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CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals Winners 2008
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve (Scholastic) Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett (Macmillan)

Here Lies Arthur by Phlip Reeve has won the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett has won the CILIP Greenaway Medal.

Find out more about the CILIP Carnegie and Greenaway Medal Winning Authors and their prize winning books and the recent Awards Ceremony at: www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2008awards

Visit the LRE Shadowing Carnegie Page at:
www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/Reading+Really+Matters/Book+Awards/RRMSHC.htm


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. 


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

 


Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2008 Winner

Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls (Marion Lloyd Books) 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 Oisín McGann
TIM, Defender of the Earth by Sam Enthoven


Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007 Winner

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My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick (Orion)

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


Nestlé 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


Blue Peter Book  Awards 2007

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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

Tucking In by Jess Stockham (Child's Play) Penguin by Polly Dunbar (Walker)

Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett (Macmillan)


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


Other Major Book Awards & Prizes Weblinks
 Visit the Nestle Children's Book Prize Website

Visit the Branford Boase Award Website

Visit the BookHeads Website

Visit the Blue Peter Book Awards Website

Visit the Red House Children's Book Award Website

Visit the Costa Book Awards Website

Visit The Guardian Website

Visit the British Book Awards Website

Visit the CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals Website

    Visit the Hans Christian Anderson AwardWebsite

 




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