Kate Greenaway Medal
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The Kate Greenaway Medal was established in the United Kingdom
in 1955 in honour of the children's illustrator, Kate Greenaway
. The medal is given annually to an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature
. It is awarded by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
(CILIP).
The first award was made to Edward Ardizzone
for Tim All Alone in 1956. The winner receives a golden medal and £500 worth of books to donate to a library
of their choice. Since 2000, the recipient of the Kate Greenaway Medal has also been presented with the Colin Mears Award to the value of £5000. No award was made in 1955 or 1958, since no book was considered suitable.
in June 2007, was Shirley Hughes
's Dogger
, just beating Allan Ahlberg’s Each Peach Pear Plum.
The shortlist of ten medal winning books was as follows (the bracketed date refers to the year of first publication):
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in 1955 in honour of the children's illustrator, Kate Greenaway
Kate Greenaway
Catherine Greenaway , known as Kate Greenaway, was an English children's book illustrator and writer, who spent much of her childhood at Rolleston, Nottinghamshire. She studied at what is now the Royal College of Art in London, which at that time had a separate section for women, and was headed by...
. The medal is given annually to an outstanding work of illustration in children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
. It is awarded by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is a professional body representing librarians and other information professionals in the United Kingdom.-History:...
(CILIP).
The first award was made to Edward Ardizzone
Edward Ardizzone
Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE, RA was an English artist, writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books.-Early life:...
for Tim All Alone in 1956. The winner receives a golden medal and £500 worth of books to donate to a library
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In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
of their choice. Since 2000, the recipient of the Kate Greenaway Medal has also been presented with the Colin Mears Award to the value of £5000. No award was made in 1955 or 1958, since no book was considered suitable.
Full list of winners
Note: From 2007 to 2010 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. From 2006 and before the year refers to the publication date of the books themselves.- 2011 Grahame Baker-Smith FArTHER
- 2010 Freya BlackwoodFreya BlackwoodFreya Blackwood is an illustrator and special effects artist who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Blackwood is notable for her work with the special effects of the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy movies from 2001 to 2003 as well as for her illustrations in the children's book Harry & Hopper,...
, Harry and Hopper - 2009 Catherine Rayner, Harris Finds His Feet
- 2008 Emily GravettEmily GravettEmily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who currently lives in Brighton, England with her partner Mik, a plumber, and daughter who is still at school.-Bibliography:*Wolves *Orange Pear Apple Bear...
, Little Mouse's Big Book of FearsLittle Mouse's Big Book of FearsLittle Mouse's Big Book of Fears is a children's picture book by Emily Gravett, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal.... - 2007 Mini GreyMini GreyMini Grey is an award-winning British children's author and illustrator.Her unusual forename is a consequence of her being born in a Mini car.-As author and illustrator:*Egg Drop *The Pea and the Princess *Biscuit Bear...
, The Adventures of the Dish and the SpoonThe Adventures of the Dish and the SpoonThe Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mini Grey, published in 2006. It won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award.... - 2005 Emily GravettEmily GravettEmily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who currently lives in Brighton, England with her partner Mik, a plumber, and daughter who is still at school.-Bibliography:*Wolves *Orange Pear Apple Bear...
, WolvesWolves (book)Wolves is a children's book by Emily Gravett. In 2005, it won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award.... - 2004 Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
, Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver" - 2003 Shirley HughesShirley HughesShirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
, Ella's Big Chance - 2002 Bob GrahamBob Graham (author / illustrator)Bob Graham is an Australian children's author and illustrator. His books include Max, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.-Awards and...
, Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child - 2001 Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
, Pirate DiaryPirate DiaryPirate Diary is a children's book written by Richard Platt and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2001. It won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and a Blue Peter Book Award.... - 2000 Lauren ChildLauren ChildLauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels....
, I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato, (Charlie and LolaCharlie and LolaCharlie and Lola are characters created by author Lauren Child. The siblings were originally introduced in a series of books that were later made into a television series. Despite being primarily aimed at children aged 3–7, the books and shows are popular with adults, due to humorous and relatable...
) - 1999 Helen OxenburyHelen OxenburyHelen Gillian Oxenbury is an award-winning illustrator of children's picture books. She lives with her husband, the illustrator John Burningham, in north London.- Background :...
