The Hampshire Book Awards are an annual series of
literary awards
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...
given to works of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
. The awards are run by
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of ...
's School Library Service.
There are three awards: Hampshire Book Award, Hampshire Illustrated Book Award and Hampshire Picture Book Award. A fourth award, the Hampshire Information Book Award, is being piloted in 2013.
Hampshire Book Award
The Hampshire Book Award is given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. Around June every year, the final is held and selected Year 8 students from schools across Hampshire attend it in order to vote for the winning book. A celebration event for the award is held in October, and where possible, the winning author is invited to attend.
;Winners and shortlists
*2019 ''
Shell
Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design
* Shell (structure), a thin structure
** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
** Thin-shell structure
Science Biology
* Seashell, a hard ou ...
'' by
Paula Rawsthorne
**''
Things a Bright Girl Can Do'' by
Sally Nicholls
Sally Nicholls (born 22 June 1983) is a prize-winning British children's book author.
Life
Nicholls was born and grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, England. She attended Great Ayton Friends' School until its closure and subsequently Egglescliffe ...
**''Satellite'' by Nick Lake
**''The Extinction Trials'' by S. M. Wilson
**''Scarecrow'' by Danny Weston
**''Refugee'' by
Alan Gratz
Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 17 novels for young adults including ''Prisoner B-3087'', ''Code of Honor'', ''Grenade'', ''Something Rotten'', and ''Refugee''.
Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a ...
*2018 ''
Instructions of a Second Hand Heart'' by
Tamsyn Murray
**''A Dangerous Crossing'' by Jane Mitchell
**''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 ...
**''Between the Lies'' by Cathy McPhail
**''Fir'' by Sharon Gosling
**''A Seven-Letter Word'' by Kim Slater
*2017 ''
River of Ink'' by
Helen Dennis
**''My Name's Not Friday'' by
Jon Walter
**''The Bubble Boy'' by
Stewart Foster
**''
Island
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'' by
Nicky Singer, illustrated by
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 ...
**''Night Vision'' by
Ella West
**''Railhead'' 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 Arthur ...
*2016 ''
Looking at the Stars'' by
Jo Cotterill
**''
Winterkill'' by
Kate A Boorman
**''
Apple and Rain'' by
Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan is an Irish author. She is best known for her books for young adults, including ''Apple and Rain'' and ''One'', for which she has won several awards.
Biography
Crossan graduated from Warwick University in 1999 with a degree in Phi ...
**''
Devil You Know'' by
Cathy MacPhail
**''
The Boundless'' by
Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel (born August 31, 1967) is a Canadian children's writer.
Biography
Oppel was born in Port Alberni, and spent his childhood in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also lived in Newfoundland and Labrador, England, ...
**''
Smart
Smart or SMART may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Smart'' (Hey! Say! JUMP album), 2014
* Smart (Hotels.com), former mascot of Hotels.com
* ''Smart'' (Sleeper album), 1995 debut album by Sleeper
* ''SMart'', a children's television ser ...
'' by
Kim Slater
*2015 ''
The Screaming Staircase
''The Screaming Staircase'' is a young adult, supernatural thriller novel by Jonathan Stroud. It is the first book in the series '' Lockwood & Co.'', and was released on 29 August 2013 by Random House in the United Kingdom, and by Disney-Hyper ...
'' by
Jonathan Stroud
Jonathan Anthony Stroud (born 27 October 1970) is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the ''Bartimaeus'' young adult sequence and '' Lockwood & Co.'' children's series. His books are typically set in an alternate history Londo ...
*2014 ''
Hostage
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'' by
Chris Bradford
Chris Bradford is an English author and black belt martial artist, best known for his children's fictional series, ''Young Samurai''.
The first ''Young Samurai'' book, '' The Way of the Warrior'', was published by Puffin Books in 2008. Disney b ...
*2013 ''
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece
''My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece '' is a 2011 novel written by Annabel Pitcher. It won the 2012 Branford Boase Award, and received at least 25 other award nominations.
