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programme '' Blue Peter''. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999. The Awards have been managed by reading charity, Booktrust, since 2006. As of 2013, there are two award categories: Best Story and Best Book with Facts. The awards were discontinued in 2022, one month after the end of the

Costa Book Awards The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, the ...

, which included a category for

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, leaving only two widely recognized awards for children's literature (the Kate Greenaway Medal and the

Waterstones Children's Book Prize The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is there ...

Winners

;2021 * Best story: '' A Kind of Spark'' by Elle McNicoll * Best Book with Facts: ''A Day in the Life of a Poo, A Gnu And You'' by Mike Barfield, illus. Jess Bradley ;2020 * Best story: ''Wildspark'' by Vashti Hardy * Best Book with Facts: ''Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories'' by Amanda Li, illus. Amy Blackwell designed by Kim Hankinson and Jack Clucas ;2019 * Best story: ''The Boy at the Back of the Class'' by Onjali Q. Rauf * Best Book with Facts: ''The Colours of History'' by Clive Gifford, illus. Marc-Etienne Peintre ;2018 * Best story: ''The Wizards of Once'' by

Cressida Cowell Cressida Cowell FRSL (born 15 April 1966) is a British children's author, popularly known for the book series, '' How to Train Your Dragon'', which has subsequently become an award-winning franchise as adapted for the screen by DreamWorks Ani ...

* Best Book with Facts: ''Real-Life Mysteries'' by Susan Martineau, illus. Vicky Barker ;2017 * Best story: ''Podkin One Ear'' by Kieran Larwood, illus. David Wyatt * Best Book with Facts: ''Survivors'' by David Long, illus. Kerry Hyndman ;2016 * Best Story: ''The Nowhere Emporium'' by Ross MacKenzie * Best Book with Facts: ''The Epic Book of Epicness'' by Adam Frost ;2015 * Best Story: ''The Spy Who Loved School Dinners'' by

Pamela Butchart Pamela Butchart is a Scottish children's author and high school philosophy teacher. Butchart is best known for her books, ''The Spy Who Loved School Dinners'' and ''My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat'', both of which won book awards. Education a ...

, illus. Thomas Flintham (Nosy Crow) * Best Book with Facts: ''The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff'' by Andy Seed, illus.

Scott Garrett Ernest Scott Garrett (born July 9, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for , serving from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 200 ...

(Bloomsbury) ;2014 * Best Story: ''Rooftoppers'' by

Katherine Rundell Katherine Rundell (born 1987) is an English author and academic. She is the author of ''Rooftoppers'', which in 2015 won both the overall Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Story, and was short-listed for t ...

(Faber) * Best Book with Facts: ''Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II'' by

Tony Robinson Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) is an English actor, author, broadcaster, comedian, presenter, and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television series ''Blackadder'' and has presented several historical documentarie ...

, illus. Del Thorpe (Macmillan) ;2013 * Best Story: ''Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (Mostly)'' by

Liz Pichon Liz Pichon (born 16 August 1963) is a British author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her '' Tom Gates'' series of "satirical realist comedy fiction", which has been translated into 43 languages and sold more than eigh ...

(Scholastic) * Best Book with Facts: ''House of Horrors'' ( Horrible Science series) by Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles (Scholastic) ;2012 * Book of the Year: ''The Considine Curse'' by Gareth P. Jones (Bloomsbury) ;2011 * Book of the Year: ''Dead Man's Cove'' (Laura Marlin Mysteries, 1) by Lauren St John (Orion) ;2010 * Book of the Year: '' Frozen in Time'' by Ali Sparkes (Oxford) ;2009 * Book of the Year: '' Shadow Forest'' by

Matt Haig Matt Haig (born 3 July 1975) is an English author and journalist. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre. Early life Haig was born on 3 July 1975 in Sheffield. He went ...