, Alice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures... - 1998 Helen CooperHelen Cooper (illustrator)Helen Cooper is an illustrator and author of children's books.She is married to an American illustrator and picture book artist, Ted Dewan.- Awards :...
, Pumpkin Soup - 1997 P. J. LynchP. J. LynchPatrick James Lynch , known professionally as P. J. Lynch, is an Irish artist and children's book illustrator.__FORCETOC__- Early Years :...
, When Jessie Came Across the Sea - 1996 Helen CooperHelen Cooper (illustrator)Helen Cooper is an illustrator and author of children's books.She is married to an American illustrator and picture book artist, Ted Dewan.- Awards :...
, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed - 1995 P. J. LynchP. J. LynchPatrick James Lynch , known professionally as P. J. Lynch, is an Irish artist and children's book illustrator.__FORCETOC__- Early Years :...
, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan ToomeyThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan ToomeyThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey is a 2007 British film starring Tom Berenger, Joely Richardson, Luke Ward-Wilkinson, Aran Bell, Benjamin Eli and Saoirse Ronan.... - 1994 Gregory Rogers, Way Home
- 1993 Alan Lee, Black Ships Before TroyBlack Ships Before TroyBlack Ships Before Troy is a novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff, illustrated by Alan Lee and published in 1993.It takes place during the Trojan War, retelling the Iliad, with text by Sutcliff and detailed color illustrations on nearly every page by Lee. It is broken into 19 chapters...
- 1992 Anthony Browne, Zoo
- 1991 Janet Ahlberg, The Jolly Christmas Postman
- 1990 Gary Blythe, The Whales' Song
- 1989 Michael ForemanMichael Foreman (author / illustrator)Michael Foreman is an award-winning British author and illustrator, mainly for children. He lives in London. He is one of the best-known and most prolific writer-illustrators of children's books. He was born and grew up in the seaside village of Pakefield, near Lowestoft, Suffolk, where his mother...
, War Boy: a Country Childhood - 1988 Barbara Firth, Can't You Sleep Little Bear?
- 1987 Adrienne KennawayAdrienne KennawayAdrienne Kennaway is a children's illustrator and writer. As a child she grew up in Kenya, a background that informed her early work...
, Crafty Chameleon - 1986 Fiona French, Snow White in New York
- 1985 Juan Wijngaard, Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady
- 1984 Errol Le CainErrol Le CainErrol Le Cain was a British animator and children's book illustrator. He won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1985.- Biography :Born in Singapore on 5 March 1941, Errol Le Cain was evacuated with his family the year following the Japanese invasion...
, Hiawatha's Childhood - 1983 Anthony Browne, Gorilla
- 1982 Michael ForemanMichael Foreman (author / illustrator)Michael Foreman is an award-winning British author and illustrator, mainly for children. He lives in London. He is one of the best-known and most prolific writer-illustrators of children's books. He was born and grew up in the seaside village of Pakefield, near Lowestoft, Suffolk, where his mother...
, Long Neck and Thunder Foot and Sleeping Beauty and Other Favourite Fairy Tales - 1981 Charles KeepingCharles KeepingCharles William James Keeping was a British illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He first came to prominence with his illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he created more than twenty picture books...
, The HighwaymanThe Highwayman (poem)"The Highwayman" is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August 1906 issue of Blackwood's Magazine. The following year it was included in Noyes' collection, Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems, becoming an immediate success.... - 1980 Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
, Mr Magnolia - 1979 Jan PienkowskiJan PienkowskiJan Michel Pieńkowski is a Polish-born British illustrator and author of children's books.Pieńkowski illustrated his first book at the age of eight, as a present for his father. During World War II, Pieńkowski's family moved about Europe, finally settling in Herefordshire, England in 1946...
, Haunted House - 1978 Janet Ahlberg, Each Peach Pear Plum
- 1977 Shirley HughesShirley HughesShirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
, DoggerDogger (book)Dogger is a children's book written by Shirley Hughes, about a boy and his stuffed dog. In the story, the dog, named Dogger, is lost, then bought at a fairground stall, before the boy's sister has to earn Dogger back.-References:... - 1976 Gail E. HaleyGail E. HaleyGail E. Haley is an American author and illustrator. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She married mathematician Joseph A. Haley in 1959. Her first book, My Kingdom for a Dragon was published in 1962...
