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CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals Winners 2008
Red House Children's Book Awards 2008
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Books for Younger Children
Category Winner: Penguin by Polly Dunbar
The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli
A Dog Called Rod by Tim Hopgood
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure by Kristina Stephenson
Books for Younger Readers
Category Winner: Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
The Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy by Charlie Small
Mammoth Academy in Trouble by Neal Layton
Books for Older Readers
Category and Overall Winner:
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
Teacher's Dead by Benjamin Zephaniah
Visit the Red House Children's Book Awards website to find out more about the winning and shortlisted books at www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Longlist 2008
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Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd
The Goldsmith's Daughter by Tanya Landman
Bad Blood by Rhiannon Lassiter
The Knife that Killed Me by Anthony McGowan
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
Visit the Guardian website to find out more about the longlisted titles at: http://books.guardian.co.uk/childrensfictionprize2008/story/0,,2281990,00.html
This year's judges are Jenny Valentine, who won last year with Finding Violet Park, Mary Hoffman, author of The Falconer's Knot and Mal Peet, author of Keeper. The winner will be announced in September. |
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Branford Boase First Novel Award 2008 |
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The Branford Boase First Novel Award celebrates promising new first time authors of children's books. This year's winner is Before I Die by Jenny Downham. Amongst this year's judges was last year's Highly Commended author Linda Buckley-Archer. Follow the link below to find out more about the winner and the shortlisted books:
www.branfordboaseaward.org.uk/BBA/BBA%202008/bba2008winners.html
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Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2008 Winner
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Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls has won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. This award focuses on emergent authors who have had up to three books published. The other shortlisted titles were:
Tumtum and Nutmeg by Emily Bearn
Broken Soup by Jenny Valentine
Stone Goblins by David Melling
Blue Sky Freedom by Gabrielle Halberstam
Between Two Seas by Marie-Louise Jensen
Shadow Forest by Matt Haig
Ancient Appetites by OisÃn McGann
TIM, Defender of the Earth by Sam Enthoven
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Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007 Winner
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This award showcases the best contemporary teenage fiction and has been won by My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick.
Other books on the shortlist were:
The Medici Seal by Theresa Breslin
Leaving Poppy by Kate Cann
The Penalty by Mal Peet
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Discover more about the winning book and the shortlisted titles and learn how to become a Bookhead by visiting the Booktrust Teenage Prize website at : www.bookheads.org.uk |
Nestle Children's Book Prize 2007
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Books for 9 to 11 year olds:
Gold - Shadow Forest by Matt Haig
Silver - Catcall by Linda Newbery
Bronze - Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
Books for 6 to 8 year olds:
Gold - Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell Silver - Ivan The Terrible by Anne Fine
Bronze - Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett
Books for five years and under:
Gold - When a Monster is Born by Sean Taylor and Nick Sharratt
Silver - Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Bronze - Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie by Joel Stewart
The shortlisted titles were selected by a panel of adult judges from the world of children's books, the winners were chosen by a children's judging panel. Find out more about the shortlisted and winning books and the judging process by visiting: www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/winner07.php4
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Blue Peter Book Awards 2007
The Outlaw Varjak Paw by SF Said with illustrations by Dave McKean has won the overall Blue Peter Book of the Year Award 2007. Nine child judges, from around the UK, chose the winners of the three categories. Other books and category winners were:
The Most Fun Story with Pictures
Winner: You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum by Andy Stanton and David Tazzyman
Melrose and Croc Together at Christmas by Emma Chichester Clark
Charlie Cook's Favourite Books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Best Book with Facts
Winner: The Worst Children's Jobs in History by Tony Robinson
Why is Snot Green? by Glen Murphy
A Little Guide to Wild Flowers by Charlotte Voake
The Book I Couldn't Put Down
Winner: The Outlaw Varjak Paw by SF Said illustrated by Dave McKean
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Bad Spy's Guide by Pete Johnson
Find out more by visiting the Blue Peter Book Awards Page at: www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2007/11/19/book_awards_2007_1_feature.shtml
Booktrust Early Years Award Winners 2007
Baby Book Award
Tucking In! by Jess Stockham
Pre-School Award
Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Best Emerging Illustrator
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Find out more about these awards which celebrate the creativity of picture books to encourage young children to enjoy reading by visiting the Booktrust Early Years Award page at: www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes%20and%20awards/Booktrust-Early-Years-Awards
Costa Children's Book Award Winner 2007
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The Bower Bird by Ann Kelley has won the Costa Children's Book Award. The other shortlisted books were:
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
What I Was by Meg Rosoff
Blood Red Snow White by Marcus Sedgwick
For more information visit the Costa Book Awards website at: www.costabookawards.com |
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