Red House Children's Book Award
Encyclopedia
The Red House Children's Book Award is a series of literary prizes for works of children's literature
published during the previous year. The prize was known as the Children's Book Award from its inauguration in 1981. The award was established by The Federation of Children's Book Groups.
In 2001 when it began to be sponsored by the mail order bookshop Red House, a brand owned by bookselling company The Book People
, it changed its name. The award is still owned and coordinated by The Federation of Children's Book Groups.
There are three categories: Younger Children, Younger Readers and Older Readers. From the winners of these, an overall winner is selected. The award is judged entirely by children.
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...
published during the previous year. The prize was known as the Children's Book Award from its inauguration in 1981. The award was established by The Federation of Children's Book Groups.
In 2001 when it began to be sponsored by the mail order bookshop Red House, a brand owned by bookselling company The Book People
The Book People
The Book People is an independent British-based direct bookseller that reaches customers through a network of distributors, ecommerce websites and mail order catalogues. The company was established in 1988 by Ted Smart and Seni Glaister in Godalming, Surrey and now also has offices in Haydock,...
, it changed its name. The award is still owned and coordinated by The Federation of Children's Book Groups.
There are three categories: Younger Children, Younger Readers and Older Readers. From the winners of these, an overall winner is selected. The award is judged entirely by children.
2008
- Overall: Skulduggery PleasantSkulduggery PleasantSkulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
by Derek LandyDerek LandyDerek Landy is an Irish author and screenwriter, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of children's books.thumb|Derek Landy in Edinburgh, August 2011...
(Harper Collins)- Younger Children: 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) - Younger Readers: 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) - Older Readers: Skulduggery PleasantSkulduggery PleasantSkulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
by Derek LandyDerek LandyDerek Landy is an Irish author and screenwriter, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of children's books.thumb|Derek Landy in Edinburgh, August 2011...
(Harper Collins)
- Younger Children: Penguin
2007
- Overall: You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy StantonAndy StantonAndy Stanton is an English children's writer. He lives in North London.-Books:He has written nine books in the 'Mr. Gum' series:*You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!*Mr. Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire*Mr Gum in 'The Hound of Lamonic Bibber...
(Egmont)- Younger Children: Who's in the Loo? 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...
and Adrian Reynolds (Andersen Press) - Younger Readers: You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! by Andy StantonAndy StantonAndy Stanton is an English children's writer. He lives in North London.-Books:He has written nine books in the 'Mr. Gum' series:*You're a Bad Man, Mr. Gum!*Mr. Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire*Mr Gum in 'The Hound of Lamonic Bibber...
(Egmont) - Older Readers: Girl, MissingGirl, MissingGirl, Missing is a children's novel by Sophie McKenzie, published in 2006.It won the 2007 Bolton Children's Book Award, the 2008 Manchester Book Award and the 2007 Red House Children's Book Award for Older Readers, as well as being longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.It was also one of the books...
by Sophie McKenzie (Simon&Schuster)
- Younger Children: Who's in the Loo? by Jeanne Willis
2006
- Overall: The Lightning ThiefThe Lightning ThiefThe Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which charts the adventures of modern-day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a...
by Rick RiordanRick RiordanRichard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series...
(Disney Hyperion)- Younger Children: Pigs Might Fly! by Jonathan Emmett and Steve CoxSteve CoxCharles Steven Cox is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays....
(Puffin) - Younger Readers: Spy Dog by Andrew CopeAndrew CopeAndrew Cope is a children's author. He has written books in the Spy Dog series and the Spy Pups series.- Background :Andrew Cope was born in Derby in 1966. He is a teacher and trainer in positive psychology.-Spy Dog:...
(Puffin) - Older Readers: The Lightning ThiefThe Lightning ThiefThe Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which charts the adventures of modern-day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a...
by Rick RiordanRick RiordanRichard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. is an American author best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He also wrote the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series...
(Disney Hyperion)
- Younger Children: Pigs Might Fly! by Jonathan Emmett and Steve Cox
2005
- Overall: Baby Brains by Simon James (Walker)
- Younger Children: Baby Brains by Simon JamesSimon JamesSimon James may refer to:*Simon James , CEO of SIMJEN*Simon James , English academic* Simon James , Canadian actor in African Skies* Simon James , actor in Love Jones...
