Winner1983
Gorilla
Written and illustrated by Anthony Browne
Hannah loves gorillas but her father is always too busy, until on her birthday night her toy gorilla comes to life. A moving book about fathers and daughters.
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
Anthony Browne's picture books are full of gorillas, hidden jokes and surreal details. He won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Gorilla and for Zoo, and was UK Children's Laureate from 2009 to 2011.
Anthony Browne wrote or illustrated 10 books on our shelf that won or were recognized by the Carnegie Medal for Illustration, between 1983 and 2016. 2 of them won. Most are for ages 3 to 5 and ages 6 to 8.
Winner1983
Written and illustrated by Anthony Browne
Hannah loves gorillas but her father is always too busy, until on her birthday night her toy gorilla comes to life. A moving book about fathers and daughters.
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
Written and illustrated by Anthony Browne
A family's day at the zoo makes the reader wonder who is really behaving like an animal. A clever, thought-provoking picture book.
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
Shortlist1994
Illustrated by Anthony Browne. Credit: from the 1932 novelised story of King Kong
Ages 9 to 12
Shortlist1997
Shortlist1998
Highly commended2000
Shortlist2003
Shortlist2008
Shortlist2011
Shortlist2016