Plot summary
Ten-year-old Jamie Mathews moves to the Lake District from ...
'' by
Annabel Pitcher
Annabel Pitcher (born 1982) is a British children's writer.
Background
Pitcher was born in a village in West Yorkshire. She studied English Literature at Oxford University. Her first novel, ''My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece'', deals with the ...
*2012 ''Half Brother'' by
Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel (born August 31, 1967) is a Canadian children's writer.
Biography
Oppel was born in Port Alberni, and spent his childhood in Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. He also lived in Newfoundland and Labrador, England, ...
**''
Burning Secrets'' by
Clare Chambers
**''
Outlaw
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'' by
Stephen Davies
**''
Reckless'' by
Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Maria Funke () (born 10 December 1958) is a German author of children's fiction. Born in Dorsten, North Rhine-Westphalia, she began her career as a social worker before becoming a book illustrator. She began writing novels in the late 19 ...
**''
Theodore Boone: Young Lawyer'' by
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the Am ...
**''
Angel
In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God.
Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...
'' by
L.A. Weatherly
*2011 ''
Time Riders
TimeRiders is a series of teen science fiction novels written by Alex Scarrow. The series has nine books and is currently published by Puffin Books.
Summary
The novels revolve around three teens who are recruited by an agency known as 'The ...
'' by
Alex Scarrow
Alex Scarrow (born 14 February 1966) is a British author most known for his young adult science fiction series '' TimeRiders''.
Early life
Alex Scarrow used to be a rock guitarist in a band, spending ten years after college in the music bus ...
**''
Diary of a Wimpy Vampire'' by
Tim Collins
**''
Halo
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* Halo (optical phenomenon)
* Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head
HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Video games
* ''Halo'' (franch ...
'' by
Zizou Corder
Louisa Young is a British novelist, songwriter, short-story writer, biographer and journalist, whose work has appeared in 32 languages. By 2023 she had published seven novels under her own name and five with her daughter, the actor Isabel Adomak ...
**''
Two Good Thieves'' by
Daniel Finn
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**''
Moster Repuplic'' by
Ben Horton
**''
Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud'' by Andrew Lane
*2010 ''
Hunger Games
''The Hunger Games'' is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set 6 ...
'' by
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American author and television writer. She is known as the author of the book series ''The Underland Chronicles'' and ''The Hunger Games''.
Early life
Suzanne Collins was born on August 10, 1962, in ...
**''
Dot Robot'' by
Jason Bradbury
Jason Alan Bradbury (born 10 April 1969) is a British television presenter and children's author, best known for presenting shows such as the Channel 5 (UK), Channel 5 technology programme ''The Gadget Show'' and the BBC One game show ''Don't ...
**''
The Devil's Kiss'' by
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;Given name
* Tharwat Abaza (1927–2002), Egyptian journalist and novelist
* Tharwat Alhajjaj, Paralympi ...
**''
Bang Bang You're Dead'' by
Narinder Dhami
Narinder Dhami (born 1958 in Wolverhampton) is a British children's author.
Early life
Dhami's father was an Indian immigrant from the Punjab who arrived in the UK in 1954, and her mother is English.[The Graveyard Book
''The Graveyard Book'' is a young adult novel by the English author Neil Gaiman, simultaneously published in Britain and America in 2008. ''The Graveyard Book'' traces the story of the boy Nobody "Bod" Owens who is adopted and reared by the su ...]
'' by
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
**''
Medusa Project: The Set-Up'' by
Sophie McKenzie
Sophie McKenzie is a British author of books for young adults. Many of her novels have won several awards, the most famous being '' Girl, Missing''. Others include '' Blood Ties'' and ''The Set Up''. McKenzie writes full-time and lives in Lond ...
*2009 ''Dogfight'' by Craig Simpson
**''
Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo)'' by
D.M. Cornish
**''
Dragonfly
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'' by
Julia Golding
Julia Golding (born 1969), pen names Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards, is a British novelist best known for her ''Cat Royal'' series and '' The Companions Quartet''.
