Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
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The 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 Nestlé
, manufacturer of Smarties
. It was one of the most respected and prestigious prizes for children's literature.
The prize was discontinued in 2008 by what was described as a "mutual" decision from Booktrust and Nestlé, with "no hostility". Explaining their reasons for this decision, Booktrust stated it had "been reviewing the organisation's priorities and how prizes and awards fit in with its strategic objectives", while Nestlé was "increasingly moving its community support towards the company strategy of nutrition, health and wellness." Additionally, they said that it was a "natural time to conclude" and that were "confident that increased importance has been placed on children's books."
The shortlist for the award was chosen by a panel of adult judges, and schoolchildren across the UK would then vote on the first, second and third place winners.
Children's literature
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written in the previous year by a UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
citizen or resident. The prize was administered by Booktrust
Booktrust
Booktrust is an independent British charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages and cultures to engage with books. Established in 1992, it has received UK government funding since 2004, and inspired similar schemes in over 20 countries. In December 2010 it was announced that the government...
, an independent charity which promotes books and reading, and sponsored by Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, manufacturer of Smarties
Smarties (Nestlé)
Nestlé Smarties are a colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery popular primarily in the United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Germany and Greece. They have been manufactured since 1937, originally by H.I. Rowntree & Co.....
. It was one of the most respected and prestigious prizes for children's literature.
The prize was discontinued in 2008 by what was described as a "mutual" decision from Booktrust and Nestlé, with "no hostility". Explaining their reasons for this decision, Booktrust stated it had "been reviewing the organisation's priorities and how prizes and awards fit in with its strategic objectives", while Nestlé was "increasingly moving its community support towards the company strategy of nutrition, health and wellness." Additionally, they said that it was a "natural time to conclude" and that were "confident that increased importance has been placed on children's books."
The shortlist for the award was chosen by a panel of adult judges, and schoolchildren across the UK would then vote on the first, second and third place winners.
2007
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Shadow ForestShadow ForestShadow Forest is a children's novel by Matt Haig, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award, was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize and has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal.- Audiobook :...
by Matt HaigMatt HaigMatt Haig is a British novelist and journalist.-Biography:Haig was born in Sheffield. As a journalist, he collaborated with The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Face....
(Bodley Head) - 6–8 years category: 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...
by 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....
(Macmillan Children's Books) - 0–5 years category: When a Monster is BornWhen a Monster is BornWhen a Monster is Born is a children's book written by Sean Taylor and illustrated by Nick Sharratt, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
by Sean TaylorSean Taylor (author)Sean Taylor is a British author of children's books. He grew up in Surrey and taught in Zimbabwe before studying at Cambridge, and divides his time between the United Kingdom and Brazil, where his wife is from....
and 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...
(Orchard Books)
- 9–11 years category: Shadow Forest
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: CatcallCatcall (novel)Catcall is a children's novel by Linda Newbery, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.-Plot:The story focuses on a young boy named Josh, whose family goes through a dramatic upheaval. There is a new stepdad and a new baby sister.Josh's younger brother Jamie takes...
by Linda NewberyLinda NewberyLinda Newbery is a British author, who began writing as a young adult author but has now broadened her range to encompass all ages. Now a full-time writer, she published her first novel Run with the Hare in 1988, while still working as an English teacher in a comprehensive school.Linda is a regular...
(Orion Children's Books) - 6–8 years category: Ivan the TerribleIvan the Terrible (novel)Ivan the Terrible is a children's novel by Anne Fine, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.-Plot:It is Ivan's first day of school. He can only speak Russian and it's Boris's job to look after him and translate for him. St Edmund's is a civilized school, but Ivan...
by Anne FineAnne FineAnne Fine, OBE FRSL is a British author best known for her children's books, of which she has written more than 50. She also writes for adults...
(Egmont Press) - 0–5 years category: 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...
by 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...
(Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Catcall
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: Here Lies ArthurHere Lies ArthurHere Lies Arthur is a young adult novel by Philip Reeve. It was first published in April 2007. The Arthur of the title is the King Arthur of legend...
by Philip ReevePhilip ReevePhilip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...
(Scholastic Children's Books) - 6–8 years category: 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....
by 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...
(Macmillan Children's Books) - 0–5 years category: Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue BeastieDexter Bexley and the Big Blue BeastieDexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie is a children's picture book by Joel Stewart, published in 2007. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award....
by Joel Stewart (Doubleday)
- 9–11 years category: Here Lies Arthur
- Gold Award
2006
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: The Diamond of Drury LaneThe Diamond of Drury LaneThe Diamond of Drury Lane is a children's historical novel by Julia Golding which won the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award in 2006. The book is set on 1 January 1790.-Plot:...
by Julia GoldingJulia GoldingJulia Golding is a British novelist.Julia Golding grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She originally read English at the University of Cambridge. She then joined the Foreign Office and worked in Poland...
(Egmont Press) - 6–8 years category: Mouse Noses on ToastMouse Noses on ToastMouse Noses on Toast is a children's book written by Daren King and illustrated by David Roberts, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award....
by Daren KingDaren KingLaurence Daren King is an award-winning contemporary English novelist. His debut novel, Boxy an Star, was shortlisted for the 1999 Guardian First Book Award and longlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize. He won first prize in the Nestle Children's Book Prize in 2006...
