Judge, author and illustrator Sarah McIntyre, selected Dragons over London as the Runner-up for the Primary Category.
Sarah said, "This book has a wonderful concept behind it, examining the details of painted objects and using them to build this legend with its epic tone. The illustrations are fascinating and pulled me right in with their intricate and unexpected details. The visual research, enhanced by the watercolour paintings gave this book a very rich, distinct and unusual look that made it stand out from the rest. This book definitely had the best endpaper patterns!"
Sarah said, "This book has a wonderful concept behind it, examining the details of painted objects and using them to build this legend with its epic tone. The illustrations are fascinating and pulled me right in with their intricate and unexpected details. The visual research, enhanced by the watercolour paintings gave this book a very rich, distinct and unusual look that made it stand out from the rest. This book definitely had the best endpaper patterns!"
