The 2011 Bisto shortlist!

And so, here it is! 10 brilliant books, more than half of them with plenty of pictures. For what us jury thought about each of the finalists, head over the CBI website here.

The 10 shortlisted titles are:
Dancing in the Dark, by PR Prendergast

The Heart and The Bottle, by Oliver Jeffers
Tiny Little Fly, illustrated by Kevin Waldron
A Bit Lost, by Chris Haugthon
Taking Flight, by Sheena Wilkinson
The Lunatic's Curse, by F.E. Higgins
The Owl and the Pussycat, illustrated by Kevin Waldron
Prim Improper, by Deirdre Sullivan
Mac Rí Eireann, by Caitríona Hastings and Andrew Whitson
Up and Down, by Oliver Jeffers