(Corgi) ;2008 Prize didn't run. ;2007 * Book of the Year: ''The Outlaw Varjak Paw'' by S. F. Said, illus. Dave McKean (David Fickling) – sequel to '' Varjak Paw'' (2003) ** Most Fun Story With Pictures: ''You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum'' by

Andy Stanton Andy Joel Stanton (born 14 November 1973) is an English children's writer. He is best known for writing the ''Mr Gum'' series (illustrated by David Tazzyman), through which he made a popular contribution to children's literature. Stanton's wr ...

and David Tazzyman ** Best Book with Facts: ''The Worst Children's Jobs in History'' by

** Book I Couldn't Put Down: ''The Outlaw Varjak Paw'' ;2006 * Book of the Year: ''

Lost and Found A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequen ...

'' by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins) ** Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: ''Lost and Found'' ** Best Book with Facts: ''Spud Goes Green'' by Giles Thaxton (Egmont) ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: '' Blood Fever'' by

Charlie Higson Charles Murray Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer. He has also written and produced for television and is the author of the ''Enemy'' book series, as well as the first five novels in the ''Young Bo ...

(Puffin) ;2005 * Book of the Year: ''

Private Peaceful ''Private Peaceful'' is a novel for older children by British author Michael Morpurgo first published in 2003. It is about a fictional young soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War ...

'' by

Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo ('' né'' Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as ''War Horse'' (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytell ...

(Collins) ** Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: '' The Snail and the Whale'' by

Julia Donaldson Julia Donaldson (born Julia Catherine Shields; born ) is an English writer and playwright, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, ...

, illus. Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) ** Best Book with Facts: ''Explorers Wanted! At the North Pole'' by Simon Chapman (Egmont) ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: ''Private Peaceful'' ;2004 * Book of the Year: '' Man on the Moon'' by Simon Bartram (Templar) ** Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: ''Man on the Moon'' ** Best Book with Facts: '' The Ultimate Book Guide'' edited by

Daniel Hahn Daniel Hahn (born 26 November 1973) is a British writer, editor and translator. He is the author of a number of works of non-fiction, including the history book ''The Tower Menagerie'', and one of the editors of The Ultimate Book Guide, a ser ...

, Leonie Flynn, and Susan Reuben (A & C Black) ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: '' Montmorency'' by

Eleanor Updale Eleanor Updale (born 1953) is an English fiction writer, best known for the Victorian-era London thriller '' Montmorency'' (2003) and its sequels, the Montmorency series, which feature the namesake fictional character, Montmorency. Personal ...

(Scholastic) ;2003 * Book of the Year: '' Mortal Engines'' by

Philip Reeve Philip Reeve (born 28 February 1966) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, primarily known for the 2001 book '' Mortal Engines'' and its sequels (the 2001 to 2006 '' Mortal Engines Quartet''). His 2007 novel, '' Here Lies Art ...

(Scholastic) ** Best Book to Read Aloud: '' Room on the Broom'' by

, illus. Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) ** Best Book with Facts: '' Pirate Diary'' by Richard Platt, illus.

Chris Riddell Chris Riddell ( ) (born 13 April 1962) is a South African-born British illustrator and occasional writer of children's books and a political cartoonist for the ''Observer''. He has won three Kate Greenaway Medals - the British librarians' ann ...

(Walker) ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: ''Mortal Engines'' ;2002 * Book of the Year: '' Feather Boy'' by Nicky Singer (Collins) ** Best Book to Read Aloud: ''Crispin, the Pig Who Had It All'' by

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(Random House) ** Best New Information Book: ''Ada Lovelace: The Computer Wizard of Victorian England'' by Lucy Lethbridge – about Ada Lovelace ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: ''Feather Boy'' * Voter's Awards: ** Best Storybook: ''

The Story of Tracy Beaker ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' is a British children's book first published in 1991, written by Jacqueline Wilson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Background The book is told from the point of view of Tracy Beaker, a troubled ten-year-old gir ...

'' by

Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (née Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for featuring realistic topics such as adoption and divorce without alienating her lar ...