(Faber and Faber) - 0–5 years category: That Rabbit Belongs to Emily BrownThat Rabbit Belongs to Emily BrownThat Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown is a children's picture book written by Cressida Cowell and illustrated by Neal Layton, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Awards and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway...
by Cressida CowellCressida CowellCressida Cowell is an English children's author who wrote the Hiccup series of books.- Personal life :Cowell lives in London with her husband Simon, a former director and interim CEO of the International Save the Children Alliance; daughters Maisie and Clementine; and son Alexander...
& Neal Layton (Orchard Books)
- 9–11 years category: The Diamond of Drury Lane
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: The Tide KnotThe Tide KnotThe Tide Knot is a children's novel by English writer Helen Dunmore, published in 2006 and the second of the Ingo tetralogy...
by Helen DunmoreHelen DunmoreHelen Dunmore is a British poet, novelist and children's writer. Educated at the University of York, she now lives in Bristol....
(HarperCollins) - 6–8 years category: Hugo PepperHugo PepperHugo Pepper is a children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.-Plot introduction:...
by Paul StewartPaul Stewart (writer)Paul Stewart is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance novels and the Far Flung Adventures series which are written in collaboration with the illustrator Chris Riddell...
and 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....
(Doubleday) - 0–5 years category: 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....
by 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....
(Macmillan)
- 9–11 years category: The Tide Knot
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: The Pig Who Saved the WorldThe Pig Who Saved the WorldThe Pig Who Saved the World is the sequel to The Pig Scrolls, both of which have been written by Paul Shipton. It is set in Ancient Greece and makes references to Greek mythology concerning their gods and heroes...
by Paul ShiptonPaul ShiptonPaul Shipton is an award-winning children's author.He was born in Manchester and attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge and Manchester University. After completing two Masters' degrees , he taught English in Istanbul for a year...
(Puffin) - 6–8 years category: 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....
by 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...
(Jonathan Cape) - 0–5 years category: Wibbly Pig's Silly Big BearWibbly Pig's Silly Big BearWibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mick Inkpen, published in 2006. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award....
by 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...
(Hodder)
- 9–11 years category: The Pig Who Saved the World
- Gold Award
2005
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: I, CorianderI, CorianderI, Coriander is a children's novel by Sally Gardner, published in 2005, set in London at the time of the Puritan Commonwealth. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award...
by Sally GardnerSally GardnerSally Gardner is an English children's writer and illustrator. She lives in London.Her award-winning book, I, Coriander, is set in 17th-century London. It tells the story of Coriander, the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant....
(Orion) - 6–8 years category: The WhispererThe WhispererThe Whisperer was an American old-time radio program which broadcast 13 episodes on late Sunday afternoons [5:00 p.m. Eastern] as a summer replacement from July 8 to September 30, 1951 on NBC.It was based on stories by Dr...
by 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...
(HarperCollins) - 0–5 years category: 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....
by 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:...
(HarperCollins)
- 9–11 years category: I, Coriander
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: The Scarecrow and his ServantThe Scarecrow and his ServantThe Scarecrow and his Servant is a children's novel by Philip Pullman, first published in 2004. It tells the story of a scarecrow who comes alive after being struck by lightning and sets out on a quest with Jack, an orphan he hires as his servant...
by Philip PullmanPhilip PullmanPhilip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
(DoubleDay) - 6–8 years category: 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...
by Michael RosenMichael RosenMichael Wayne Rosen is a broadcaster, children's novelist and poet and the author of 140 books. He was appointed as the fifth Children's Laureate in June 2007, succeeding Jacqueline Wilson, and held this honour until 2009....
, illustrated by 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:...
(Walker Books) - 0–5 years category: The Dancing TigerThe Dancing TigerThe Dancing Tiger is a children's picture book written by Malachy Doyle and illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, published in 2005. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Simon and Schuster)
- 9–11 years category: The Scarecrow and his Servant
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: The Whispering RoadThe Whispering RoadThe Whispering Road is a children's book by Livi Michael, published in 2005. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and the Stockton Children's Book of the Year Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Ottakar's Children's Book Prize....
by Livi MichaelLivi Michael-Personal life:Livi Michael,also known as, Olivia Michael, born March. 15, 1960 in Manchester, England, is a British fiction authoress who has published a total of 15 children and adult novels. She is the daughter of civil servant Ann Wood. Michael has been married twice, divorced from her first...
(Puffin) - 6–8 years category: Corby FloodCorby FloodCorby Flood is a children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2005. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award.Corby Flood was an average girl in an average family...
by Paul StewartPaul Stewart (writer)Paul Stewart is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance novels and the Far Flung Adventures series which are written in collaboration with the illustrator Chris Riddell...
and 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....
(DoubleDay) - 0–5 years category: 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....
by 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...
(MacMillan)
- 9–11 years category: The Whispering Road
- Gold Award
2004
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Spilled WaterSpilled WaterSpilled Water is a children's novel by Sally Grindley, published in 2004. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal...
by Sally Grindley (Bloomsbury Publishing) - 6–8 years category: Fergus CraneFergus CraneFergus Crane is a children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2004. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award the same year.-Plot summary:...
by Paul StewartPaul Stewart (writer)Paul Stewart is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance novels and the Far Flung Adventures series which are written in collaboration with the illustrator Chris Riddell...
and 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....
(Doubleday) - 0–5 years category: Biscuit BearBiscuit BearBiscuit Bear is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mini Grey, published in 2004. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
by 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...
