The Booktrust Early Years Awards, originally the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award(s), was a set of annual literary prizes for children's picture books. It was administered by Booktrust, an independent charity that promotes books and reading; from 1999 to 2004. The Booktrust Early Years Awards was sponsored by the supermarket chain

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company wa ...

with its last award give in 2010. As of 2005 there were three categories: the ''Baby Book Award'', the ''Pre-School Award'', and the ''Best Emerging Illustrator Award''. The winners in each category received £2000 with the Emerging Illustrator also receiving a specially commissioned award. The publishers of the winning books were given awards too.

List of prize winners

*2010 ** Baby Book Award:

Giles Andreae Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a British writer and illustrator. He is the creator of the stickman poet Purple Ronnie, the humorous artist / philosopher Edward Monkton, and the author of Giraffes Can't Dance, along with many other books fo ...

, '' I Love My Mummy'' (Orchard Books) ** Pre-School Award: Chris Wormell, '' One Smart Fish'' (Red Fox) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award:

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, for '' The Django'' (Templar) *2009 ** Baby Book Award:

Ed Vere Ed Vere is a British writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the Highland Children's Book Award in 2007 for his book, ''The Getaway'' and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing his 2 ...

, ''Chick'' (Puffin) ** Pre-School Award: Mara Bergman & Nick Maland, '' Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide'' (Hodder Children's Books) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award: Katie Cleminson for '' Box of Tricks'' (Jonathan Cape) *2008 ** Baby Book Award: Georgie Birkett, '' Is This My Nose?'' (Red Fox) ** Pre-School Award: Jeanne Willis & Gwen Millward, '' The Bog Baby'' (Puffin Books) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award: Tim Hopgood, for '' Here Comes Frankie!'' (Macmillan Children's Books) *2007 ** Baby Book Award: Jess Stockham, '' Tucking In!'' (Child's Play) ** Pre-School Award:

Polly Dunbar Polly Dunbar (born 1977) is an English author-illustrator. She is best known for her self-illustrated books ''Penguin'', the ''Tilly and Friends'' series (which became a BBC children's television series) and ''Hello, Mum'' – an illustrated mem ...

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'' (Walker Books) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award:

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 ...

, for '' Monkey and Me'' (Macmillan) *2006 ** Baby Book Award: Mandy Stanley, ''

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'' (HarperCollins Children's) ** Pre-School Award: Sam Lloyd, '' Mr. Pusskins'' (Orchard Books) ** Best New Illustrator Award:

Catherine Rayner Catherine Rayner is an Edinburgh-based British illustrator and writer of children's books. She was born in Harrogate in 1982, and grew up in Boston Spa, later studying at Leeds College of Art and Edinburgh College of Art. She won the Kate Gre ...

, for '' Augustus and His Smile'' (Little Tiger Press) *2005 ** Baby Book Award:

Lara Jones Lara Kate Jones (1975 – 26 March 2010) was a British artist, children's author and illustrator. She is best remembered for her '' Poppy Cat'' series of children's books, which have been published in 20 languages and sold over two and a half ...

, '' Poppy Cat's Farm'' (Campbell Books) ** Pre-School Award: Jack Tickle, '' The Very Dizzy Dinosaur'' (Little Tiger Press) ** Best New Illustrator Award: Kanako Usui, for '' The Fantastic Mr Wani'' (Little Tiger Press) *2004 ** Baby Book Award: David Ellwand & Mike Jolley, '' I Love You!'' (Templar) ** Pre-School Award:

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, ...

Axel Scheffler Axel Scheffler (born ) is a German illustrator and animator based in London. He is best known for his cartoon-like pictures for children's books, in particular ''The Gruffalo'' and ''The Gruffalo's Child'', written by Julia Donaldson. He has ...

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The Snail and the Whale ''The Snail and the Whale'' is a 2003 children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It won the 2004 Early Years award for the best pre-school book, the 2005 Blue Peter award for Best Book to Read Aloud, an ...