(Yearling) ** Best Book With Facts In: ''Terrible Tudors'' (

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series) by

Terry Deary William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the ''Horrible Histories'' series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britai ...

, illus. Martin Brown (Scholastic) ;2001 * Book of the Year: ''

The Wind Singer ''The Wind Singer'' is a young adult novel written by William Nicholson. It is the first book of the trilogy: Wind On Fire. It follows the quest of twins Kestrel and Bowman Hath, and their acquaintance Mumpo to restore the "Voice of the Wind Si ...

'' by William Nicholson (Egmont) ** Best Book to Read Aloud: ''The Bravest Ever Bear'' by

Allan Ahlberg Janet Ahlberg (21 October 1944 – 15 November 1994; née Hall) and Allan Ahlberg (born 5 June 1938) were a British married couple who created many children's books, including picture books that regularly appear at the top of "most popular" lis ...

and Paul Howard (Walker) ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: ''The Wind Singer'' ** Best Book to Keep Forever: '' The Kite Rider'' by

Geraldine McCaughrean Geraldine McCaughrean ( ; born 6 June 1951) is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 170 books, including ''Peter Pan in Scarlet'' (2004), the official sequel to ''Peter Pan'' commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital, t ...

(Oxford University Press) * Voters' Awards: ** Best Storybook: ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a youn ...

'' by

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007. The ser ...

(Bloomsbury) ** Best Book of Knowledge: ''Rotten Romans'' (

) by

(Scholastic) ;2000 * Book of the Year: ''A Pilgrim's Progress'', retelling of ''

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, illus. Jason Cockcroft (Hodder) ** Special Book to Keep Forever: ''A Pilgrim's Progress'' ** Book I Couldn't Put Down: ''Shadow of the Minotaur'' by Alan Gibbons (Orion) ** Best Book to Read Aloud: ''

The Gruffalo ''The Gruffalo'' is a British children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Its tells the story of a mouse taking a walk in the woods and deceiving different predators, including the Gruffalo. ''The Gruf ...

'' by

, illus. Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) * Voters' Awards: ** Best Book With Facts in It: ''

Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

'' (Guinness, 2000) ** Book that Made Me Laugh the Loudest: ''

Matilda Matilda or Mathilda may refer to: Animals * Matilda (chicken) (1990–2006), World's Oldest Living Chicken record holder * Matilda (horse) (1824–1846), British Thoroughbred racehorse * Matilda, a dog of the professional wrestling tag-team The ...

'' by Roald Dahl, illus.

Quentin Blake Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his ...

(Puffin) ** Best Book to Share: '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' by

(Bloomsbury)

Shortlists

;2020 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories'' by Amanda Li, illus. Amy Blackwell designed by Kim Hankinson and Jack Clucas (Buster Books) ** ''Fanatical About Frogs'' by Owen Davey (Flying Eye) ** ''How To Be An Astronaut and Other Space Jobs'' by Dr Sheila Kanani & Sol Linero (Nosy Crow) * Best Story ** ''Wildspark'' by Vashti Hardy (Scholastic) ** ''Owen and the Soldier'' by Lisa Thompson, illus. Mike Lowery (Barrington Stoke) ** ''Vote for Effie'' by Laura Wood (Scholastic) ;2019 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''The Colours of History'' by Clive Gifford, illus. Marc-Etienne Peintre (QED Publishing) ** ''Professor Astro Cat’s Human Body Odyssey'' by Dr Dominic Walliman, illus. Ben Newman (Flying Eye Books) ** ''The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home'' by Mike Barfield, illus. Lauren Humphrey (Laurence King) * Best Story ** ''The Boy at the Back of the Class'' by Onjali Q Raúf (Orion Children's Books) ** ''The Clockwork Crow'' by

Catherine Fisher Catherine Fisher (born 1957) is a Welsh poet and children's novelist who writes in English. She has also worked as a school and university teacher. She lives in the city of Newport, Wales. Work experience Catherine Fisher has worked as a prima ...