, The Post Office Cat - 1975 Victor AmbrusVictor AmbrusVictor Ambrus , is an illustrator best known for his regular appearances on the Channel 4 archaeology television series Time Team, where he visualises how the sites being excavated may have once looked...
, Horses in Battle and Mishka - 1974 Pat HutchinsPat Hutchins- Biography :Hutchins was born on 18 June 1942, the sixth of seven children. A native of Yorkshire, she attended a local art school on scholarship for three years before entering the Leeds College of Art to specialize in illustration. Her first book Rosie's Walk was a 1968 ALA Notable Book. She...
, The Wind Blew - 1973 Raymond BriggsRaymond BriggsRaymond Redvers Briggs is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children...
, Father Christmas - 1972 Krystyna Turska, The Woodcutter's Duck
- 1971 Jan PienkowskiJan PienkowskiJan Michel Pieńkowski is a Polish-born British illustrator and author of children's books.Pieńkowski illustrated his first book at the age of eight, as a present for his father. During World War II, Pieńkowski's family moved about Europe, finally settling in Herefordshire, England in 1946...
, The Kingdom under the Sea - 1970 John BurninghamJohn Burningham-Biography:Burningham was born April 27, 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, England to Charles and Jessie Burningham. After primary school, he joined the Friends' Ambulance Unit in 1953. When he was 20, he attended the Central School of Art and graduated in 1959...
, Mr Gumpy's Outing - 1969 Helen OxenburyHelen OxenburyHelen Gillian Oxenbury is an award-winning illustrator of children's picture books. She lives with her husband, the illustrator John Burningham, in north London.- Background :...
, The Quangle Wangle's Hat and The Dragon of an Ordinary Family - 1968 Pauline BaynesPauline BaynesPauline Diana Baynes was an English book illustrator, whose work encompassed more than 100 books, notably those by C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. She was born in Hove, Sussex....
, Dictionary of Chivalry - 1967 Charles KeepingCharles KeepingCharles William James Keeping was a British illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He first came to prominence with his illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he created more than twenty picture books...
, Charley, Charlotte and the Golden Canary - 1966 Raymond BriggsRaymond BriggsRaymond Redvers Briggs is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children...
, Mother Goose Treasury - 1965 Victor AmbrusVictor AmbrusVictor Ambrus , is an illustrator best known for his regular appearances on the Channel 4 archaeology television series Time Team, where he visualises how the sites being excavated may have once looked...
, The Three Poor Tailors - 1964 C. Walter HodgesC. Walter HodgesCyril Walter Hodges, known as C. Walter Hodges , was an English illustrator and author. Born in Beckenham, Kent and educated at Dulwich College and Goldsmiths' College, he spent most of his career as a freelance illustrator....
, Shakespeare's Theatre - 1963 John BurninghamJohn Burningham-Biography:Burningham was born April 27, 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, England to Charles and Jessie Burningham. After primary school, he joined the Friends' Ambulance Unit in 1953. When he was 20, he attended the Central School of Art and graduated in 1959...
, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No FeathersBorka: The Adventures of a Goose With No FeathersBorka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers is a children's book written by John Burningham and originally published in 1963. The book won the 1963 Kate Greenaway Medal.... - 1962 Brian WildsmithBrian WildsmithBrian Wildsmith is a painter and children's book illustrator. The book for which he won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1962 - his A.B.C - has no text apart from the letters of the alphabet; and since then in all his books the illustrations - usually in brilliant color - have held an equal importance...
, A.B.C - 1961 Antony Maitland, Mrs. Cockle's Cat
- 1960 Gerald Rose, Old Winkle and the Seagulls
- 1959 William StobbsWilliam StobbsWilliam Stobbs was an author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades....
, Kashtanka and A Bundle of Ballads - 1958 Prize withheld as no book considered suitable
- 1957 V. H. Drummond, Mrs Easter and the Storks
- 1956 Edward ArdizzoneEdward ArdizzoneEdward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE, RA was an English artist, writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books.-Early life:...
