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Red Dot Book Awards 2023-2024

The Red Dot student choice book awards is an annual event organised by the International School Libraries Network (ISLN) in Singapore. Shortlisted books are organised into four age-based categories, with eight titles in each. We look forward to this shortlist every year so please enjoy the wonderful selection! 

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  • Bathe the Cat

    $27.00

    Written by Alice B. McGinty  |  Illustrated by David RobertshardcoverCats + water: What could go wrong? This riotous romp of a picture book follow...

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    $27.00
  • The Blue-Footed Booby

    $17.00

    Written and Illustrated by Rob BiddulphpaperbackLet’s follow the footprints!Let’s hunt for some clues!Left footprint! Right footprint!No time to lo...

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    $17.00
  • Flooded

    $17.00

    Written by Mariajo IlustrajopaperbackFlooded is the funny and beautifully illustrated tale of animals who live in a city that is ever so slowly flo...

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    $17.00
  • I See, I See

    $20.00

    Written and Illustrated by Robert HendersonhardcoverA book for one? A book for two? A book for different points of view.I See, I See is a playful, ...

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    $20.00
  • Ruffles and the New Green Thing

    $16.00

    Written and Illustrated by David MellingpaperbackThere’s a new green thing in Ruffles’s bowl, and he does not want to try even the smallest nibble....

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    $16.00
  • Ubin Elephant

    $16.00

    Written by Alan John  |  Illustrated by Quek Hong ShinpaperbackIs there an elephant on Pulau Ubin? Everyone gets a fright when Ubin Elephant turns...

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    $16.00
  • Upside Down

    $27.00

    Written and Illustrated by Katarina MacurovahardcoverA picture book with a cute teddy bear in the main role showing us that sometimes the truth is...

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    $27.00
  • Wonder Walkers

    $28.00

    Written and Illustrated by Micha ArcherhardcoverWhen two curious kids embark on a “wonder walk,” they let their imaginations soar as they look at t...

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    $28.00
  • Dragon Storm: Tomas and Ironskin

    $16.00

    Written by Alastair Chisholm  |  Illustrated by Eric DeschampspaperbackIn the land of Draconis, there are no dragons.Once, there were. Once, human...

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    $16.00
  • Free Kid to Good Home

    $16.00

    Written and Illustrated by Hiroshi Ito  |  Translated by Cathy Hirano paperbackWhen my potato-faced baby brother arrived, I realized I needed a new...

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    $16.00
  • India, Incredible India

    $30.00

    Written by Jasbinder Bilan  |  Illustrated by Nina ChakrabartihardcoverWatch elephants bathing from a houseboat in Kerala, marvel at ancient cave p...

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    $30.00
  • Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test

    $26.00

    Written by Christina Soontornvat  |  Illustrated by Kevin HonghardcoverYoung Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian A...

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    $26.00
  • Matt Formston: Surfing in the dark

    $32.00

    Written by John Dickson  |  Illustrated by Phillip BuntinghardcoverSurfing in the Dark tells the story of Matt Formston — a world champion surfer ...

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    $32.00
  • Sherlock Bones and the Case of the Crown Jewels

    $16.00

    Written by Tim Collins  |  Illustrated by John BigwoodpaperbackWhen the crown jewels go missing from Kennel Palace, it's up to super-sleuth Sherl...

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    $16.00
  • The Very Best Doughnut

    $17.00

    Written by Randa Abdel-Fattah  |  Illustrated by Amani HaydarpaperbackFriday is always the best day at Adam's house. It's doughnut day!But this wee...

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    $17.00
  • The Wolf Suit

    $28.00

    Written and Illustrated by Sid SharphardcoverBellwether Riggwelter is, once again, out of blackberries. This time, rather than tiptoe through a for...

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    $28.00
  • The Lion Above the Door

    $16.00

    Written by Onjali Q. RaufpaperbackFrom Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes an inc...

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    $16.00
  • Little Monarchs

    $26.00

    Written by Jonathan CasepaperbackIt's been fifty years since a sun shift wiped out nearly all mammal life across the earth.Towns and cities are aba...

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    $26.00
  • The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly Mei

    $15.50

    Written by Christina MatulapaperbackHolly-Mei Jones couldn't be more excited about moving to Hong Kong for her mother's job. Her new school is rig...

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    $15.50
  • Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun

    $18.00

    Written by Tọlá OkogwupaperbackI close my eyes, trying to push the power bubbling in me back down . . . Hairbands snap as my hair shoots out like s...

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    $18.00
  • Runt

    $29.00

    Written by Craig Silvey  |  Illustrated by Sara Actonhardcover'You don't have to carry the weight of the world in your tool belt.'Annie Shearer liv...

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    $29.00
  • Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit

    $16.00

    Written by Jesse Q. SutantopaperbackTheo Tan doesn't want a spirit companion. He just wants to be a normal American kid, playing video games and us...

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    $16.00
  • When Impossible Happens

    $20.00

    Written by Jane De SuzahardcoverA poignant story of life in India during the pandemic that mixes loss, hope, and even a mystery solved by imaginati...

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    $20.00
  • Alone Out Here

    $32.00

    Written by Riley RedgatehardcoverWhat do you stand for, when you’re one of the last left standing? The year is 2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will...

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    $32.00