(Firefly) ** ''The House With Chicken Legs'' by Sophie Anderson (Usborne) ;2018 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Real-Life Mysteries'' by Susan Martineau, illus. Vicky Barker (b small) ** ''Beyond the Sky: You and the Universe'' by

Dara Ó Briain Dara Ó Briain ( , ; born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom. He is noted for performing stand-up comedy shows all over the world and for hosting topical panel shows such as ''Mock the W ...

, illus. Dan Bramall (Scholastic) ** ''Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists'' by Adam Murphy and

Lisa Murphy Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), J ...

(David Fickling Books) * Best Story ** ''The Wizards of Once'' by

(Hodder Children's Books) ** ''The Island at the End of Everything'' by

Kiran Millwood Hargrave Kiran Millwood Hargrave (born 29 March 1990) is a British poet, playwright and novelist. Life Hargrave was born on 29 March 1990 in London. She graduated from Cambridge University in 2011, and Oxford University in 2014. Career She started writ ...

(Chicken House) ** ''Wed Wabbit'' by

Lissa Evans Felicity Kenvyn (known as Lissa Evans) is a British television director, producer, novelist and children's author. After qualifying as a doctor in 1983, Evans worked in medicine in Newcastle for four years before a brief period in stand-up, be ...

(David Fickling Books) ;2017 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Destination: Space'' by Christoph Englert, illus. Tom Clohosy Cole (Wide Eyed Editions) ** ''Football School: Where Football Explains the World'' by

Alex Bellos Alexander Bellos (born 1969) is a British writer, broadcaster and mathematics communicator.Alex Bellos He is the author of books about Brazil and mathematics, as well as having a column in ''The Guardian'' newspaper. Education and early life ...

and

Ben Lyttleton Ben Lyttleton is a British football journalist and author of news articles and books. He writes sports articles mainly for newspapers such as ''The Times'' and ''The Daily Telegraph'' and also authors and co-authors books about football-related ...

, illus. Spike Gerrell (Walker Books) ** ''Survivors'' by David Long (Faber and Faber) * Best Story: ** ''Lost Tales'' by Adam Murphy (David Fickling Books) ** ''Podkin One Ear'' by Kieran Larwood, illus. David Wyatt (Faber and Faber) ** ''Time Travelling with a Hamster'' by

Ross Welford Ross Welford is an English children's science-fiction/fantasy author. Biography Welford was born in Cullercoats, a small seaside town in the north-east of England. He attended Marden High School and studied English at Leeds University before b ...

(Harper Collins ) ;2016 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''The Epic Book of Epicness'' by Adam Frost ** ''The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words'' by Andy Seed, illus. by Scott Garrett ** ''FactFeed'' by Penny Arlon * Best Story: ** ''The Astounding Broccoli Boy'' by

Frank Cottrell-Boyce Frank Cottrell-Boyce (born 23 September 1959)"COTTRELL-BOYCE, Frank", ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 200 Retrieved 2010-05-16. is an English people, English screenwriter ...

, illus. by Steven Lenton ** ''The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair'' by Lara Williamson ** ''The Nowhere Emporium'' by Ross MacKenzie ;2015 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Animalium'' by Jenny Broom, illus.

Katie Scott Rachael Katherine Hannah Scott, Lady Deuchar (born 25 February 1958) is a British art historian, and Professor in the History of Art, Courtauld Institute of Art, since 2014. She was born in New York on 25 February 1958, the daughter of diplomat ...

(Big Picture Press) ** ''The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff'' by Andy Seed, illus. Scott Garrett (Bloomsbury) ** ''Corpse Talk: Season 1'' by Adam Murphy (David Fickling Books) * Best Story ** ''The Boy in the Tower'' by

Polly Ho-Yen Polly Ho-Yen is an English author who writes books for both younger and older children and has also written a novel for adults. Biography Ho-Yen was born in Northampton and grew up in Buckinghamshire. She studied English at the University of ...

