Oscar's Book Prize is a British children's book prize awarded annually to a book for pre-school age children, which was first published in the UK during the previous calendar year. The £5,000 prize is supported by the
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was one of the judges for the 2015 prize.
In 2021, the prize money was raised to £10,000.
The prize was founded in 2014 by James Ashton and Viveka Alvestrand in memory of their three-year-old son Oscar Ashton who died unexpectedly in 2012. It aims to celebrate a child's love for magical stories and to reward the creativity of early-years literature and to highlight the importance of reading with children.
2014
The 2014 prize was awarded to Benji Davies for ''The Storm Whale''.
Shortlisted Books List
2015
The 2015 prize was awarded to
Steve Antony for ''The Queen's Hat''.
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2016
The 2016 prize was awarded to Gemma Merino for ''The Cow Who Climbed a Tree''.
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2017
The 2017 prize was awarded to
Rachel Bright
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and
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for ''
The Koala Who Could''.
Shortlisted Books List
2018
The 2018 prize was awarded to
John Dougherty and
Laura Hughes for ''
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2019
The 2019 prize was awarded to
Ed Vere
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for ''How to be a Lion''.
Shortlisted Books List
2020
The 2020 prize was awarded to Benji Davies for ''Tad''.
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2021
The 2021 prize was awarded to Lu Fraser and illustrator Kate Hindley for ''The Littlest Yak''.
Shortlisted Books List
References
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External links
Oscar's Book Prize
Picture book awards
Children's literary awards
British children's literary awards
Awards established in 2014