(Cape)
- 9–11 years category: Spilled Water
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: The Star of KazanThe Star of KazanThe Star of Kazan is a novel written by Eva Ibbotson. It is about a child called Annika who was left as a baby just days old in a church...
by Eva IbbotsonEva IbbotsonEva Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her award-winning children's books as well as her novels for adults - several of which have been successfully reissued for the young adult readership in recent years.-Personal life:Eva Ibbotson was born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner...
(Macmillan) - 6–8 years category: Cloud BustingCloud BustingCloud Busting is a children's novel by Malorie Blackman, published in 2004. It is written in verse, with each chapter using a different type of poetry.The novel won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Silver Award and was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal....
by Malorie BlackmanMalorie BlackmanMalorie Blackman OBE is an author of literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed Noughts & Crosses series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism...
(Doubleday) - 0–5 years category: My Big Brother Boris by Liz Pichon (Scholastic)
- 9–11 years category: The Star of Kazan
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: KeeperKeeper (novel)Keeper is a fictional sports novel for children by Mal Peet, published on October 6, 2003 by Walker Books Ltd. The novel takes the form of an interview by Paul Faustino in which the world's best goalkeeper, El Gato , tells his life story...
by Mal PeetMal PeetMal Peet is an English author who writes mainly for young adults. His novels have won several awards, including the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.- Biography :...
(Walker) - 6–8 years category: Smile!Smile! (novel)Smile! is a children's book by Geraldine McCaughrean. In 2004 it won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
By Geraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
(OUP) - 0–5 years category: Bartholomew and the BugBartholomew and the BugBartholomew and the Bug is a children's picture book by Neal Layton, published in 2004. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
by Neal Layton (Hodder)
- 9–11 years category: Keeper
- Gold Award
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- 4Children Special Award: Fergus CraneFergus CraneFergus Crane is a children's book written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell, published in 2004. It won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award the same year.-Plot summary:...
by Paul StewartPaul Stewart (writer)Paul Stewart is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance novels and the Far Flung Adventures series which are written in collaboration with the illustrator Chris Riddell...
and 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....
(Doubleday)
- 4Children Special Award: Fergus Crane
2003
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: The Fire-EatersThe Fire-EatersThe Fire-Eaters is a children's novel by David Almond, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, as well as being shortlisted for both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal....
by David AlmondDavid AlmondDavid Almond is a British children's writer who has written several novels, each one to critical acclaim.-Early life:Almond was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia, he was born in 1951... - 6–8 years category: Varjak PawVarjak pawVarjak Paw is a children's novel by the British author S. F. Said and illustrated by Dave McKean. The illustrations in this book greatly resemble gothic forms of art. The novel received a Smarties Gold Award and has been adapted for other media....
by S. F. SaidS. F. SaidS. F. Said is a British author. He was born in Beirut in 1967 and spent his first years in Jordan. He grew up in the Iraqi diasporic community in London, moving there with his mother at the age of two. After graduating from the University of Cambridge, he worked as a press attaché and speech writer...
, illustrated by Dave McKeanDave McKeanDavid McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician.... - 0–5 years category: The Witch's Children and the QueenThe Witch's Children and the QueenThe Witch's Children and the Queen is a children's picture book written by Ursula Jones and illustrated by Russell Ayto, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
by Ursula Jones, illustrated by 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...
- 9–11 years category: The Fire-Eaters
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: Montmorency Series by Eleanor UpdaleEleanor UpdaleEleanor Updale is the author of the Montmorency Series. She has written four novels and some short stories, and has won several awards for her writing.-Biography:...
- 6–8 years category: The Last CastawaysThe Last CastawaysThe Last Castaways is a children's book in The Last... series by Harry Horse, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award....
by Harry HorseHarry HorseRichard Horne better known under his pen name Harry Horse was an author, illustrator and political cartoonist. He was also known as a member of the band Swamptrash.-Books:... - 0–5 years category: Tadpole's PromiseTadpole's PromiseTadpole's Promise is a children's picture book written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Tony Ross, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award and was longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal....
by Jeanne WillisJeanne WillisJeanne Willis is an author of several children's books, including The Monster Bed , the Dr. Xargle's Book of... series , and Shamanka...
, illustrated by Tony RossTony RossTony Ross is a British illustrator and author for children.He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon on the Horrid Henry books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle series of books...
- 9–11 years category: Montmorency Series by Eleanor Updale
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: The VariousThe VariousThe Various is a children's fantasy novel written and illustrated by Steve Augarde, published in 2003. It is the first book of the Touchstone Trilogy which continues with Celandine and Winter Wood...
by Steve Augarde - 6–8 years category: The Countess's CalamityThe Countess's CalamityThe Countess's Calamity is a children's book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
by Sally GardnerSally GardnerSally Gardner is an English children's writer and illustrator. She lives in London.Her award-winning book, I, Coriander, is set in 17th-century London. It tells the story of Coriander, the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant.... - 0–5 years category: 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....
by Chris Wormell
- 9–11 years category: The Various
- Gold Award
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- Kids' Club Award: The Countess's CalamityThe Countess's CalamityThe Countess's Calamity is a children's book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner, published in 2003. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
by Sally GardnerSally GardnerSally Gardner is an English children's writer and illustrator. She lives in London.Her award-winning book, I, Coriander, is set in 17th-century London. It tells the story of Coriander, the unhappy daughter of a silk merchant....