(DoubleDay) ** ''Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death'' by

(Walker) ** ''The Spy Who Loved School Dinners'' by

, illus. Thomas Flintham (Nosy Crow) ;2014 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Marvellous Maths'' by Jonathan Litton, illus. Thomas Flintham (Templar Publishing) ** ''The World in Infographics: Animal Kingdom'' by Jon Richards illus. Ed Simkins (Wayland) ** ''Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II'' by

, illus. Del Thorpe (Macmillan) * Favourite Story ** ''Whale Boy'' by Nicola Davies (Random House) ** ''Oliver and the Seawigs'' by

, illus. Sarah McIntyre (Oxford University Press) ** ''Rooftoppers'' by

(Faber & Faber) ;2013 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''House of Horrors'' ( Horrible Science series) by Nick Arnold, illus. Tony De Saulles (Scholastic) ** ''Fantastic Mr Dahl'' by

Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster and activist who has written 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. Early life Michael Wayne Ro ...

(Puffin) ** ''Walter Tull's Scrapbook'' by

Michaela Morgan Michaela Morgan is a British children's author and poet. She has written more than 150 titles between 1987 and 2018 and publishes between two and three new titles each year. These range from picture books to junior novels. Her work is published in ...

(Frances Lincoln Children's Books) – about

Walter Tull Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. He played as an inside forward and half back for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Tow ...

* Favourite Story ** ''Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (Mostly)'' by

(Scholastic) ** ''Hero on a Bicycle'' by

Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...

(Walker) ** '' The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas'' by David Almond, illus. Oliver Jeffers (Walker ) ;2012 * Best Book with Facts: ** ''The Official Countdown to the London 2012 Games'' by Simon Hart (Carlton Books) ** ''Discover the Extreme World'' by Camilla de la Bedoyere, Clive Gifford, John Farndon, Steve Parker, Stewart Ross and Philip Steele (Miles Kelly) * Favourite Story ** ''The Considine Curse'' by Gareth P. Jones (Bloomsbury) ** ''A Year without Autumn'' by

Liz Kessler Liz Kessler (Born 15 October 1966) is an English writer of children's books, most notably a series about a half-mermaid named Emily Windsnap. Biography Liz Kessler grew up in Southport in the North West of England, and has lived in Mancheste ...

(Orion Children's Books) ;2011 * Most Fun Story with Pictures: ** ''Lunatics and Luck'' (Raven Mysteries, 3) by

Marcus Sedgwick Marcus Sedgwick (8 April 1968 – 15 November 2022) was a British writer, illustrator and musician. He published novels such as '' Floodland'' (2001; winner of the Branford Boase Award) and '' The Dark Horse'' (2002; shortlisted for The Guard ...

, illus. Pete Williamson (Orion Children's Books) ** ''Alienography'' by

(Macmillan) ** ''Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree'' by

, illus. David Tazzyman (Egmont) * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Do Igloos Have Loos'' by

Mitchell Symons Mitchell Symons (born 11 February 1957) is a British journalist and writer. Born in London, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied Law. Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he has worked as a ...

(Doubleday) ** ''How the World Works'' by Christian Dorion, illus. Beverley Young, pop-ups designed by Andy Mansfield (Templar Publishing) ** ''What You Need To Know Now: The World in Facts, Stats, and Graphics'' by Joe Fullman, Ian Graham, Sally Regan and Isabel Thomas, illus.

Sheila Collins Sheila Margaret Collins OBE FRCN (28 August 1921 – 13 March 2009) was a British nurse, writer and educationist. She was chair of the Royal College of Nursing's council. Life Collins was born in 1921 in Conwy. She went to school at the John B ...

, Mik Gates, Jim Green, Katie Knutton, Phillip Letsu and Hoa Luc (Dorling Kindersley) * Favourite Story ** ''Dead Man's Cove'' (Laura Marlin Mystery, 1) by Lauren St John (Orion Children's Books) ** '' A Web of Air'' (Mortal Engines prequel) by

(Scholastic Children's Books) ** ''Tall Story'' by

Candy Gourlay Candy Gourlay (formerly Candy Quimpo) is a Filipino author based in the United Kingdom who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Biography Candy Gourlay was born and raised in the Philippines. Career Author Her debut novel ''Tall Story ...

