And the nominees are...

Bríona ag Brionglóideach Dairíne Ní Dhonnchú; illustrated by Maria Murray (An Gúm)

Bríona ag Brionglóideach Dairíne Ní Dhonnchú; illustrated by Maria Murray (An Gúm)

Fancy That! by Gillian Lobel; illustrated by Adrienne Geoghegan (Frances Lincoln)

Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers; (Harper Collins)

Bill and Fred? by John Quinn (O'Brien Press)

Under Fragile Stone: The Archisan Tales by Oisín McGann (O'Brien Press)

Artemis Fowl: the Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer (Puffin)

The New Policeman by Kate Thompson (Bodley Head)

A Horse Called El Dorado by Kevin Kiely (O'Brien Press)

Snakes' Elbows by Deirdre Madden (Orchard Books)

Penny the Pencil by Eileen O'Hely; illustrated by Nicky Phelan (Mercier Press)

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