This week, we're talking with author-illustrator Alex T Smith, about his work on judging THe Blue Peter Book Awards. Here are the list of nominees:

FICTION

The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf

The Clockwork Crow by Catherine Fisher

The House With Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson

NON-FICTION

Professor Astro Cat’s Human Body Odyssey by Dr. Dominic Walliman and Ben Newman

The Colours of History by Clive Gifford and Marc-Etienne Peintre

The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home by Mike Barfield and Lauren Humphrey

Tune in to Blue Peter on 7 March 2019 to find out the winner...