(David Fickling Books) ;2010 * Most Fun Story with Pictures: ** ''Peter the Penguin Pioneer'' by Daren King (Quercus) ** ''Spells'' by

Emily Gravett Emily Gravett (born 1972) is an English author and illustrator of children's picture books. For her debut book ''Wolves'' published in 2005 and '' Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears'' published three years later, she won the annual Kate Greenaway M ...

(Macmillan) ** ''Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things'' by Guy Bass (Stripes) * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Usborne Lift-the-flap Picture Atlas'' by Alex Frith and Kate Leake (Usborne) ** ''Tail-End Charlie'' by

Mick Manning Mick Manning (born 1959) is a British artist and creator of children's books. Biography Manning was raised in Haworth, near Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He first attended Bradford College, then studied graphic design at the University of Nort ...

and

Brita Granström Brita Granström (born 1969) is a Swedish artist who graduated from Konstfack Stockholm in 1994 and now lives and works between Great Britain and her homeland as a painter and illustrator. Painting In 2011 Granström's self-portrait ''Mother of ...

(Frances Lincoln Children's Books) ** ''Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You'' by

(Red Fox) * Book I couldn't Put Down ** ''Cosmic'' by

Frank Cottrell Boyce Frank Cottrell-Boyce (born 23 September 1959)"COTTRELL-BOYCE, Frank", ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 200 Retrieved 2010-05-16. is an English people, English screenwriter, ...

(Macmillan) ** ''The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43'' by Harriet Goodwin (Stripes) ** '' Frozen in Time'' by Ali Sparkes (Oxford) ;2009 * Most Fun Story with Pictures: ** ''Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear'' by

and David Tazzyman (Egmont) ** ''Fleabag'' by Helen Stephens (Alison Green Books) ** ''Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog'' by Jeremy Strong, illus. Rowan Clifford (Puffin Books) * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Archaeology Detectives'' by Simon Adams (Oxford University Press) ** ''100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet'' by Anna Claybourne (A & C Black) ** ''Planet in Peril'' ( Horrible Geography series) by Anita Ganeri, illus. Mike Phillips (Scholastic) * The Book I Couldn't Put Down: ** ''Abela'' by

Berlie Doherty Berlie Doherty (born 6 November 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal. She has also written novels for adults, plays for theatre an ...

(Andersen Press) ** '' Shadow Forest'' by

(Corgi) ** ''Foul Play'' by Tom Palmer (Puffin) ;2008 Prize didn't run.BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards archive
/ref> ;2007 * Most Fun Story with Pictures: ** ''Melrose and Croc Together at Christmas'' by

Emma Chichester Clark Emma Chichester Clark (born 15 October 1955) is a British children's book illustrator and author. She has published over 60 books and is best known for her series of picture books about a child's toy called Blue Kangaroo.Joanna CareyCroc on ice ( ...

** ''Charlie Cook's Favourite Books'' by

and Axel Scheffler ** ''You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum'' by

and David Tazzyman * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Why is Snot Green?'' by Glenn Murphy ** ''The Worst Children's Jobs in History'' by

** ''A Little Guide to Wild Flowers'' by

Charlotte Voake Charlotte Voake (born 1957) is a Welsh children's illustrator who has won several awards including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 1997. Life and career Voake was born and raised in Wales. She studied art history at the University of London ...

* The Book I Couldn't Put Down: ** '' Framed'' by

** ''The Bad Spy's Guide'' by Pete Johnson ** ''The Outlaw Varjak Paw'' by S. F. Said, illus. Dave McKean ;2006 * Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: ** ''Traction Man is Here'' by Mini Grey ** ''

'' by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins) ** ''Guess Who's Coming for Dinner'' by John Kelly and Cathy Tincknell * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Connor's Eco Den'' by Pippa Goodhart ** ''Poo'' by Nicola Davies and

Neal Layton Neal Layton is a British illustrator of children's books including '' Oscar and Arabella'' (2002) and '' Bartholomew and the Bug'' (2004) which won both the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Awards. Education He was born in Chichester. He has ...