Biography
Born in London, 1969, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She orig ...
**''
Between Two Seas'' by
Marie-Louise Jensen
Marie-Louise Jensen (born 22 September 1964) is an English children's author.
Biography
Marie Louise Jensen (née Chalcraft) was born in Henley-On-Thames of an English father and Danish mother. Her early years were plagued by teachers telling ...
**''
Crusade
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were i ...
'' by
Elizabeth Laird
**''
Outcast'' by
Michelle Paver
Michelle Paver (born 7 September 1960) is a British novelist and children's writer, known for the historical fantasy series ''Chronicles of Ancient Darkness'', set in prehistoric Europe. For the sixth book of the series, '' Ghost Hunter'' (2009 ...
*2008 ''
Skulduggery Pleasant
''Skulduggery Pleasant'' is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain, her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allie ...
'' by
Derek Landy
Derek Landy (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' book series.
Career
Landy has written two screenplays that have been made into films, the IFTA award-winning '' Dead Bodies'' an ...
**''
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' is a 2006 Holocaust novel by Irish novelist John Boyne. Much like the process he undertakes when writing most of his novels, Boyne has said that he wrote the entire first draft in two and a half days, without ...
'' by
John Boyne
John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. He is the author of eleven novels for adults and six novels for younger readers. His novels are published in over 50 languages. His 2006 novel ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' was adapte ...
**''
Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times'' by
L. Brittney
**''
School's Out Forever'' by
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' se ...
**''
H.I.V.E'' by
Mark Walden
Mark Walden (born 1972) is the author of the H.I.V.E. series of novels. He was a senior producer in charge of developing PlayStation games for Sony before taking up writing full-time.
Personal life
Walden spent seven years at Bablake School, a ...
**''
Kat Got Your Tongue'' by
Lee Weatherly
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
*2007 ''
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (also known as ''Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief'') is a 2010 Action film, action fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Chris Columbus from a screenplay by Craig Titley, ...
'' by
Rick Riordan
Richard Russell Riordan Junior (; born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million co ...
**''
Ellen's People'' by
Dennis Hamley
**''
Evil Star
Evil Star is the name of two supervillains appearing in DC Comics publications.
Publication history
The Guy Pompton version of Evil Star debuted in ''All Star Comics'' #44 and was created by John Broome and Irwin Hasen.
The alien version of Evil ...
'' by
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony John Horowitz, (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense.
His works for children and young adult readers include ''The Diamond Brothers'' series, the ''Alex Rider'' series, and ''T ...
**''
Peter Raven Under Fire'' by
Michael Molloy
**''
CHERUB: Divine Madness'' by
Robert Muchamore
Robert Muchamore (born 26 December 1971) is an English author, most notable for writing the '' CHERUB'' and ''Henderson's Boys'' novels.
Early life
Robert Muchamore was born in Tufnell Park, London, and is the youngest of four children. Muchamo ...
**''
The Devil's Footsteps'' by
E.E. Richardson
*2006 ''
The Spook's Apprentice
''The Spook's Apprentice'' (American title: ''The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch''), written by Joseph Delaney, is the first story in ''The Wardstone Chronicles'' arc of the ''Spook's'' series. The plot centres on a 13-year-old farm boy ...
'' by
Joseph Delaney
Joseph Henry Delaney (25 July 1945 – 16 August 2022) was an English author, known for his dark fantasy series ''Spook's''. He started his career as a teacher and wrote science fiction and fantasy novels for adults under the pseudonym J. K. H ...
**''
Merrow
Merrow (from Irish ', Middle Irish ' or ') is a mermaid or merman in Irish folklore. The term is of Hiberno-English origin.
The merrows supposedly require a magical cap ( ga, cochaillín draíochta; Hiberno-English: cohuleen druith) in order t ...
