December is that time of year when people review what they’ve been reading, and it’s been lovely to see Max Counts To A Million turning up in a few lists and awards.

• Max was included in a Sunday Times list of stories to read your kids.
• The Sparks School Book Award has Max at day 9 of their advent calendar of children’s books.
• Leicester Libraries’ Our Best Book Award shortlisted Max as a favourite. The city’s children have good taste, obviously.
• As do the children of Stockport, who named it one of their top three books of the year in their 2023 Children’s Book Awards.