- Kids' Club Award: The Countess's Calamity
2002
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Mortal EnginesMortal EnginesMortal Engines is the first of four novels in Philip Reeve's quartet of the same name, which is also known as the Hungry City Chronicles in the United States...
by Philip ReevePhilip ReevePhilip Reeve is a British author and illustrator. He presently lives on Dartmoor with his wife Sarah and their son Samuel.-Biography:...
(Scholastic) - 6–8 years category: 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 :...
by 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....
(Orchard Books) - 0–5 years category: Jazzy in the JungleJazzy in the JungleJazzy in the Jungle is a children's picture book by Lucy Cousins, published in 2002. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award....
by Lucy CousinsLucy CousinsLucy Cousins , BA Honours in Graphic Design from The Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Brighton Polytechnic, postgraduate degree from Royal College of Art, is an author-illustrator of children's books...
(Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Mortal Engines
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: Cold TomCold TomCold Tom is a fantasy novel by Sally Prue, published on January 31, 2002 by Oxford University Press and aimed at teens and young adults. Cold Tom won the Branford Boase Award and the Smarties Prize Silver Award both in 2002.-Plot summary:...
by Sally PrueSally PrueSally Prue is a British author known for her novel Cold Tom, which won the Branford Boase Award 2002 and the Smarties Prize Silver Award in 2002. Sally Prue has written eight novels.- Biography :...
(Oxford University Press) - 6–8 years category: 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....
by Richard PlattRichard PlattBritish author Richard Platt was born in Northumberland in 1953. He started writing when aged 27 with how-to articles and books about photography. By 1992 he had begun writing non-fiction books for children, initially collaborating with Stephen Biesty in a successful series that capitalized on the...
, illustrated by 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....
(Walker Books) - 0–5 years category: Pizza KittensPizza KittensPizza Kittens is a children's picture book by Charlotte Voake, published in 2002. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award....
by Charlotte Voake (Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Cold Tom
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: Stop the TrainStop the TrainStop the Train is a children's novel by Geraldine McCaughrean, published in 2001. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award, as well as being shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Stockton Children's Book of the Year.-Plot:...
by Geraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
(Oxford University Press) - 6–8 years category: The Last WolfThe Last WolfThe Last Wolf is a children's book written by Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Michael Foreman, published in 2002. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
by Michael MorpurgoMichael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo, OBE FKC AKC is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist, best known for his work in children's literature. He was the third Children's Laureate.-Early life:...
, illustrated by 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...
(Doubleday) - 0–5 years category: Oscar and ArabellaOscar and ArabellaOscar and Arabella is a children's picture book by Neal Layton, published in 2002. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award....
by Neal Layton (Hodder)
- 9–11 years category: Stop the Train
- Gold Award
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- Kids' Club Network Special Award: 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 :...
by 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....
(Orchard Books)
- Kids' Club Network Special Award: That Pesky Rat
2001
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Journey to the River SeaJourney to the River SeaJourney to the River Sea is an adventure novel written by Eva Ibbotson in an attempt to share her vision of the Amazon River. It is set mainly in Brazil early in the twentieth century and was first published in 2001.- Maia :...
by Eva IbbotsonEva IbbotsonEva Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her award-winning children's books as well as her novels for adults - several of which have been successfully reissued for the young adult readership in recent years.-Personal life:Eva Ibbotson was born Maria Charlotte Michelle Wiesner...
(Macmillan) - 6–8 years category: The ShrimpThe ShrimpThe Shrimp is a children's novel by Emily Smith. It won the 2001 Gold Award in 6–8 years category of the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize. It is a part of the Young Corgi series.-Characters:*Ben Shrimpton: Ben is a shy boy who likes to collect shells...
by Emily SmithEmily SmithEmily Smith is a children's author. She has contributed to some children's book series, such as Young Corgi, for a long time and also wrote her own book.- Young Corgi books :...
(Young Corgi) - 0–5 years category: Chimp and Zee by Catherine and Laurence AnholtLaurence AnholtLaurence Anholt is a UK based author/illustrator of more than 100 children’s books, published in over 40 languages and notable for their upbeat and humorous approach to important issues for young children...
(Frances Lincoln)
- 9–11 years category: Journey to the River Sea
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: The Haunting of Alaizabel CrayThe Haunting of Alaizabel CrayThe Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray is a Gothic, steampunk horror/ /alternate history novel about Victorian London overrun by the wych-kin, demonic creatures that have rendered the city uninhabitable south of the river, and which stalk the streets after dark...
by Chris WoodingChris WoodingChris Wooding is a British writer born in Leicester, England and now living in London. His first book, Crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twenty-one...
(Scholastic) - 6–8 years category: UgUg (book)Ug is a children's book by Raymond Briggs. In 2001 it won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Award.-Plot:The book is about a boy named Ug living in the stone age who is thought by others to "think too much"...
by 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...
(by Cape) - 0–5 years category: Kipper's A to Z by 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...
(Hodder)
- 9–11 years category: The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: The Kite RiderThe Kite RiderThe Kite Rider is an award-winning children's novel written by Geraldine McCaughrean.The story, set in the ancient Chinese Song Dynasty , concerns a boy named Haoyou Gou. At the beginning of the book, Gou Pei is showing Haoyou around the Chabi, Pei's ship, before he sets off somewhere around the...
by Geraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
(Oxford University Press) - 6–8 years category: What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? by 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....