'' by
Louise Cooper
Louise Cooper (29 May 1952 – 21 October 2009) was a British fantasy writer who lived in Cornwall with her husband, Cas Sandall.
Cooper was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire. She began writing stories when she was at school to entertain her ...
**''
The Heaven Shop'' by
Deborah Ellis
Deborah Ellis (born August 7, 1960) is a Canadian fiction-writer and activist. Her themes are often concerned with the sufferings of persecuted children in the Third World.
Early life
Born in Cochrane Ontario, Ellis and her family moved several ...
**''
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels. Most of this pressure results from the heart pumping blood through the circulatory system. When used without qualification, the term "blood pressure" r ...
'' by
Alan Gibbons
**''
Mudlark
A mudlark is someone who scavenges in river mud for items of value, a term used especially to describe those who scavenged this way in London during the late 18th and 19th centuries. The practice of searching the banks of rivers for items cont ...
'' by
John Sedden
**''
Ruby Tanya'' by
Robert Swindells
Robert E. Swindells (born 20 March 1939) is an English author of children's and young adult fiction.
For the young-adult novel '' Stone
Cold'' (Heinemann, 1993), which dealt with homelessness, he won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library ...
*2005 ''
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 storytellin ...
**''Unique'' by
Alison Allen-Grey
**''
Boy2Girl'' by
Terence Blacker
Terence Blacker FRSL (born 5 February 1948, near Hadleigh, Suffolk) is an English songwriter, author and columnist.
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Biography
Blacker is the son of General Sir Cecil Blacker, and the brother of sculptor and former jockey Philip Blacke ...
**''
Iqbal Iqbal, Eqbal, Ikbal, or Eghbal may refer to:
Geography Iran
* ''Eqbal, Iran'', a village in West Azerbaijan Province
*''Eqbaliyeh'', rural district in Iran
* ''Eqbal-e Gharbi Rural District'', western provincial district in Qazvin, Iran
* ''Eqbal- ...
'' by
Francesco D'Adamo
**''
Horace
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (; 8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace (), was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (also known as Octavian). The rhetorician Quintilian regarded his ' ...
'' by
Chris d'Lacey
**''The Voyage of the Snake Lady'' by
Theresa Tomlinson
Theresa Tomlinson (born 1946 in Crawley, Sussex) is an English writer for children, mainly of historical fiction. She advocates giving children "the opportunity to consider many different role models and ways of life, so that they can make up th ...
*2004 ''
A Little Piece of Ground
''A Little Piece of Ground'' is a young adult fiction, young adult novel by Elizabeth Laird (author), Elizabeth Laird, written with Sonia Nimr. The book is about a twelve-year-old boy and his family struggling under the oppression of occupation ...
'' by
Elizabeth Laird
**''
Trollogy'' by
Steve Barlow
The Two Steves are British Collaborative authorship, collaborative writers of children's books Steve Barlow (real name Steven Lowe) and Steve Skidmore (born 7 December 1960). They have written more than 70 books together. Their books are publishe ...
**''
Fat Boy Swim'' by
Catherine Forde
Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria.
In the early Christ ...
**''
Another Me'' by
Catherine MacPhail
Catherine MacPhail (25 January 1946 – 28 August 2021) was a Scottish-born author. Although she had had other jobs, she always wanted to be a writer but she didn't think she would be suited to it. Her first published work was a sort of "twist- ...
**''
Keeper'' by
Mal Peet
Malcolm Charles Peet (5 October 1947 – 2 March 2015) was an English author and illustrator best known for young adult fiction. He has won several honours including the Brandford Boase, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, British child ...
**''
Child X'' by
Lee Weatherly
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
*2003 ''
Skeleton Key
A skeleton key (also known as a passkey) is a type of master Lock (security device), key in which the serrated edge has been removed in such a way that it can open numerous Lock and key, locks, most commonly the warded lock. The term derives fr ...
'' by
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony John Horowitz, (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense.