, Tim All Alone - 1955 Prize withheld as no book considered suitable
Shortlists
Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.2011
- Grahame Baker-Smith, FArTHER, Templar
- Anthony BrowneAnthony Browne (author)Anthony Edward Tudor Browne is a British author and illustrator of children's books, with nearly forty titles to his name. He was the previous Children's Laureate.-Life and work:...
, Me and You, Doubleday - Bob GrahamBob Graham (author / illustrator)Bob Graham is an Australian children's author and illustrator. His books include Max, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.-Awards and...
, April Underhill Tooth Fairy, Walker - Mini GreyMini GreyMini Grey is an award-winning British children's author and illustrator.Her unusual forename is a consequence of her being born in a Mini car.-As author and illustrator:*Egg Drop *The Pea and the Princess *Biscuit Bear...
(illustrator), Jim, Jonathan Cape - Oliver JeffersOliver JeffersOliver Jeffers is an artist, illustrator and writer from Belfast Northern Ireland and now lives and works in Brooklyn. He graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001.-Life and work:...
, The Heart and the Bottle, HarperCollins - Kristin Oftedal (illustrator), Big Bear, Little Brother, Macmillan
- Catherine Rayner, Ernest, Macmillan
- Juan Wijngaard (illustrator), Cloud Tea Monkeys, Walker
2010
- Grahame Baker-Smith, Leon and the Place Between, Templar
- Freya BlackwoodFreya BlackwoodFreya Blackwood is an illustrator and special effects artist who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Blackwood is notable for her work with the special effects of the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy movies from 2001 to 2003 as well as for her illustrations in the children's book Harry & Hopper,...
, Harry and Hopper, Scholastic - Oliver JeffersOliver JeffersOliver Jeffers is an artist, illustrator and writer from Belfast Northern Ireland and now lives and works in Brooklyn. He graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001.-Life and work:...
, The Great Paper Caper, HarperCollins - Satoshi KitamuraSatoshi Kitamurais a renowned children's picture book author and illustrator, famous for quirky perspectives, brilliant watercolours, attention to detail and unique characters...
, Millie's Marvellous Hat, Andersen - Dave McKeanDave McKeanDavid McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician....
(illustrator), Crazy Hair, Bloomsbury - Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
(illustrator), The Graveyard BookThe Graveyard BookThe Graveyard Book is a children's fantasy novel by English author Neil Gaiman. The story is about a boy named Nobody Owens, who after his family is murdered is adopted and raised by the occupants of a graveyard...
, Bloomsbury - David RobertsDavid Roberts (illustrator)David Roberts is a British children's illustrator. He has illustrated a large number of books in both black and white and colour. His black and white work mainly features in books for older readers and he has worked with such well-known authors as Philip Ardagh , G.P...
, The Dunderheads, Walker - Viviane Schwarz, There Are Cats in This Book, Walker
2009
- Angela Barrett, The Snow GooseThe Snow GooseThe Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk is a short novella by the American author Paul Gallico. It was first published in 1940 as a short story in The Saturday Evening Post, then he expanded it to create a short novella which was first published on April 7, 1941.The Snow Goose was one of the O. Henry...
, Hutchinson - Marc Craste, Varmints, Templar
- Thomas Docherty, Little Boat, Templar
- Bob GrahamBob Graham (author / illustrator)Bob Graham is an Australian children's author and illustrator. His books include Max, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.-Awards and...
, How to Heal a Broken Wing, Walker - Oliver JeffersOliver JeffersOliver Jeffers is an artist, illustrator and writer from Belfast Northern Ireland and now lives and works in Brooklyn. He graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001.-Life and work:...
, The Way Back Home, Harper Collins - Dave McKeanDave McKeanDavid McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician....
, The Savage, Walker - Catherine Rayner, Harris Finds His Feet, Little Tiger Press
- Chris Wormell, Molly and the Night Monster, Jonathan Cape
2008
- Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
, Silly Billy - Polly DunbarPolly DunbarPolly Dunbar is an author-illustrator. Dunbar is known for her self-illustrated books Dog Blue, Flyaway Katie and Penguin. She is the daughter of children's book writer Joyce Dunbar, whom she worked with to publish the picture book Shoe Baby...
