, the library and information association. The Medals are awarded annually by CILIP and the Youth Libraries Group with longlists announced in February, shortlists in March and the winners announced at a ceremony in June.A funfair closes for the night. As darkness comes, forest creatures come up to the gates and soon they have found a way in. There are beautiful scenes of animals riding in carousels and dodgem cars, eating popcorn and candyfloss and having a great time. Then in the late night hours, the fair closes. The people go home. No human is around. And then...... the forest creatures begin to enjoy themselves. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > The Carnegie medal runs alongside the Yoto Kate Greenaway medal for the best children’s illustrator. This year two former winners, Sydney Smith and Emily Gavett, are in with a chance of a third medal. Also on the shortlist are Mariachiara Di Giorgio and Peter Van den Ende, who have both illustrated wordless books about nature and animals. And Danica Novgorodoff has been selected for the graphic novel version of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, who won the Carnegie medal last year for Look Both Ways.