His works for children and young adult readers include ''The Diamond Brothers'' series, the ''Alex Rider'' series, and ''T ...
**''
Exodus
Exodus or the Exodus may refer to:
Religion
* Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible
* The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan
Historical events
* Ex ...
'' by
Julie Bertagna
Julie Bertagna (born 1962) is a Scottish people, Scottish author who has written real life and science fiction novels for children and young adults. Her books have been shortlisted for several literature awards, including the Carnegie Medal (li ...
**''
Nightland'' by
Robert Dodds
**''
Stella
Stella or STELLA may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media Comedy
*Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain
Characters
*Stella (given name), including a list of characters with th ...
'' by
Catherine Johnson
**''
Mortal Engines
''Mortal Engines'' is a young-adult science fantasy novel by Philip Reeve, published by Scholastic UK in 2001. The book focuses on a futuristic, steampunk version of London, now a giant machine striving to survive on a world that is runni ...
'' 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 Arthur ...
**''
Match of Death'' by
James Riordan
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*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
Hampshire Illustrated Book Award
The Hampshire Illustrated Book Award is an annual award given to
illustrated
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video ...
works of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
. The award is judged by children in Year 5 and run by
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of ...
's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in October each year, and the winner in December. An award ceremony is held in March the following year.
;Winners and shortlists
*2017 ''
Where the Bugaboo Lives'' by
Sean Taylor
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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 ...
**''Imaginary Fred'' by
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the Artemis Fowl (series), ''Artemis Fowl'' series. I ...
and
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.
...
**''
Finding Winnie'' by Lindsay Mattick and
Sophie Blackall
Sophie Jocasta Blackall is an Australian artist, author, and illustrator of children's books based in Brooklyn, New York.
Early life and education
Blackall was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1970.
In 1992, Blackall earned a Bachelor of Des ...
**''Ossiri and the Bala Mengro'' by Richard O'Neill and Katharine Quarmby
**''Pet Dragon'' by Mark Robertson and Sally Symes
**''Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool'' by
Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis (born St Albans, England) is an author of several children's books, including '' The Monster Bed'' (1986),''The Monster Bed'', about the author the '' Dr. Xargle's Book of...'' series (1988–2004), and ''Shamanka'' (2007). Willis wa ...
and
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 ...
*2016 ''
The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf and Grandma’s Wardrobe'' by
Diane Fox and
Christyan Fox.
*2015 ''Winter's Child'' by
Angela McAllister and
Grahame Baker-Smith Grahame is a surname or first name, and may refer to
* Christine Grahame (born 1944), Scottish politician
* Gloria Grahame (1923–1981), American actress
* James Grahame (1756–1811), Scottish poet
* John Grahame (born 1975), American ice hockey ...
*2014 ''
The Day the Crayons Quit'' by
Drew Daywalt
Drew Daywalt (born January 5, 1970), is an American author and filmmaker. He is best known for writing the best-selling children's picture book ''The Day the Crayons Quit'', and its sequel ''The Day the Crayons Came Home'', both illustrated by Ol ...
and
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.
...
** ''Where The Poppies Now Grow'' by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey
** ''Journey'' by
Aaron Becker
Aaron Becker (born 1974) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his wordless children's book ''Journey'', which received positive reviews in the ''New York Times'' and the ''Wall Street Journal'' and a C ...
** ''Jemmy Button'' by Valerio Vidali
** ''Weasels'' by
Elys Dolan
Elys Dolan is a children's book writer and illustrator, and lecturer at the Cambridge School of Art. She came in second for the Macmillan Prize for Children's Picture Book Illustration as a student. She won the Zena Sutherland Award for Excellenc ...
*2013 ''Pirates Next Door'' by Jonny Duddle
** ''Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton'' by
Lauren Child
Lauren Margot Peachy Child (born Helen Child; 29 November 1965) is an English children's author and illustrator. She is best known for the Charlie and Lola picture book series and other book series. Her influences include E. H. Shepard, Quen ...