(Orchard Books) - 0–5 years category: Five Little Fiends by Sarah DyerSarah DyerSarah Dyer is a comic book writer and artist with roots in the zine movement of the late eighties and early nineties.-Early life:Dyer was born in Louisiana, went to college in Gainesville, Florida and then moved to New York City.-Career:...
(Bloomsbury Publishing)
- 9–11 years category: The Kite Rider
- Kids' Club Network Special Award: What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? by 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....
(Orchard Books)
- Gold Award
2000
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: The Wind SingerThe Wind SingerThe Wind Singer is a novel written by William Nicholson and the first book of his Wind On Fire Trilogy. It was first published in 2000. The Wind Singer won the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the for "The Book I Couldn't Put Down".- Plot :...
by William NicholsonWilliam Nicholson (writer)William Nicholson FRSL is a British screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.-Family:A native of Lewes, Sussex, William Nicholson was raised in a Catholic family in Gloucestershire. By the time he reached his tenth birthday, he had decided to become a writer. He was educated at Downside School,...
(Mammoth) - 6–8 years category: Lizzie ZipmouthLizzie ZipmouthLizzie Zipmouth is a children's novel by author Jacqueline Wilson. It follows a young girl named Lizzie who copes with moving into a new home...
by Jacqueline WilsonJacqueline WilsonDame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, FRSL is an award-winning English author, known for her vast and diverse work in children's literature. Her novels have been adapted numerous times for television, and commonly deal with such challenging themes as adoption, divorce and mental illness...
, illustrated by 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...
(Young Corgi) - 0–5 years category: MaxMax (book)Max is a children's book by Bob Graham. In 2000 it won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award....
by 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...
(Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: The Wind Singer
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: The Other Side of TruthThe Other Side of TruthThe Other Side of Truth is a children's novel about Nigerian political refugees by Beverley Naidoo, published in 2000. A powerful story about justice and freedom of speech, it received several awards including the Carnegie Medal....
by Beverley NaidooBeverley NaidooBeverley Naidoo is a popular South African children's author who has written a number of award-winning novels, mainly about life in South Africa, where she spent her childhood. She graduated from the University of York with a BA in Education in 1968....
(Puffin) - 6–8 years category: The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief by Tony Mitton, illustrated by Peter Bailey (Scholastic)
- 0–5 years category: Me and My Cat by Satoshi KitamuraSatoshi Kitamurais a renowned children's picture book author and illustrator, famous for quirky perspectives, brilliant watercolours, attention to detail and unique characters...
(Andersen)
- 9–11 years category: The Other Side of Truth
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: The Seeing StoneThe Seeing StoneThe Seeing Stone is a novel written by Kevin Crossley and published in hardcover in August 2000, along with an audio tape version. This was followed by a paperback version in June 2001 and an audio CD in July 2003...
by Kevin Crossley-HollandKevin Crossley-HollandKevin John William Crossley-Holland is an English translator, children's author and poet.-Life and career:Born in Mursley, north Buckinghamshire, Holland grew up in Whiteleaf, a small village in the Chilterns...
(Orion) - 6–8 years category: Beware of the Storybook Wolves by 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....
(Hodder) - 0–5 years category: Husherbye by 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...
(Jonathan Cape)
- 9–11 years category: The Seeing Stone
- Kids' Club Network Special Award: Lizzie ZipmouthLizzie ZipmouthLizzie Zipmouth is a children's novel by author Jacqueline Wilson. It follows a young girl named Lizzie who copes with moving into a new home...
by Jacqueline WilsonJacqueline WilsonDame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, FRSL is an award-winning English author, known for her vast and diverse work in children's literature. Her novels have been adapted numerous times for television, and commonly deal with such challenging themes as adoption, divorce and mental illness...
, illustrated by 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...
(Young Corgi)
- Gold Award
1999
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanHarry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The book was published on 8 July 1999. The novel won the 1999 Whitbread Book Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the 2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and was short-listed for other...
by J. K. RowlingJ. K. RowlingJoanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
(Bloomsbury Publishing) - 6–8 years category: Snow White and the Seven Aliens by Laurence AnholtLaurence AnholtLaurence Anholt is a UK based author/illustrator of more than 100 children’s books, published in over 40 languages and notable for their upbeat and humorous approach to important issues for young children...
, illustrated by Arthur Robins (Orchard Books) - 0–5 years category: The GruffaloThe GruffaloThe Gruffalo is a children's book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, that tells the story of a mouse's walk in the woods...
by Julia DonaldsonJulia DonaldsonJulia Catherine Donaldson MBE is an English writer and playwright, best known as author of The Gruffalo and other children's books, many illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Of her 157 published works, 56 are widely available in bookshops...
, illustrated by Axel SchefflerAxel SchefflerAxel Scheffler is a book illustrator best known for his cartoon-like pictures for children's books, particularly The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child written by Julia Donaldson.-Life and career:...
(Macmillan)
- 9–11 years category: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: Kit's WildernessKit's WildernessKit's Wilderness is David Almond's second novel, published in 2000 by Delacorte Press. It won the 2001 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and was shortlisted for the Guardian Award.The...
by David AlmondDavid AlmondDavid Almond is a British children's writer who has written several novels, each one to critical acclaim.-Early life:Almond was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia, he was born in 1951...