, PenguinPenguin (book)Penguin is a children's picture book by Polly Dunbar, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award, the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Children and a Booktrust Early Years Award. It was also shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and was selected by The... - Emily GravettEmily GravettEmily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who currently lives in Brighton, England with her partner Mik, a plumber, and daughter who is still at school.-Bibliography:*Wolves *Orange Pear Apple Bear...
, Little Mouse's Big Book of FearsLittle Mouse's Big Book of FearsLittle Mouse's Big Book of Fears is a children's picture book by Emily Gravett, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal.... - Emily GravettEmily GravettEmily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who currently lives in Brighton, England with her partner Mik, a plumber, and daughter who is still at school.-Bibliography:*Wolves *Orange Pear Apple Bear...
, Monkey and Me - Jane RayJane RayJane Ray is an internationally known illustrator of children's books. She has illustrated over 30 books and has won the Smarties prize for the "Story of the Creation"....
, The Lost Happy Endings - Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
, Ottoline and the Yellow CatOttoline and the Yellow CatOttoline and the Yellow Cat is a children's book by Chris Riddell, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award and the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers. It was also shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and nominated for the Carnegie... - Ed Vere, Banana!
2007
- Ross Collins, The Elephantom
- Emily GravettEmily GravettEmily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who currently lives in Brighton, England with her partner Mik, a plumber, and daughter who is still at school.-Bibliography:*Wolves *Orange Pear Apple Bear...
, Orange Pear Apple BearOrange Pear Apple BearOrange Pear Apple Bear is a children's book written by award winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett. Throughout the book only the four words "orange, pear, apple" and "bear" are used but are placed in a different order every time.... - Mini GreyMini GreyMini Grey is an award-winning British children's author and illustrator.Her unusual forename is a consequence of her being born in a Mini car.-As author and illustrator:*Egg Drop *The Pea and the Princess *Biscuit Bear...
, The Adventures of the Dish and the SpoonThe Adventures of the Dish and the SpoonThe Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mini Grey, published in 2006. It won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award.... - John KellyJohn Kelly (author / illustrator)John Kelly is a British author and illustrator. His books include The Robot Zoo and Everyday Machines, both of which were shortlisted for the Rhône-Poulenc Junior Prize....
& Cathy Tincknell, Scoop! An Exclusive by Monty Molenski - Catherine Rayner, Augustus and His Smile
- Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
, The Emperor of AbsurdiaThe Emperor of AbsurdiaThe Emperor of Absurdia is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
2005
- Tony DiTerlizziTony DiTerlizziTony M. DiTerlizzi is an American fantasy artist, children's book creator, and motion picture producer.DiTerlizzi created The Spiderwick Chronicles series with Holly Black, and was an executive producer on the 2008 film adaptation of the series. He won a Caldecott Honor Medal for his adaptation of...
, Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You - Emily GravettEmily GravettEmily Gravett is an award-winning children's author and illustrator who currently lives in Brighton, England with her partner Mik, a plumber, and daughter who is still at school.-Bibliography:*Wolves *Orange Pear Apple Bear...
, WolvesWolves (book)Wolves is a children's book by Emily Gravett. In 2005, it won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award.... - Mini GreyMini GreyMini Grey is an award-winning British children's author and illustrator.Her unusual forename is a consequence of her being born in a Mini car.-As author and illustrator:*Egg Drop *The Pea and the Princess *Biscuit Bear...
, Traction Man Is Here - Oliver JeffersOliver JeffersOliver Jeffers is an artist, illustrator and writer from Belfast Northern Ireland and now lives and works in Brooklyn. He graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001.-Life and work:...
, Lost and FoundLost and Found (book)Lost and Found is a children's picture book by Oliver Jeffers, published in 2005. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and was the Blue Peter Book of the Year.... - Dave McKeanDave McKeanDavid McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician....
, Mirrormask - Jane RayJane RayJane Ray is an internationally known illustrator of children's books. She has illustrated over 30 books and has won the Smarties prize for the "Story of the Creation"....
, Jinnie Ghost - David RobertsDavid Roberts (illustrator)David Roberts is a British children's illustrator. He has illustrated a large number of books in both black and white and colour. His black and white work mainly features in books for older readers and he has worked with such well-known authors as Philip Ardagh , G.P...