** ''Spud Goes Green'' by Giles Thaxton (Egmont) * Book I Couldn't Put Down: ** ''GRK and the Pelotti Gang'' by Joshua Doder ** '' Blood Fever'' by

(Puffin) ** ''The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips'' by

;2005 * Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: ** '' The Snail and the Whale'' by

, illus. Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) ** '' Biscuit Bear'' by Mini Grey (Red Fox) ** ''

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Dick King-Smith Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE (27 March 1922 – 4 January 2011), was an English writer of children's books, primarily using the pen name Dick King-Smith. He is best known for ''The Sheep-Pig'' (1983). It was adapted as the movie ''Babe'' (1995 ...

, illus. Bob Graham (Walker) ** ''Rapunzel: A Groovy Fairy Tale'', retelling of "

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" by Lynn Roberts, illus.

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(Chrysalis) * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Explorers Wanted! At the North Pole'' by Simon Chapman (Egmont) ** ''What's My Family Tree?'' by

, illus.

(Watts) ** ''Art Fraud Detective'' by Anna Nilsen, illus. Andy Parker (Kingfisher) ** ''Rome in spectacular cross-section'' by Andrew Solway, illus. Stephen Biesty (Oxford University Press) * Book I Couldn't Put Down: ** '' Millions'' by

(Macmillan) ** ''

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'' by

(Puffin) ** ''Thora'' by Gillian Johnson (Hodder) ** ''

'' by

(Collins) ;2004 * Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: ** ''The Woman Who Won Things'' by

, illus. Katharine McEwen (Walker Books) ** '' Man on the Moon'' by Simon Bartram (Templar) ** ''Quiet!'' by Paul Bright, illus.

Guy Parker-Rees Guy Parker-Rees is a British illustrator and author of children's books. Biography Parker-Rees studied Literature and Philosophy at York University. He currently lives in Brighton with his wife and three children. Before becoming a children's ...

(Little Tiger Press) ** ''Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek Myths'' by Lucy Coats, illus. Anthony Lewis (Orion) ** ''The Smartest Giant in Town'' by

, illus. Axel Scheffler (Macmillan) * Best Book with Facts: ** ''Journey into the Arctic'' by Bryan and Cherry Alexander (OUP) ** ''Brilliant Brits: Shakespeare'' by Richard Brassey (Orion) ** ''Who is Emily Davison?'' by Claudia Fitzherbert (Short Books) ** '' The Ultimate Book Guide'' edited by

(A & C Black) ** ''I Spy: Shapes in Art'' by Lucy Micklethwaite (Collins) * Book I Couldn't Put Down: ** ''Stealing Stacey'' by

Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks (born 31 July 1929) is a British author of books for children and adults. She has written forty-five books, including the best-selling children's novel ''The Indian in the Cupboard'', which has sold over 10 million copies and ...

(Collins) ** ''Fat Boy Swim'' by Catherine Forde (Egmont) ** ''

The Garbage King ''The Garbage King'' is a 2003 children's fiction book written by Elizabeth Laird and illustrated by Yosef Kebede. Laird was inspired to write the book after living and working in Ethiopia, where, in Addis Ababa, she saw children who lived on ...

'' by Elizabeth Laird (Macmillan) ** ''When Mum Threw Out the Telly'' by E. F. Smith (Orchard Books) ** '' Montmorency'' by

(Scholastic)

References

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Booktrust (booktrust.co.uk). Retrieved 2014-10-18. With list of past winners.

External links

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* BBC
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(all dead, 2015-04-15) British children's literary awards Blue Peter BBC awards Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in the United Kingdom

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Winners

Shortlists

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