'' (Macmillan) ** Best New Illustrator Award: Polly Horner, for '' Polly and the North Star'' (Orion) *2003 **Sam Lloyd, '' Happy Dog, Sad Dog'' (Little Tiger Press) *2002 ** Annie Kubler, ''

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'' (Child's Play) *2001 ** Sandra Lousada, '' Baby Faces'' (Baby Campbell) *2000 ** Alex Ayliffe, '' Boo Barney'' (Orchard Books) *1999 **

Helen Oxenbury Helen Gillian Oxenbury (born 1938) is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She lives in North London. She has twice won the annual Kate Greenaway Medal, the British librarians' award for illustration and been runner-up ...

, '' Tickle, Tickle'' (Walker Books)

Shortlists

*2008 ** Baby Book Award: *** Angela Brooksbank, '' Baby's Very First Book: Day'' (Campbell Books) *** Dawn Sirett & Rachael Parfitt, '' Baby Loves Peekaboo!'' (Dorling Kindersley) *** Tim Warnes & Jane Chapman, '' Daddy Hug'' (HarperCollins Children's Books) ***

Justine Smith Justine Smith is a New Zealand comedian, writer, and actress. Early life Smith was born in Auckland and adopted by and raised in a self-described "conservative" family in Wainoni in Christchurch, New Zealand. Smith has an older sister. Her gra ...

& Fiona Land, '' Baby Touch: Playtime Book and DVD'' (Ladybird) *** Georgie Birkett, '' Is This My Nose?'' (Red Fox) *** Emily Hawkins & Emma Dodd, '' Amazing Baby: Rainbow Fun!'' (Templar) ** Pre-School Award: ***

David Bedford David Vickerman Bedford (4 August 1937 – 1 October 2011) was an English composer and musician. He wrote and played both popular and classical music. He was the brother of the conductor Steuart Bedford, the grandson of the composer, painter ...

& Russell Julian, '' It's a George Thing!'' (Egmont Books) *** Joanna Harrison, '' Grizzly Dad'' (David Fickling Books) *** Andy Cutbill &

Russell Ayto Russell Ayto is an English illustrator of children's books including many picture books. Biography He was born in Chichester, Sussex in 1960 and grew up in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. After school he worked in the Histopathology Department of th ...

, '' The Cow That Laid an Egg'' (HarperCollins Children's Books) ***

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 ...

, '' Wendel's Workshop'' (Macmillan Children's Books) *** Jeanne Willis & Gwen Millward, '' The Bog Baby'' (Puffin Books) *** Jeanne Willis & Garry Parsons, '' There's An Ouch in My Pouch!'' (Puffin Books) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award: *** Victoria Ball, for '' That Yucky Love Thing'' (Gullane Children's Books) *** Tim Hopgood, for '' Here Comes Frankie!'' (Macmillan Children's Books) *** Alex T. Smith, for '' Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero'' (Scholastic Children's Books) *** Joe Berger, for ''

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'' (Puffin Books) *** Gwen Millward, for '' The Bog Baby'' (Puffin Books) ***

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, for ''

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'' (Walker Books) *2007 ** Baby Book Award: ***

David McKee David John McKee (2 January 1935 – 6 April 2022) was a British writer and illustrator, chiefly of children's books and animations. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was UK nominee for the biennial, international Hans Chris ...

, '' Elmer’s First Counting Book'' (Andersen Press) ***

& Fiona Land, '' Baby Touch: Noisy Book'' (Ladybird) ***

& Fiona Land, '' Baby Touch: Peekaboo Book'' (Ladybird) *** Jess Stockham, '' Looking Good!'' (Child’s Play) *** Jess Stockham, '' Tucking In!'' (Child's Play) *** Dr Miriam Stoppard, ''

Happy Baby ''Happy Baby'' is a 2004 novel by Stephen Elliott. The book was a finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. Plot Theo is addicted to sadomasochism. He insists on being hurt - whether by one he loves or by a profes ...

'' (Dorling Kindersley) ** Pre-School Award: *** Mara Bergman & Nick Maland, ''

Oliver Who Would Not Sleep Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * '' Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver ...