& Tricia Krauss
** ''
The Spider and the Fly'' by
Tony DiTerlizzi
Tony M. DiTerlizzi (born September 6, 1969) is an American fantasy artist, children's book creator, and motion picture producer.
In the gaming industry, he is best known for his work in the collectible card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' and on ...
** ''The Frank Show'' by David Mackintosh
** ''Black Dog'' by Levi Pinfold
** ''How Dinosaurs Really Work'' by
Alan Snow
*2012 ''
Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School'' by David Mackintosh
**''
Happiness is a Watermelon on your Head'' by
Stella Dreis, translated 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 ...
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Three by the Sea'' by
Mini Grey
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Major Glad, Major Dizzy'' by
Jan Oke
**''
The Lion & the Mouse'' by
Jerry Pinkney
Jerry Pinkney (December 22, 1939 – October 20, 2021) was an American illustrator and writer of children's literature. Pinkney illustrated over 100 books since 1964, including picture books, nonfiction titles and novels. Pinkney's works addresse ...
**''
Iggy Wilder, Great Lost Dog Adventure'' by
Marcia Williams
Marcia Matilda Falkender, Baroness Falkender, CBE (''née'' Field, known professionally as Marcia Williams; 10 March 1932 – 6 February 2019) was a British Labour politician, known first as the private secretary for, and then the political se ...
*2011 ''
The Santa Trap'' by
Jonathan Emmett
Jonathan Emmett (born 10 December 1965) is a British children's author and pop-up book designer. He is best known for his picture books including ''Bringing Down the Moon'', ''Someone Bigger'' and ''The Princess and the Pig''. His books have w ...
and
Poly Bernatene
**''
Me and You'' by
Anthony Browne
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Crazy Hair
''Crazy Hair'' is a book by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, published in 2009 in the United States by HarperCollins, and in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury. It is based on a poem by Gaiman, with artwork by McKean.
In the stor ...
'' by
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
and
Dave McKean
David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpt ...
**''
In Flanders Fields
"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and f ...
'' by
Norman Jorgensen and
Brian Harrison-Levin
**''
Rumblewick and the Dinner Dragons'' by
Hiawyn Oram and
Sarah Warburton
**''
The Lost Thing
''The Lost Thing'' is a picture book written and illustrated by Shaun Tan that was also adapted into an Academy Award-winning animated short film.
Plot
Set in the near future, a dystopian Melbourne, Australia, ''The Lost Thing'' is a story abou ...
'' by
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan (born 1973) is an Australian artist, writer and film maker. He won an Academy Award for '' The Lost Thing'', a 2011 animated film adaptation of a 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated. Other books he has written and illustrated inc ...
*2010 ''
Tortoise vs Hare: the re-match'' by
Preston Rutt and
Ben Redlich
**''
Iggy Peck, Architect'' by
Andrea Beatty
**''
Child's Garden'' by
Michael Foreman
**''
Lion Journal'' by
Carolyn Franklin
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Goal!'' by
Mina Javerherbin
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Leon and the Place Between'' by
Angela McAllister and
Grahame Baker-Smith Grahame is a surname or first name, and may refer to
* Christine Grahame (born 1944), Scottish politician
* Gloria Grahame (1923–1981), American actress
* James Grahame (1756–1811), Scottish poet
* John Grahame (born 1975), American ice hockey ...
*2009 ''
Don't Read This Book'' by
Jill Lewis and
Deborah Alwright
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Here Comes Frankie'' by
Tim Hopgood
**''
Stone Age Boy'' by
Satoshi Kitamura
is a Japanese children's picture book author and illustrator. In 1983, he received the Mother Goose Award for the Most Exciting Newcomer to British Illustration for ''Angry Arthur'' (written by Hiawyn Oram). In 2000, his book, ''Sheep in Wolves' ...