, Little Red: A Fizzingly Good Yarn - Rob Scotton, Russell the Sheep
2004
- Ian Andrew, The Boat
- Russell AytoRussell AytoRichard Ayto is an award-winning children's book illustrator and author. He was born in Chichester in 1960 and grew up in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. After school he worked in the Histopathology Department of the John Radcliffe Hospital before studying at Oxford Polytechnic and Exeter College, Exeter...
, One More Sheep - Simon Bartram, Dougal's Deep-Sea Diary
- Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
, Sad BookSad Bookright|thumbnail|250px|The cover of Michael Rosen's Sad Book, illustrated by Quentin Blake.Sad Book is a book by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The book's topic is dealing with grief. Although it is marketed as a children's book, the author explicitly mentions on the inside book... - Nick ButterworthNick ButterworthNick Butterworth is a British children's author and illustrator who has sold more than 12 million books.- Biography :After his education at the Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park, he left home to work as an apprentice as a typographical designer with the National Children's Home before working at...
, The Whisperer - John KellyJohn Kelly (author / illustrator)John Kelly is a British author and illustrator. His books include The Robot Zoo and Everyday Machines, both of which were shortlisted for the Rhône-Poulenc Junior Prize....
, Guess Who's Coming For Dinner? - Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
, Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver"
2003
- Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
, The Shape Game - Alexis Deacon, Beegu
- Debi GlioriDebi Gliori-Life and career:She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984...
, Always and Forever - Mini GreyMini GreyMini Grey is an award-winning British children's author and illustrator.Her unusual forename is a consequence of her being born in a Mini car.-As author and illustrator:*Egg Drop *The Pea and the Princess *Biscuit Bear...
, The Pea and the Princess - Shirley HughesShirley HughesShirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
, Ella's Big Chance - Dave McKeanDave McKeanDavid McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician....
, The Wolves in the WallsThe Wolves in the WallsThe Wolves in the Walls is a book by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, published in 2003 in the United States by HarperCollins, and in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury. The book was highly praised on release, winning three awards for that year... - Bee Willey, Bob Robber and Dancing Jane
- Chris Wormell, Two FrogsTwo FrogsTwo Frogs is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Chris Wormell, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
2002
- Simon Bartram, Man on the MoonMan on the Moon (book)Man on the Moon is a children's book by Simon Bartram, published in 2002. It was chosen as the Blue Peter Book of the Year after it was reprinted in paperback in 2004....
- Nick ButterworthNick ButterworthNick Butterworth is a British children's author and illustrator who has sold more than 12 million books.- Biography :After his education at the Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park, he left home to work as an apprentice as a typographical designer with the National Children's Home before working at...
, Albert le Blanc - Lauren ChildLauren ChildLauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels....
, That Pesky RatThat Pesky RatThat Pesky Rat is a children's picture book by Lauren Child, published in 2002. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal.- Plot :... - Lauren ChildLauren ChildLauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels....
, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? - Bob GrahamBob Graham (author / illustrator)Bob Graham is an Australian children's author and illustrator. His books include Max, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.-Awards and...
, Jethro Byrde, Fairy Child - David Melling, The Kiss That Missed
- Nick SharrattNick SharrattNick Sharratt is a British illustrator and author of children's books, and was chosen to be the Official Illustrator for World Book Day 2006...
, Pants - Helen Ward, The Cockerel and the Fox
2001
- Jez AlboroughJez AlboroughJez Alborough is a British author and illustrator of children's books that have been translated into 15 other languages and have received many awards....
, Fix-it Duck - Russell AytoRussell AytoRichard Ayto is an award-winning children's book illustrator and author. He was born in Chichester in 1960 and grew up in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. After school he worked in the Histopathology Department of the John Radcliffe Hospital before studying at Oxford Polytechnic and Exeter College, Exeter...
, The Witch's Children - Nicola Bayley, Katje the Windmill Cat
- Caroline Binch, Silver Shoes
- Helen CooperHelen Cooper (illustrator)Helen Cooper is an illustrator and author of children's books.She is married to an American illustrator and picture book artist, Ted Dewan.- Awards :...