'' (Hodder Children’s Books) ***

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 ( ...

, '' Eliza and the Moonchild'' (Andersen Press) ***

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 (novel series), How to Train Your Dragon'', which has subsequently become an How to Train Your Dragon (fr ...

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 ...

, '' That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown'' (Orchard Books) ***

, ''

'' (Walker Books) *** Joel Stewart, '' Dexter Bexley and his Big Blue Beastie'' (Doubleday) *** Jeanne Willis &

Tony Ross Anthony Lee Ross (born 10 August 1938) is a British author and illustrator of children's picture books. In Britain, he is best known for writing and illustrating his Little Princess books and for illustrating the Horrid Henry series by Frances ...

, '' Grill Pan Eddy'' (Andersen Press) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award: *** Jason Chapman, for '' Ted, Bo and Diz: The First Adventure'' (Little Tiger Press) ***

, for '' Monkey and Me'' (Macmillan) *** Viviane Schwarz, for '' Timothy and the Strong Pyjamas'' (Alison Green Books) *** Anna Wadham, for '' The Ant and the Big Bad Bully Goat'' - written by Andrew Fusek Peters (Child’s Play) *2006 ** Baby Book Award: *** Marie Birkinshaw & Kate Merritt, '' Night, Night, Baby'' (Ladybird) *** Kathy Henderson & Paul Howard, '' Look at You!'' (Walker Books) *** Annie Kubler, '' Peek-a-Boo!'' (Child’s Play) *** Luana Rinaldo, '' Clackety-Clacks: Bee'' (Campbell Books) *** Mandy Stanley, ''

'' (HarperCollins Children's) ***Fiona Watt & Catherine-Anne MacKinnon, '' Sleepy Baby'' (Usborne) ** Pre-School Award: ***

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, '' I'm Not Cute!'' (Boxer Books) ***

Nick Butterworth Nick Butterworth (born 24 May 1946) is a British author and illustrator of children's books. His picture book ''The Whisperer'' won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2005. His Percy the Park Keeper books became an animated television series of ...

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'' (HarperCollins Children’s) *** Emma Dodd, '' What Pet to Get?'' (Templar Publishing) ***

, ''

Orange Pear Apple Bear ''Orange Pear Apple Bear'' is a children's book written by award-winning author and illustrator Emily Gravett. Throughout the book only the four words "orange, pear, apple" and "bear" are used, with the exception of a single use of the word "there ...

'' (Macmillan Children’s) ***

Oliver Jeffers Oliver Brendan Jeffers (born 1977) is a Northern Irish artist, illustrator and writer who now lives and works in Brooklyn. He went to the integrated secondary school Hazelwood College, then graduated from the University of Ulster in 2001. ...

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'' (HarperCollins Children’s) ***Sam Lloyd, '' Mr. Pusskins'' (Orchard Books) ** Best Emerging Illustrator Award: *** Sebastien Braun, for '' I Love My Mummy'' (Boxer Books) *** Petra Brown, for '' If Big Can... I Can'' - written by Beth Shoshan (Meadowside) *** Natalie Chivers, for '' Dad’s Bug Bear'' - written by

Peter Dixon Peter John Dixon (born 30 April 1944) is a former England international rugby union player. Dixon played for Oxford University RFC in four consecutive Varsity Matches from 1967 to 1970. He played for Cumberland at county level alongside Da ...

(Red Fox) ***

, for '' Augustus and His Smile'' (Little Tiger Press) *2005 ** Baby Book Award: ***

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, '' Can You Cuddle Like a Koala?'' (Little Orchard) *** DK Team, '' Bathtime Peekaboo!'' (Dorling Kindersley) ***

, '' Poppy Cat's Farm'' (Campbell Books) ***

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, '' Not So Loud, Oliver!'' (Little Orchard) *** Joanne Partis, '' Look at Me!'' (Chrysalis Books) *** Nicola Smee, '' No Bed Without Ted'' (Bloomsbury) ** Pre-School Award: *** Jez Alborough, '' Duck's Key Where Can it be?'' (HarperCollins Children's) *** Caroline Jayne Church, '' Pond Goose'' (OUP) *** Atsuko Morozumi, '' My Friend Gorilla'' (Mathew Price Books) ***

Jan Ormerod Jan Ormerod (23 September 1946 – 23 January 2013), born Janet Louise Hendry, was an Australian illustrator of children's books. She first came to prominence from her wordless picture book ''Sunshine'' which won the 1982 Mother Goose Award. He ...

