The shortlist has been released for the £5,000 (about $6,685) Klaus Flugge Prize, which recognizes "the most promising and exciting newcomer to children's picture book illustration." The winner will be named September 9. This year's shortlisted illustrators are:
Becky Colvin for The Great Green Island
Laila Ekboir for We Are Like Birds
Thekla Priebst for The Voyage that Changed the World
Justin Worsley for Henry the Artistic Dog
Forest Xiao for Seven Babies
Circle Yuen for Our Dance