(Hodder Children's Books) - 6–8 years category: Astrid, the Au Pair from Outer Space by Emily SmithEmily SmithEmily Smith is a children's author. She has contributed to some children's book series, such as Young Corgi, for a long time and also wrote her own book.- Young Corgi books :...
(Corgi) - 0–5 years category: Buffy - An Adventure Story by 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...
(Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Kit's Wilderness
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise RennisonLouise RennisonLouise Rennison is an English author and comedienne.She is the author of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series for teenage girls. This series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang...
(Piccadilly Press) - 6–8 years category: Clarice Bean That's Me by 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....
(Orchard Books) - 0–5 years category: I Wish I Were a Dog by Lydia Monks (Methuen)
- 9–11 years category: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
- Gold Award
1998
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of...
by J. K. RowlingJ. K. RowlingJoanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
(Bloomsbury Publishing) - 6–8 years category: Last of the Gold Diggers by Harry HorseHarry HorseRichard Horne better known under his pen name Harry Horse was an author, illustrator and political cartoonist. He was also known as a member of the band Swamptrash.-Books:...
(Puffin Books) - 0–5 years category: Cowboy Baby by Sue HeapSue Heap-Early life:Heap was born in 1954 in Hampshire, England. As a child she would write a draw to reflect her rootless lifestyle, living in such places as Singapore and Egypt...
(Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: Aquila by Andrew NorrissAndrew NorrissAndrew Norriss is a British children's author and a writer for television .- Background :Andrew Norriss was born in 1947, was educated at St John’s School, Leatherhead followed by University at Trinity College Dublin 1966-70. PGCE 1973-4. He taught at Stroud School, Romsey and then Peter Symonds...
(Puffin Books) - 6–8 years category: The Runner by Keith Gray (Mammoth Books)
- 0–5 years category: Come On Daisy by Jane Simmons (Orchard Books)
- 9–11 years category: Aquila by Andrew Norriss
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: The Crowstarver by Dick King-SmithDick King-SmithRonald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.M.Ed. , better known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was a prolific English children's author, best known for writing The Sheep-Pig, retitled in the United States as Babe the Gallant Pig, on which the movie Babe was based...
(Doubleday) - 6–8 years category: The Green Ship by 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:...
(Jonathan Cape) - 0–5 years category: Secret in the Mist by Margaret Nash (David & Charles)
- 9–11 years category: The Crowstarver by Dick King-Smith
- Gold Award
1997
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling and featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard...
by J. K. RowlingJ. K. RowlingJoanne "Jo" Rowling, OBE , better known as J. K. Rowling, is the British author of the Harry Potter fantasy series...
(Bloomsbury Publishing) - 6–8 years category: The Owl TreeThe Owl TreeThe Owl Tree is a novella by Jenny Nimmo which was released in 1997. The story is about a boy, Joe, who tries to save an owl tree which his grandmother Granny Diamond is fond of and her neighbour, Mr Rock, intends to cut down.-Plot:...
by Jenny NimmoJenny NimmoJenny Nimmo is a British author of numerous books for children, including many fantasy and adventure novels, beginning reader books, and picture books....
, illustrated by Anthony LewisAnthony Lewis (illustrator)Anthony Lewis is a British children's illustrator. His books include The Owl Tree , which won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, and Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek Myths , which was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards.Anthony Lewis lives in Manley Cheshire.-External links:*...
(Walker Books) - 0–5 years category: GingerGinger (book)Ginger is a children's picture book by Charlotte Voake. In 1997 it won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award. It is about a pampered house cat who resents the sudden appearance of a kitten in her life. The book is followed by Ginger Finds a Home, a prequel, and Ginger and the Mystery Visitor,...
by Charlotte Voake (Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: Clockwork or All Wound UpClockwork (novel)Clockwork is an illustrated short children's novel by Philip Pullman, first published in the United Kingdom in 1996 by Doubleday. It was first published in the United States by Arthur A. Levine Books in 1998. The Doubleday edition was illustrated by Peter Bailey and the Arthur A. Levine Books...
by Philip PullmanPhilip PullmanPhilip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
(Corgi Yearling) - 6–8 years category: The Little Reindeer by 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...
(Andersen Press) - 0–5 years category: Leon and Bob by Simon James (Walker Books)
- 9–11 years category: Clockwork or All Wound Up
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: Fire, Bed, and BoneFire, Bed, and BoneFire, Bed, and Bone is a historical novel by Henrietta Branford, published on April 1, 1998 by Candlewick Press and aimed at older readers. Fire, Bed, and Bone won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1998 and the Kliatt Editors' Choice and Voice of Youth Advocates Non Fiction Honor List.The story is...
by Henrietta BranfordHenrietta BranfordHenrietta Branford born in India, she was a fiction writer who wrote many novels including Fire, Bed and Bone...
(Walker Books) - 6–8 years category: We Animals Would Like a Word With You by John AgardJohn AgardJohn Agard is an Afro-Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in the United Kingdom.-Background:...
, illustrated by Satoshi KitamuraSatoshi Kitamurais a renowned children's picture book author and illustrator, famous for quirky perspectives, brilliant watercolours, attention to detail and unique characters...