, Tatty Ratty - Charles Fuge, Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball
- Bob GrahamBob Graham (author / illustrator)Bob Graham is an Australian children's author and illustrator. His books include Max, which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and "Let's Get A Pup!" Said Kate which won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.-Awards and...
Let's Get a Pup! - Chris RiddellChris RiddellChris Riddell is a British illustrator and occasional writer of children's literature, and a political cartoonist for The Observer. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize seven times....
, Pirate DiaryPirate DiaryPirate Diary is a children's book written by Richard Platt and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2001. It won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and a Blue Peter Book Award....
2000
- Lauren ChildLauren ChildLauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels....
, Beware of the Storybook Wolves - Jane RayJane RayJane Ray is an internationally known illustrator of children's books. She has illustrated over 30 books and has won the Smarties prize for the "Story of the Creation"....
, Fairy Tales - Ted DewanTed DewanTed Dewan is an England-based American author/illustrator, born in 1961 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is married to fellow-illustrator Helen Cooper and has a daughter Pandora Dewan, and is the brother of musician/artist Brian Dewan.-Life:...
, Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All - Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
, Willy's Pictures - Ruth Browne, Snail Trail
1998
- Christian BirminghamChristian BirminghamChristian Birmingham is a well-known British illustrator and artist who has worked with many leading authors, including children's laureate Michael Morpurgo on books including Whitbread Children's Book of the Year The Wreck of the Zanzibar and Smarties Prize winner The Butterfly Lion...
, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (HarperCollins) - Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
, Zagazoo (Jonathan Cape) - Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
, Voices in the Park (Doubleday) - Emma Chichester Clark, I Love You, Blue Kangaroo (Andersen)
- Shirley HughesShirley HughesShirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
, The Lion and the Unicorn (Bodley Head) - Jane Simmons, Come on Daisy! (Orchard)
1997
- Charlotte Voake, Ginger (Walker)
- Ken BrownKen BrownKen Brown or Kenny Brown is the name of:*Ken Brown , Professor of History and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast*Ken Brown , American filmmaker, photographer, cartoonist, and designer...
, Mucky Pup (Andersen) - Sophie Windham, Unicorns! Unicorns! (Hutchinson)
- Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
, Willy the Dreamer (Walker) - Clare Mackie, Book of Nonsense (Macdonald Young Books)
- Peter Collington, A Small Miracle (Jonathan Cape)
1996
- Christina Balit, Ishtar and Tammuz (Frances Lincoln)
- Caroline Binch, Down by the River (Heinemann)
- Ruth Brown, The Tale of the Monstrous Toad (Andersen)
- Susan Field, The Smallest Whale (Orchard)
- Debi GlioriDebi Gliori-Life and career:She grew up as an only child in Glasgow, and when young began drawing and writing stories. She started writing children's books in 1976, and attended art school in Edinburgh from 1979 to 1984...
, Mr Bear to the Rescue (Orchard) - Colin McNaughtonColin McNaughtonColin McNaughton is a writer and illustrator of over 70 children's books. He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in London followed by an M.A. in illustration at the Royal College of Art...
, Oops! (Andersen) - Korky PaulKorky PaulKorky Paul is an award-winning illustrator of books for children. He was born and grew up in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1951. He now lives and works in Oxford, England...
, The Duck that had no Luck (Bodley Head)
1995
- Christina Balit, Blodin the Beast (Frances Lincoln)
- Patrick Benson, The Little Boat (Walker)
- Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
Clown (Cape) - Ken BrownKen BrownKen Brown or Kenny Brown is the name of:*Ken Brown , Professor of History and Pro-Vice Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast*Ken Brown , American filmmaker, photographer, cartoonist, and designer...
, Tattybogle (Andersen) - Mick InkpenMick InkpenMick Inkpen is an author and illustrator of children's books best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig.- Background :Inkpen was born in Romford, Essex, England in 1952, and educated at Royal Liberty School in Gidea Park...
Nothing (Hodder) - Colin McNaughtonColin McNaughtonColin McNaughton is a writer and illustrator of over 70 children's books. He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in London followed by an M.A. in illustration at the Royal College of Art...
