National Book tokens 2021 - anyone started?

[Snoodleberry]

Just received the email and can’t believe another year has come around again so quickly. At first glance it is looking tough!

Need to settle down with a cup of tea and get started.

Anyone else attempting (and happy to share clues?! )

Thank you! Got it now. The other one I can't get is the man with the stop sign.

I've left a link to twitter above that's the best clue for stop sign man.

@LavenderAskew

I've left a link to twitter above that's the best clue for stop sign man.

I looked at that and still nothing. That's the only one I have left now.

OK might be a bad clue if you've nor read it (or forgotten the detail)- the school mentioned in the clue is in the book.

Got them all now! I feel smug as I am now helping my DD who actually works in publishing and reads a lot!

@ApolloandDaphne
Is the water the babies standing in oily?
What is the main ingredient of caramels and what is happening to the building? ;)

@ApolloandDaphne sorry just seen you’ve figured it out well done my internet is very slow so messages just loaded

@Greytminds

Thank you all for introducing me to this. Perfect for passing the time whilst holding a sniffly newborn! 5 so far….need to RTFT for some clues!

Aw

@ApolloandDaphne

And I can't get Taras Caramels either. Then there is a final one that I obviously just can't see.

I'm stumped by Tara's caramels too. Anyone?!

[quote ClaraSais]@ApolloandDaphne
Is the water the babies standing in oily?
What is the main ingredient of caramels and what is happening to the building? ;)[/quote]
Got it now! Thanks!

Tara is the main character, it's a recent novel nominated for a big prize. What is the main ingredient of caramel and what do you do to it in a controlled manner to make caramel?

@emsmum79

Tara was my worst one too. I had someone repeatedly giving me slightly different clues on FB. It was painful for both of us!

There are actually at least 3 titles that would fit as well, which made it worse.

Correct answer is very similar to an old Stones track that was recently in the news for being unPC.

Oh sorry, I missed that you’ve got it now!

Thank you so much, kind Mumsnetters, for the clues on this thread. I wouldn't have got even half of them without your help, but I've finally cracked it. The "things" one took me longest - I wouldn't even have found it without being guided to it by GiantKitten!

I won a £10 runners-up book voucher in the Hidden Books game a few years ago. I didn't even know there was more than one prize till I got the email.

IVE TRIED COUNTLESS SYNONYM COMBINATIONS FOR PARADISE BOULEVARD WITH NO JOY. HELP!!!

@FIWRIGHT71 the author shares his name with a well-known comedian who would never lie to you!

@ChessieFL 2 seconds after I had posted a colleague looked over my shoulder and typed the answer in, all 20 submitted now!!

I can only find 19 clues, help please.

@Sonnyfan have you got Things in the gallery window? Or the poster of the nun? Those are clues that others have missed.

Thanks, it was the Things in the window that I had missed!