YOU could meet your favourite author and illustrator at this year’s Yoto Carnegies Awards in London’s West End at the Cambridge Theatre – home of the RSC’s award-winning Matilda The Musical!

There’s still time to get involved in the UK’s best-loved children’s book awards – visit yotocarnegies.co.uk/take-part to see how to form a shadowing group and get involved.

Two lucky shadowing groups will be selected to attend the celebration on Thursday 20 June and watch the winners be announced live for the Yoto Carnegie Medals for Illustration, Writing and the Shadowers’ Choice Awards – and bag an exclusive invitation to a reception with the shortlisted authors, illustrators and winners.

For your chance to win, just answer this question:

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