(Walker) - Younger Readers: Best Friends 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) - Older Readers: CHERUB: The RecruitCHERUB: The RecruitThe Recruit is the first novel in the CHERUB series, written by Robert Muchamore. It introduces most of the main characters, such as James Adams , Lauren Adams , Kyle Blueman and Kerry Chang...
by Robert MuchamoreRobert MuchamoreRobert Kilgore Muchamore is an English author, most notable for writing the CHERUB and Henderson's Boys novels.-Prior to writing:...
(Hodder)
- Younger Children: Baby Brains by Simon James
2004
- Overall: Private PeacefulPrivate PeacefulPrivate Peaceful is a novel for older children by Michael Morpurgo, first published in 2003. It is about a soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War I. Structurally, each chapter of the book brings the reader closer to the present until...
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:...
(HarperCollins)- Younger Children: Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray (Bodley Head)
- Younger Readers: The Mum Hunt by Gwyneth ReesGwyneth ReesGwyneth Rees is a British author of children's books. Her novel The Mum Hunt won the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers in 2004, and another, My Mum's from Planet Pluto, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal in the same year...
(Macmillan) - Older Readers: Private PeacefulPrivate PeacefulPrivate Peaceful is a novel for older children by Michael Morpurgo, first published in 2003. It is about a soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War I. Structurally, each chapter of the book brings the reader closer to the present until...
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:...
(HarperCollins)
2003
- Overall: Skeleton KeySkeleton Key (novel)Skeleton Key is the Third book in the Alex Rider series written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2002 and in the United States on April 28, 2003.-Plot:...
by Anthony HorowitzAnthony HorowitzAnthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...
(Walker)- Younger Children: Pants by Giles AndreaeGiles AndreaeGiles Andreae is a British poet, creator of the personae "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton". He is an artist and greeting card writer.-Life:...
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...
(David Fickling) - Younger Readers: Blitzed by Robert SwindellsRobert SwindellsRobert E. "Bob" Swindells is an English author of children's and young adult literature.- Biography :Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15. He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a primary school teacher...
(Doubleday) - Older Readers: Skeleton KeySkeleton Key (novel)Skeleton Key is the Third book in the Alex Rider series written by British author Anthony Horowitz. The book was released in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2002 and in the United States on April 28, 2003.-Plot:...
by Anthony HorowitzAnthony HorowitzAnthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...
(Walker)
- Younger Children: Pants by Giles Andreae
2002
- Overall: Noughts and CrossesNoughts & Crosses seriesThe Noughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman is a critically acclaimed series of young adult novels, including a novella, set in a fictional, racist dystopia.-Noughts & Crosses:...
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...
(Corgi)- Younger Children: The Man Who Wore All His Clothes by Allan Ahlberg (Walker)
- Younger Readers: Out of the AshesOut of the AshesOut of the Ashes is a made-for-television movie that was released by Showtime. It is a dramatization of the life of Holocaust concentration camp survivor Gisella Perl and is based on her book I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz.- Cast :...
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:...
(Macmillan) - Older Readers: Noughts and CrossesNoughts & Crosses seriesThe Noughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman is a critically acclaimed series of young adult novels, including a novella, set in a fictional, racist dystopia.-Noughts & Crosses:...
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...
(Corgi)
2001
- Overall: Eat Your Peas (book) by Kes Gray, 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...
(The Bodley Head)- Picture Book: Eat Your Peas (book) by Kes Gray, 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...
(The Bodley Head) - Short Novel: 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...
(Corgi) - Long Novel: Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireHarry Potter and the Goblet of FireHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling, published on 8 July 2000.The novel won a Hugo Award in 2001, the only Harry Potter novel to do so...
by J K Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- Picture Book: Eat Your Peas (book) by Kes Gray, illustrated by Nick Sharratt
2000
- Overall: Kensuke's KingdomKensuke's KingdomKensuke's Kingdom is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman. It was first published in 1999 by Egmont UK, since when many more editions have been released by various other publishers, such as Scholastic.-Plot summary:...
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...
(Heinemann)- Picture Book: Demon Teddy by Nicholas AllanNicholas Allan- Biography :Nicholas Allan was born and brought up in Brighton, attending Brighton College from 1970 to 1975. He studied at the Slade School of Art and completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia...
(Hutchinson) - Short Novel: Kensuke's KingdomKensuke's KingdomKensuke's Kingdom is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman. It was first published in 1999 by Egmont UK, since when many more editions have been released by various other publishers, such as Scholastic.-Plot summary:...