(Bodley Head) - 0–5 years category: FruitsFruits (book)Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem is a children's picture book written by Valerie Bloom and illustrated by David Axtell. In 1997 it won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award.-References:...
by Valerie BloomValerie BloomValerie Bloom MBE is a poet and a novelist.-Early years:She was born in Clarendon, Jamaica in 1956 and later moved to England in 1979. She attended the University of Kent at Canterbury and earned an honours degree, and was later awarded an honorary Masters degree...
, illustrated by David Axtell (Macmillan)
- 9–11 years category: Fire, Bed, and Bone
- Gold Award
1996
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- Gold Award
- 9–11 years category: The Firework-Maker's DaughterThe Firework-Maker's DaughterThe Firework-Maker's Daughter is a short children's novel by Philip Pullman. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Doubleday in 1995. The first UK edition was illustrated by Nick Harris; a subsequent edition published in the United States was illustrated by S...
by Philip PullmanPhilip PullmanPhilip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
, illustrated by Nick HarrisNick HarrisNicholas John Harris is an American football punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
(Corgi Yearling) - 6–8 years category: The Butterfly LionThe Butterfly LionThe Butterfly Lion is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by Collins publishers in 1996. It won the 1996 Smarties book prize....
by Michael MorpurgoMichael MorpurgoMichael Morpurgo, OBE FKC AKC is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist, best known for his work in children's literature. He was the third Children's Laureate.-Early life:...
, illustrated by 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...
(Collins Children's Books) - 0–5 years category: Oops! by 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...
(Andersen Press)
- 9–11 years category: The Firework-Maker's Daughter
- Silver Award
- 9–11 years category: Johnny and the BombJohnny and the BombJohnny and the Bomb is a 1996 novel by Terry Pratchett. It is the third novel to feature Johnny Maxwell and his friends, and deals with the rules and consequences of time travel...
by Terry PratchettTerry PratchettSir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE is an English novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre. He is best known for his popular and long-running Discworld series of comic fantasy novels...
(Doubleday) - 6–8 years category: Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid BanksLynne Reid BanksLynne Reid Banks is a British author of books for children and adults.She has written forty books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, published...
, illustrated by Tony RossTony RossTony Ross is a British illustrator and author for children.He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon on the Horrid Henry books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle series of books...
(Collins Children's Books) - 0–5 years category: The World is Full of Babies by Mick ManningMick ManningMick Manning is a British children's author and illustrator, who has written and illustrated some 65 books.-Biography:Born in 1959 and brought up in Haworth, near Bradford, Yorkshire, England, Manning went to school in Keighley and then studied at Bradford College...
and Brita GranströmBrita GranströmBrita Granström is a Swedish painter and illustrator living and working in Great Britain.As a painter she is represented by The University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne.-Works:...
(Watts Books)
- 9–11 years category: Johnny and the Bomb
- Bronze Award
- 9–11 years category: Plundering Paradise by Geraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughreanGeraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist.The youngest of three children, McCaughrean studied teaching but did not like it, and found her true vocation in writing. She claims that what makes her love writing is the desire to escape from an unsatisfactory world...
(Oxford University Press) - 6–8 years category: All Because of Jackson by Dick King-SmithDick King-SmithRonald Gordon King-Smith OBE, Hon.M.Ed. , better known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was a prolific English children's author, best known for writing The Sheep-Pig, retitled in the United States as Babe the Gallant Pig, on which the movie Babe was based...
, illustrated by John Eastwood (Doubleday) - 0–5 years category: Clown by 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:...
(Cape)
- 9–11 years category: Plundering Paradise by Geraldine McCaughrean
- Gold Award
1995
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- 9-11 category and overall winner: Double Act by Jacqueline WilsonJacqueline WilsonDame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE, FRSL is an award-winning English author, known for her vast and diverse work in children's literature. Her novels have been adapted numerous times for television, and commonly deal with such challenging themes as adoption, divorce and mental illness...
(Doubleday) - 6 – 8 years category winner: Thomas and the Tinners by Jill Paton WalshJill Paton WalshJill Paton Walsh, CBE, FRSL is an English novelist and children's writer.Born as Gillian Bliss and educated at St. Michael's Convent, North Finchley, London, she read English Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford...
(Macdonald Young Books) - 0 – 5 years category winner: The Last Noo-Noo by Jill MurphyJill MurphyJill Murphy is a London-born English children's author, best known for The Worst Witch series and the Large Family picture books...
(Walker Books)
- 9-11 category and overall winner: Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson
1994
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- 9 - 11 category and overall winner: The Exiles at Home by Hilary McKayHilary McKayHilary McKay is a British children's author.-Biography:She was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, and is the eldest of four daughters. She studied English, Zoology and Botany at St Andrews University before becoming a public protection scientist. Her first novel,The Exiles, was written in 1991...
(Gollancz) - 6 – 8 years category winner: Dimanche Diller by Henrietta BranfordHenrietta BranfordHenrietta Branford born in India, she was a fiction writer who wrote many novels including Fire, Bed and Bone...
, illustrated by Lesley Harker (Young Lions) - 0 – 5 years category winner: So Much by Trish Cooke, illustrated by 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 :...
(Walker Books)
- 9 - 11 category and overall winner: The Exiles at Home by Hilary McKay
1993
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- 9 – 11 years category winner: Listen to the Dark by Maeve Henry (Heinemann)
- 6 - 8 category and overall winner: War Game by 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...