**''
The Robot and the Bluebird'' by
David Lucas
**''
The Boy, the Bear, the Baron and the Bard'' by
Gregory Rogers
**''
Wonderful Life'' by
Helen Ward
*2008 ''
Scoop! An exclusive by Monty Molenski'' by
John Kelly John or Jack Kelly may refer to:
People Academics and scientists
* John Kelly (engineer), Irish professor, former Registrar of University College Dublin
*John Kelly (scholar) (1750–1809), at Douglas, Isle of Man
*John Forrest Kelly (1859–1922) ...
and
Cathy Tincknell
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We're Riding on a Caravan'' by
Laurie Krebs
**''
Meerkat Mail'' 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 Me ...
**''
Dali and the Path of Dreams'' by
Anna Obiols and
Subirani
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The Flower (book)'' by
John Light and
Lisa Evans
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**''
Varmints
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'' by
Helen Ward and
Mark Craste
*2007 ''Castles'' by
Colin Thompson
**''
The Wizard, the Ugly and the Book of Shame'' by
Pablo Bernasconi
**''
Wolves
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'' 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 Me ...
**''
Traction Man is Here'' by
Mini Grey
**''
Baby Brains Superstar'' by
Simon James
**''
The Incredible Book Eating Boy'' by
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.
...
*2006 ''
The Whisperer
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It was based on stories ...
'' by
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 ...
**''
Tadpole's Promise'' by
Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis (born St Albans, England) is an author of several children's books, including '' The Monster Bed'' (1986),''The Monster Bed'', about the author the '' Dr. Xargle's Book of...'' series (1988–2004), and ''Shamanka'' (2007). Willis wa ...
and
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 ...
**''
Once Upon an Ordinary School Day'' by
Colin McNaughton
Colin McNaughton (born 18 May 1951) is a British writer and illustrator of over seventy children's books. He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in ...
**''
Into the Forest
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'' by
Anthony Browne
**''
Dougal's Deep Sea Diary'' by
Simon Bartram
Simon Bartram is an English illustrator and writer of children's picture books. He was one runner-up for the Mother Goose Award in 1999 for ''Pinocchio'' and for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2002 for ''Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob''. ...
**''
The Dragon Machine'' by
Helen Ward
*2005 ''
The Dot'' by
Peter H. Reynolds
Peter Hamilton Reynolds is a Canadian author and illustrator of children's books and is the founder of the educational media company FableVision.
Life
Reynolds was born in 1961 in Canada with his identical twin brother, Paul, who collaborates as ...
**''
Bob Robber and Dancing Jane'' by
A Matthews
**''
The King with the Horses Ears'' by
Eric Madden
**''
The Wolves in the Walls
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'' by
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
and
Dave McKean
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**''
Rapunzel! A Groovy Fairy Tale'' by
David Roberts David or Dave Roberts may refer to:
Arts and literature
* David Roberts (painter) (1796–1864), Scottish painter
* David Roberts (art collector), Scottish contemporary art collector
* David Roberts (novelist), English editor and mystery writer ...
**''
Ringle Tingle Tiger'' by
M Austin
*2004 ''
The Adventures of a Nose'' by
Vivianne Schwarz and
Joel Stewart
**''
Two Frogs'' by
Chris Wormell
Christopher Wormell (born 1955) is an English printmaker, principally known for his illustrated books.
Biography
He was born in 1955 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. He had no formal training as an artist, working as a road-sweeper, rubbish colle ...
**''
Cinderella
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'' by
David Roberts David or Dave Roberts may refer to:
Arts and literature
* David Roberts (painter) (1796–1864), Scottish painter
* David Roberts (art collector), Scottish contemporary art collector
* David Roberts (novelist), English editor and mystery writer ...
and Lynn Roberts
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Blue John'' by
Berlie Doherty
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**''
Ben's Magic Telescope'' by
Brian Patten
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Hampshire Picture Book Award
The Hampshire Picture Book Award is an annual award given to works of
children's literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader.
Children's ...
published in paperback during the previous year. The award is judged by children in Year 1 and run by
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of ...
