Children's writer and laureate Malorie Blackman, comedian Mel Giedroyc and Made in Chelsea's Andy Jordan are among judges for the inaugural Booktrust Book Awards with Amazon Kindle.

Other judges include Apprentice star Tom Pellereau, author Louise Rennison and former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton. Booktrust Chief Executive Viv Bird said 'There's a lot of fantastic reading ahead for our judges, and we hope they enjoy embracing their inner child in providing a shortlist for the nation's school children to choose from'. The shortlist is announced March 27 and winners are revealed in July.