(Pavilion) - 0 – 5 years category winner: Hue Boy by Rita Phillips Mitchell (Gollancz)
1992
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- 9 - 11 category and overall winner: The Great Elephant ChaseThe Great Elephant ChaseThe Great Elephant Chase is a 1992 children's novel by British author Gillian Cross. It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. It takes place around the end of the nineteenth century, although a specific year is never stated. It follows the adventures of...
by Gillian CrossGillian CrossGillian Cross is a children's author. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for her book Wolf and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for her novel The Great Elephant Chase....
(Oxford University Press) - 0 – 5 years category winner: Nice Work, Little Wolf by Hilda Offen (Hamish Hamilton)
- 6 – 8 years category winner: The Story of the Creation by 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"....
(Orchard Books)
- 9 - 11 category and overall winner: The Great Elephant Chase
1991
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- 0 – 5 years category and overall winner: Farmer Duck by Martin WaddellMartin WaddellMartin Waddell is a prolific, award winning children's author. He has lived most of his life in Newcastle, County Down and is most famous for his engaging Big Bear, Little Bear and Little Dracula series....
and 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 :...
(Walker Books) - 6 – 8 years category winner: Josie Smith and Eileen by Magdalen NabbMagdalen NabbMagdalen Nabb was a British author, best known for the Marshal Guarnaccia detective novels.Born near Blackburn in Lancashire as Magdalen Nuttal, she was educated at the Convent Grammar School, Bury, before going on to art college in Manchester, where she studied arts and pottery, which she taught...
(Collins) - 9 – 11 years category winner: Krindlekrax by Philip RidleyPhilip RidleyPhilip Ridley is a British artist working with various media.- Biography :Ridley was born in Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, where he still lives and works. He studied painting at St. Martin’s School of Art and his work has been exhibited throughout Europe and Japan...
(Cape)
- 0 – 5 years category and overall winner: Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
1990
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- 9 – 11 years category and overall winner: Midnight Blue by Pauline Fisk (Lion)
- 0 – 5 years category winner: Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore (Simon & Schuster)
- 6 – 8 years category winner: Esio TrotEsio TrotEsio Trot is a 1990 children's novel written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.- Story :Mr. Hoppy is a shy old man who lives alone in an apartment. For many years, he has been secretly in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives below him. Mr. Hoppy frequently leans over his balcony...
by Roald DahlRoald DahlRoald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, fighter pilot and screenwriter.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent, rising to the rank of Wing Commander...
, illustrated by 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:...
(Cape)
1989
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- 0 – 5 years category and overall winner: We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael RosenMichael RosenMichael Wayne Rosen is a broadcaster, children's novelist and poet and the author of 140 books. He was appointed as the fifth Children's Laureate in June 2007, succeeding Jacqueline Wilson, and held this honour until 2009....
, illustrated by 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 :...
(Walker Books) - 6 – 8 years category winner: Bill's New FrockBill's New FrockBill's New Frock is about a young transvestite who enjoys wearing pink frocks and likes eating chubbawubbas. book by Anne Fine and illustrated by Philippe Dupasquier for younger readers, first published in 1989, and reissued by Egmont in a new edition on 1 August 2002. The story concerns Bill...
by Anne FineAnne FineAnne Fine, OBE FRSL is a British author best known for her children's books, of which she has written more than 50. She also writes for adults...
, illustrated by Philippe DupasquierPhilippe DupasquierPhilippe Dupasquier is an author and illustrator of children’s books. He was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, but he went to art school in Lyon, France 1976-79, after which he became a freelance illustrator in London, England.-Bibliography:...
(Methuen) - 9 – 11 years category winner: Blitzcat by Robert WestallRobert WestallRobert Atkinson Westall was the author of many books, mostly children's fiction, though also for adults, and non-fiction. Many of his novels, while supposedly aimed at a teenage audience, deal with many complex, dark and in many ways adult themes...
(Macmillan)
- 0 – 5 years category and overall winner: We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
1988
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- 0 – 5 years category and overall winner: Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin WaddellMartin WaddellMartin Waddell is a prolific, award winning children's author. He has lived most of his life in Newcastle, County Down and is most famous for his engaging Big Bear, Little Bear and Little Dracula series....
and Barbara Firth (Walker Books) - 6 – 8 years category winner: Can it be True? by Susan HillSusan HillSusan Hill is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black, The Mist in the Mirror and I'm the King of the Castle for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971....
(Hamish Hamilton) - 9 – 11 years category winner: Rushavenn Time by Theresa Whistler (BrixworthBrixworthBrixworth is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census recorded a parish population of 5,162. The village is particularly notable for All Saints' Church, Brixworth, its historic Anglo-Saxon church....
Primary School)
- 0 – 5 years category and overall winner: Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell
1987
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- 9 – 11 years category and overall winner: A Thief in the Village by James Berry (Hamish Hamilton)
- 0 – 5 years category winner: The Angel and the Soldier Boy by Peter Collington (Methuen)
- 6 – 8 years category winner: Tangle and the Firesticks by Benedict Blathwayt (Julia MacRae)
See also
- Carnegie MedalCarnegie MedalThe Carnegie Medal is a literary award established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...
- 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...
- Kate Greenaway MedalKate Greenaway MedalThe 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...
- Newbery MedalNewbery MedalThe John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
- Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book AwardDorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book AwardThe Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award is an annual award for new American children's books, given in Vermont and named after Vermont author Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The winning book is chosen by the vote of Vermont schoolchildren....