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...
(Heinemann) - Long Novel: 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 Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- Picture Book: Demon Teddy by Nicholas Allan
1999
- Overall: 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 Rowling (Bloomsbury)- Picture Book: What! by Kate Lum, illustrated by Adrian JohnsonAdrian JohnsonAdrian Johnson, played by Cyrus Farmer, is one of the African American corrections officer on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:He first appears as one of the several African American corrections officers to work in Emerald City under the management of Martin Querns...
(Bloomsbury) - Short Novel: Little Dad by Pat Moon, 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...
(Mammoth) - Long Novel: 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 Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- Picture Book: What! by Kate Lum, illustrated by Adrian Johnson
1998
- Overall: 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 Rowling (Bloomsbury)- Picture Book: The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles AndreaeGiles AndreaeGiles Andreae is a British poet, creator of the personae "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton". He is an artist and greeting card writer.-Life:...
(Orchard Books) - Short Novel: Nightmare Stairs by Robert SwindellsRobert SwindellsRobert E. "Bob" Swindells is an English author of children's and young adult literature.- Biography :Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15. He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a primary school teacher...
(Doubleday) - Long Novel: 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 Rowling (Bloomsbury)
- Picture Book: The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles Andreae
1997
- Overall: The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy StrongJeremy StrongJeremy Strong is a children's author. He has published 77 children's novels. After an eventful childhood Strong left school in 1968 and studied English at York University. He held various vacation jobs, including the infamous bakery where he put the jam in doughnuts. After university he became a...
(Viking)- Picture Book: Mr Bear to the Rescue by 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...
(The O'Brien Press) - Short Novel: The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog by Jeremy StrongJeremy StrongJeremy Strong is a children's author. He has published 77 children's novels. After an eventful childhood Strong left school in 1968 and studied English at York University. He held various vacation jobs, including the infamous bakery where he put the jam in doughnuts. After university he became a...
(Viking) - Long Novel: Which Way is Home? by Ian Strachan (Methuen)
- Picture Book: Mr Bear to the Rescue by Debi Gliori
1996
- Overall: 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)- Picture Book: Solo by Paul GeraghtyPaul GeraghtyPaul Geraghty is a British based author and illustrator of children's picture books. He also writes teenage fiction and won the Young Africa Award for his first novel Pig.- Background :...
(Hutchinson) - Short Novel: 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) - Long Novel: The Wreck of the ZanzibarThe Wreck of the ZanzibarThe Wreck Of The Zanzibar is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Publishers in 1995. The book won the Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1995.-Plot summary:Taken from the book's blurb,...
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:...
(Heinemann)
- Picture Book: Solo by Paul Geraghty
1995
- Overall: Harriet's Hare 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)- Picture Book: The Rascally Cake 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...
and 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...
(Andersen Press) - Short Novel: Harriet's Hare 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) - Long Novel: Walk Two MoonsWalk Two MoonsWalk Two Moons is a novel written by Sharon Creech and published in 1994. It won the 1995 Newbery Medal. It was originally intended as a follow-up to Creech's previous novel Absolutely Normal Chaos, however, the idea was changed after Creech began writing.-Plot summary:The novel is narrated by a 13...
by Sharon CreechSharon CreechSharon Creech is an American novelist of children's fiction.-Biography:Sharon Creech was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, where she grew up with her parents , one sister , and three brothers...
(Pan Macmillan)
- Picture Book: The Rascally Cake by Jeanne Willis
1994
- Overall: The Boy in the Bubble by Ian Strachan (Methuen)
- Picture Book: Amazing Anthony Ant by Lorna and Graham Philpot (Orion)
- Short Novel: The Finders by Nigel HintonNigel HintonNigel Hinton is an English novelist.-Personal life and family:Nigel Hinton was born in London in 1941, and attended Dulwich College. He enjoys swimming, walking and films, and loves listening to music, especially blues, rock and roll from the 1950s, and the work of Bob Dylan...
(Viking) - Long Novel: The Boy in the Bubble by Ian Strachan (Methuen)
1993
- Overall: The Suitcase KidThe Suitcase KidThe Suitcase Kid is a children's novel by written by Jacqueline Wilson. The story focuses upon a young girl caught between her warring parents' bitter divorce, and the determination the girl has to get her parents back together, as is common amongst children whose parents are divorcing...