's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in January each year, and the winner announced in April. In May 2012, an award ceremony was held for the first time for the Hampshire Picture Book Award.
;Winners and shortlists
*2019 ''You’re called What?!'' by Kes Gray, illustrated by Nikki Dyson
*2018 ''Danny McGee Drinks the Sea'' 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 ...
, illustrated by
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 ...
*2017 ''
Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise'' by
Sean Taylor
Sean Michael Maurice Taylor (April 1, 1983 – November 27, 2007) was an American football safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected fifth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Redskins, where h ...
, illustrated by
Jean Jullien Jean Jullien may refer to
* Jean Jullien (designer) (born 1983), French graphic designer
* Adolphe Jullien (Jean Lucien Adolphe Jullien; 1845–1932), French journalist and musicologist
* Jean Julien Angot des Rotours (1778–1844), French coloni ...
*2016 ''Use Your Imagination'' by Nicola O'Byrne
*2015 ''Supertato'' by
Sue Hendra
Suzanne Francis Hendra (born 15 August 1973) is a British writer and illustrator of over 70 books for children, including ''Barry the Fish with Fingers'' Her books ''Wanda and the Alien''
*2014
*2013 ''Wolf Won't Bite'' 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 Me ...
*2012 ''
Otto the Book Bear'' by
Katie Cleminson
**''
Angelica Sprocket's Pockets'' by
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 ...
**''
Sir Laughalot'' by
Tony Mitton
Anthony Robert Mitton (10 January 1951 – 18 June 2022) was an English writer. Originally a primary school teacher, he then became a children's poetry writer.
Personal life and education
Mitton was born on 10 January 1951 in Tripoli, Libya. ...
and
Sarah Warburton
**''
Bedtime for Monsters'' by
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 ...
*2011 ''
This is My Book'' by
Mick Inkpen
Mick Inkpen (born 22 December 1952) is a British author and illustrator. He is best known for his creations Kipper the Dog and Wibbly Pig.
Background
Inkpen was born on 22 December 1952 in Romford, Essex, England. He was educated at Royal ...
**''
What the Ladybird Heard'' 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, ...
and
Lydia Monks
**''
My mum has X-ray Vision'' by
Angela McAllister and
Alex T. Smith
Alex T. Smith (born ) is a British author and illustrator of children's books, including ''Primrose'', ''Egg'', ''Ella'', and the ''Claude'' book series. He was the illustrator for World Book Day 2014 in September 2013. His books have been pu ...
**''
Loon on the Moon'' by
Chae Strathie and
Emily Golden
*2010 ''
Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea'' by
Kes Gray
Kes Gray (born 1960) is a British author of children's books.
Life and work
Gray attended Great Baddow Comprehensive, then graduated from the University of Kent with an honours degree in English and American literature.
He is one of the UK's ...
and
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, Julia ...
**''
Little Boat'' by
Thomas Docherty
**''
Class Three all at Sea'' by
Julia Jarman
Julia Jarman (born 28 March 1946) is a British author of books for children of all reading ages and ability.
Background
Julia Jarman was born Julia Hudspeth in Deeping St James near the city of Peterborough in the UK, and now lives in Riseley, ...
**''
Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan'' by
Melanie Williamson
Hampshire Information Book Award
The Hampshire Information Book Award is being piloted in 2013. It will be awarded to a work of
children's non fiction published in paperback in the previous year. The award will be judged by children in Year 4 and run by
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is an English council that governs eleven of the thirteen districts geographically located within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. As one of twenty-four county councils in England, it acts as the upper tier of ...
's School Library Service. Ten schools are participating in the inaugural award. The shortlist will be announced on 25 January 2013.
References
External links
Hampshire Book AwardHampshire School Library ServiceHampshire County CouncilHampshire Book Award at Booktrust{{dead link, date=January 2018
British children's literary awards
Arts in Hampshire
Awards established in 2003
2003 establishments in England
Hampshire County Council