Book Let's Play, with cover illustration of smiling baby playing with toys, alongside its winning glass circular award from IBC. Background shelves full of Child's Play books.

Here it is! #IBCawards2026 Baby & Toddler WINNER award for LET'S PLAY!
Thank you @ibc-reads.bsky.social, it's a beauty! 🏆📚⭐

Discover LET'S PLAY by the fabulous @alexstrick.bsky.social, illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow + FREE resources here: www.childs-play.com/products/978... #KidLitUK

✨ We are delighted to announce that Chris Collinson and Sophie Hicks have been shortlisted for awards at The IBC Awards 2026.

⭐ The awards will be taking place on Friday 8 May at Lincoln's Inn. The very best of luck to everyone on the shortlist.

#IBCAwards2026

Photo of Let's Play author and winner Alex Strick at IBC Awards evening, holding her winning tactile book with bright colour illustration of smiling toddler and lots of toys.

⭐️Buzzing from our #IBCawards2026 WIN!
Thank you @ibc-reads.bsky.social Congrats to all!

⭐️Baby & Toddler WINNER
LET’S PLAY by @alexstrick.bsky.social illustrated by Sarah Dellow & Annie Kubler
www.childs-play.com/products/978...
#nationalyearofreading2026 #bookswithusallin #wendyslegacy #goallin2026

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We're so excited that @heychante.bsky.social is hosting our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual author workshop for Years 3 and 4.

She'll be telling us all about her book Supa Nova, winner of the recent #IBCAwards2026! 🏆

Sign up and send in your questions for Chanté now 👇

https://bit.ly/4aODt3T

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⭐️LET’S PLAY #IBCawards2026 WINNER @ibc-reads.bsky.social

Congrats @alexstrick.bsky.social your passion for all children to be included in & able to access books is one after our own hearts; & Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow, the heart and soul of many Child’s Play books. www.instagram.com/p/DVOekf9CFzt

✨ Another successful year for the #IBCawards2026 ✨
In the National Year of Reading, we’re reminded that when books reflect children’s lives, connection follows.

Every shortlisted title mattered. Every winner mattered. Every book moved the needle. 📚🏆

Congratulations to all our award winners 💛

Presenting the #IBCawards2026 WINNERS! ✨📚

🏆 Let’s Play | Alex Strick, Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow | Pub. by Child’s Play

🏆 The Beautiful Layers of Me | Sophia Payne & Ruchi Mhasane | Pub. by Walker Books

🏆 Supa Nova | Chanté Timothy | Pub. by Nosy Crow

🏆 The #IBCawards2026 Highly Illustrated Children’s Fiction WINNER is…

Supa Nova 🧪 Written and illustrated by Chanté Timothy | Published by Nosy Crow

Congratulations! 🌟

🏆 The #IBCawards2026 Picture Books WINNER is…

The Beautiful Layers of Me 🥻 Written by Sophia Payne | Illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane | Published by Walker Books

Congratulations! 🌟

🏆 The #IBCawards2026 Baby & Toddler WINNER is…

Let’s Play 🧸 Written by Alex Strick | Illustrated by Annie Kubler and Sarah Dellow | Published by Child’s Play

Congratulations! 🌟

Chosen by readers, here are #IBCawards2026 Children’s Choice WINNERS! 🏆🧡

Won’t Go! 🩰 Sumana Seeboruth & Fotini Tikkou | Pub. by Barefoot Books

Cloud Boy 💭 Greg Stobbs | Pub. by Oxford Children’s

Supa Nova 🧪 Chanté Timothy | Pub. by Nosy Crow

Tune in to watch the #IBCawards2026 now! 🎉🏆

inclusivebooksforchildren.org/awards#watch-the-ibc-awards-2026-live

Tune in to watch the #IBCawards2026 now! 🎉🏆

1 week to go! 🏙️✨ Join us for the #IBCawards2026, streaming LIVE from London!

Tap the link to join the party and celebrate the UK’s best inclusive children’s books! ▶️ inclusivebooksforchildren.org/awards#watch-the-ibc-awards-2026-live

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LET’S PLAY on @ibc-reads.bsky.social Inclusive Books for Children Awards Baby & Toddler shortlist!

@alexstrick.bsky.social's brilliant touch-and-feel book illustrated by Annie Kubler & Sarah Dellow is for absolutely everyone!

Great list, congrats all! #IBCawards2026 #wendyslegacy @booktrust.org.uk

Save the date! 🏙️✨

The #IBCawards2026 is streaming LIVE from London on 25 February. The countdown starts now... ⏰

Exploring the #IBCawards2026 shortlist 📚
This selection brings together inclusive books across formats and age ranges — each chosen for the quality of its storytelling and the perspectives it offers young readers.

👉 www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/collections/...

🎉📚 The #IBCawards2026 shortlist is here!
We’re so excited to celebrate some truly brilliant, inclusive children’s books published in 2025.

Huge congratulations to all the shortlisted authors, illustrators and publishers — what a lineup! 🏆✨

See the full shortlist below 👇

🏆 Announcing the IBC Awards 2026 LONGLIST!

This list showcases the UK’s best inclusive children’s books of 2024 in two of our three awards categories. Congratulations to all our longlisted authors and illustrators!

#IBCawards #IBCawards2026

Meet #IBCawards2026 judge Nina Tame! 📚

Meet #IBCawards2026 judge Phyllis Ramage! 📚

Meet #IBCawards2026 judge Mei Matsuoka! 📚

Meet #IBCawards2026 judge Scott Evans! 📚

Meet #IBCawards2026 judge Pragya Agarwal! 📚

🎉 Meet the judges for the 2026 IBC Awards! 🌈📚

We’re thrilled to have five incredible voices championing inclusive children’s books in the UK:

Nina Tame • Mei Matsuoka • Phyllis Ramage • Scott Evans • Pragya Agarwal

💛 Huge thanks to our judges! #IBCawards2026