Here Come the Aliens (Walker)
50th Anniversary Greenaway of Greenaways (2007)
For the 50th Anniversary of the Kate Greenaway Medal CILIP ran an online poll to find the nation's favourite Kate Greenaway Medal winning book of all time. The winner, announced at the British LibraryBritish Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
in June 2007, was Shirley Hughes
Shirley Hughes
Shirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
's Dogger
Dogger (book)
Dogger is a children's book written by Shirley Hughes, about a boy and his stuffed dog. In the story, the dog, named Dogger, is lost, then bought at a fairground stall, before the boy's sister has to earn Dogger back.-References:...
, just beating Allan Ahlberg’s Each Peach Pear Plum.
The shortlist of ten medal winning books was as follows (the bracketed date refers to the year of first publication):
- Janet Ahlberg, Each Peach Pear Plum (1978)
- Edward ArdizzoneEdward ArdizzoneEdward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone, CBE, RA was an English artist, writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books.-Early life:...
, Tim All Alone (1956) - Quentin BlakeQuentin BlakeQuentin Saxby Blake, CBE, FCSD, RDI, is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's author, well-known for his collaborations with writer Roald Dahl.-Education:...
, Mr Magnolia (1980) - Raymond BriggsRaymond BriggsRaymond Redvers Briggs is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children...
, Father Christmas (1973) - Anthony BrowneAnthony BrowneAnthony Browne may refer to:*Anthony Browne , author and illustrator of children's books*Anthony Browne , journalist, author, and policy director for London mayor Boris Johnson...
, Gorilla (1983) - John BurninghamJohn Burningham-Biography:Burningham was born April 27, 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, England to Charles and Jessie Burningham. After primary school, he joined the Friends' Ambulance Unit in 1953. When he was 20, he attended the Central School of Art and graduated in 1959...
, Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No FeathersBorka: The Adventures of a Goose With No FeathersBorka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers is a children's book written by John Burningham and originally published in 1963. The book won the 1963 Kate Greenaway Medal....
(1963) - Lauren ChildLauren ChildLauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She is best known for writing the Charlie and Lola books and Clarice Bean novels....
, I Will Never Not Ever Eat a TomatoCharlie and LolaCharlie and Lola are characters created by author Lauren Child. The siblings were originally introduced in a series of books that were later made into a television series. Despite being primarily aimed at children aged 3–7, the books and shows are popular with adults, due to humorous and relatable...
(2000) - Shirley HughesShirley HughesShirley Hughes is an English author and illustrator. She has written more than fifty books which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated over two hundred. She currently lives in London....
, DoggerDogger (book)Dogger is a children's book written by Shirley Hughes, about a boy and his stuffed dog. In the story, the dog, named Dogger, is lost, then bought at a fairground stall, before the boy's sister has to earn Dogger back.-References:...
(1977) - Charles KeepingCharles KeepingCharles William James Keeping was a British illustrator, children's book author and lithographer. He first came to prominence with his illustrations for Rosemary Sutcliff's historical novels for children, and he created more than twenty picture books...
, The HighwaymanThe Highwayman (poem)"The Highwayman" is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August 1906 issue of Blackwood's Magazine. The following year it was included in Noyes' collection, Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems, becoming an immediate success....
(1981) - Helen OxenburyHelen OxenburyHelen Gillian Oxenbury is an award-winning illustrator of children's picture books. She lives with her husband, the illustrator John Burningham, in north London.- Background :...
, Alice in Wonderland (1999)
See also
- Carnegie Medal in Literature
- Children's LaureateChildren's LaureateChildren's Laureate is a position awarded in the UK once every two years to a distinguished writer or illustrator of children's books. A biannual bursary of £10,000 is offered...
- Guardian AwardGuardian AwardThe Guardian Children's Fiction Prize or Guardian Award is a prominent award for works of children's literature by British or Commonwealth authors, published in the United Kingdom during the preceding year. The award has been given annually since 1967, and is decided by a panel of authors and the...
- Nestlé Smarties Book PrizeNestlé Smarties Book PrizeThe Nestlé Children's Book Prize, also known as the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, was an annual award given to children's books written in the previous year by a UK citizen or resident. The prize was administered by Booktrust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading, and sponsored by...