& Lindsey Gardiner, '' Doing the Animal Bop'' (OUP) *** Jack Tickle, '' The Very Dizzy Dinosaur'' (Little Tiger Press) ***

Kaye Umansky Kaye Umansky (; born 6 December 1946) is an English children's author and poet. She has written over 130 books for children and her work ranges from picture books to novels. She is best known for the Pongwiffy & Jim Series. Early life Kaye Uman ...

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, '' A Chair for Baby Bear'' (OUP) ** Best New Illustrator Award: *** Heather Allen, for '' Little Green Monsters'' - written by Alec Sillifant (Meadowside) *** Uwe Mayer, for '' Eric the Liontamer'' - written by Rachel Elliot (Meadowside) *** Rob Scotton, for ''

Russell the Sheep ''Russell the Sheep'' is a 2005 children’s picture book by Rob Scotton, also the creator of '' Splat the Cat''. The book tells the story of an insomniac sheep. Plot Russell is a sheep that has trouble falling asleep sometimes. Perhaps he ne ...

'' (HarperCollins Children's) *** Kanako Usui, for '' The Fantastic Mr Wani'' (Little Tiger Press) *2003 ** Roger Priddy, '' Baby Activity Centre'' (Priddy Books) **Sam Lloyd, '' Happy Dog, Sad Dog'' (Little Tiger Press) **Fiona Watt & Rachel Wells, '' That's Not My Bear'' (Usborne Publishing) ** DK Team, '' Baby Fun: Five in the Bed'' (Dorling Kindersley) **

, '' Goodnight, Poppy Cat'' (Campbell Books) ** Amanda Wood & Fiona Macmillan, '' Baby Boo!'' (Templar). *2001 **

Debi Gliori Debi Gliori (born 1959) is a Scottish writer and illustrator of children's books. Life and career Gliori was born in Glasgow and grew up there as an only child. She started writing children's books in 1976 and attended art school in Edinburg ...

, '' Where, Oh Where, is Baby Bear?'' (Little Orchard) ** Annie Kubler, '' If You're Happy and You Know It...'' (Child's Play) **

Jo Lodge Joanna Lodge (born 6 January 1968 Harrogate) is a retired British long-distance runner. She represented Great Britain in the Marathon at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and in the 1999 edition of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championshi ...

, '' Baby's Very First Book: Farm'' (Baby Campbell) ** Sandra Lousada, '' Baby Faces'' (Baby Campbell) ** Mandy Ross & Kate Merritt, '' Peekaboo Baby!'' (Ladybird) ** Nicola Smee, '' Sleepyhead'' (Baby Campbell) *1999 ** Steve Bland, ''

Woof! ''Woof!'' is a British children's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog. It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg. It was directed by David Cobham with the screenp ...

'' (Macmillan) ** Lucy Cousins, '' Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes'' (Macmillan) ** Debbie MacKinnon & Anthea Sieveking, '' Find My Cake!'' (Frances Lincoln) **

, '' Peek-a-Boo!'' (Dutton) **

, '' Tickle, Tickle'' (Walker Books) **

Nick Sharratt Nick Sharratt (born 9 August 1962) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, whose work is split between illustrating for writers, most notably Jacqueline Wilson from 1991 to 2021, and Jeremy Strong, but also Giles Andreae, Juli ...

, '' A Bear with a Pear'' (Macmillan)

References

External links

Booktrust Early Years Awards

Booktrust Early Years Awards at Booktrust

Sainsbury's Baby Book Award at Booktrust

Sainsbury's Baby Book Award shortlist 1999
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List of prize winners

Shortlists

See also

References

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