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...
(Heinemann)- Picture Book: SnowySnowySnowy may refer to:* The condition of having snow; having to do with snow* Snowy , a dog companion of Tintin, a Belgian comics character* Snowy River, a river in Australia...
by Berlie DohertyBerlie DohertyBerlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for her children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal...
(Collins) - Short Novel: The Suitcase KidThe Suitcase KidThe Suitcase Kid is a children's novel by written by Jacqueline Wilson. The story focuses upon a young girl caught between her warring parents' bitter divorce, and the determination the girl has to get her parents back together, as is common amongst children whose parents are divorcing...
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...
(Heinemann) - Long Novel: Gulf 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...
(Methuen)
- Picture Book: Snowy
1992
- Overall: Kiss the DustKiss the DustKiss the Dust is a book written by Elizabeth Laird on the conflicts between the Kurds and the then Saddam Hussein-led Iraqis. It is a young adult historical fiction novel about a twelve-year-old Kurdish girl and her family's escape from Iraq over the border into Iran. The book was originally...
by Elizabeth LairdElizabeth LairdElizabeth Laird is an author of many books for children, including picture books and books for older children. Her novels include Red Sky in the Morning, Secrets of the Fearless and Kiss the Dust.-Biography:...
(Methuen)- Picture Book: SHHH!Shhh!-Credits:This information from Allmusic.Personnel*A.B. Quintanilla III: Arranger, vocals, producer, executive producer, mixing*Cruz Martínez: Arranger, programming, producer, engineer, mixing...
by Sally Grindley and Peter Utton (ABC) - Short Novel: Find the White Horse 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...
(Viking) - Long Novel: Kiss the DustKiss the DustKiss the Dust is a book written by Elizabeth Laird on the conflicts between the Kurds and the then Saddam Hussein-led Iraqis. It is a young adult historical fiction novel about a twelve-year-old Kurdish girl and her family's escape from Iraq over the border into Iran. The book was originally...
by Elizabeth LairdElizabeth LairdElizabeth Laird is an author of many books for children, including picture books and books for older children. Her novels include Red Sky in the Morning, Secrets of the Fearless and Kiss the Dust.-Biography:...
(Methuen)
- Picture Book: SHHH!
1988
- Winnie the WitchWinnie the WitchWinnie The Witch is a series of eleven picture books, written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul. According to Oxford University Press more than two million books have been sold of this series....
by Valerie ThomasValerie ThomasValerie Thomas is an African American scientist and inventor. She invented the illusion transmitter.-Early life and education:Thomas was fascinated by technology as a child, she read books like The Boys First Book on Electronics and would tinker with electronics around the house...
and 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...
(Oxford University Press)
2008
- Younger Children:
- The Tear Thief by Carol Ann DuffyCarol Ann DuffyCarol Ann Duffy, CBE, FRSL is a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the Manchester Metropolitan University, and was appointed Britain's poet laureate in May 2009...
, illustrated by Nicoletta CeccoliNicoletta CeccoliNicoletta Ceccoli is an Italian Artist who is known for her richly detailed, dreamlike work. She has illustrated many books, most recently published is The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum.- External links :*...
(Barefoot Books) - 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) - A Dog Called Rod by Tim Hopgood (Macmillan Children’s Books)
- Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure by Kristina Stephenson (Egmont)
- The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy
- Younger Readers:
- Mammoth Academy in Trouble by Neal Layton (Hodder)
- The Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy by Charlie Small (David Fickling Books)
- 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)
- Older Readers:
- The London Eye MysteryThe London Eye MysteryThe London Eye Mystery is a children's mystery novel by English author Siobhan Dowd. First published in 2007, it tells the story of how Ted, a boy with Asperger syndrome solves the mystery of how his cousin Salim seemingly vanishes from inside a sealed capsule on the London Eye...
by Siobhan DowdSiobhan DowdSiobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist.-Biography:Siobhan Dowd was born in London to Irish parents...
(David Fickling Books) - Skulduggery PleasantSkulduggery PleasantSkulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
by Derek LandyDerek LandyDerek Landy is an Irish author and screenwriter, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of children's books.thumb|Derek Landy in Edinburgh, August 2011...
(Harper Collins) - Teacher's Dead by Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is an English writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008....
(Bloomsbury)
- The London Eye Mystery