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published in the U.K. during the preceding calendar year. It recognises one "Overall" winner and one book in each of three categories: Books for Younger Children, Books for Younger Readers, and Books for Older Readers. The selections are made entirely by children, which is unique among British literary awards. It was previously known as the Red House Children's Book Award.

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owns and coordinates the Award, which it inaugurated in 1981 as the Children's Book Award. Its purpose has been "to celebrate the books that children themselves love reading." From 2001 to 2015 it was sponsored by the mail order bookshop Red HouseRHCBA, About. —a brand owned by bookselling company

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The 2017 Overall Winner was from the Books for Younger Readers category and was won 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 storyte ...

and illustrator Michael Foreman for ''An Eagle in the Snow'', published by Harper Collins. The 2017 winners were announced at an Award Ceremony held in London on Saturday 10 June 2017. The 2016 Overall Winner was from the Books for Younger Readers category and was won by Pamela Butchart and illustrator Thomas Flintham with ''My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat,'' published by Nosy Crow. The 2015 Overall Winner was from the Books for Younger Children and was announced at the Imagine Festival in February. The Winners were Oliver Jeffeys and Drew Daywalt with '''The Days the Crayons Quit','' published by Harper Collins. The 2014 Overall winner was from the Older Readers category, announced in mid-February 2014: '' The 5th Wave'', written by Rick Yancey and published by Penguin Books. Winners are determined by the votes of children on three category ballots composed by nominations from the same group. "Children from around the world" are eligible to participate in both stages.RHCBA, Nominate. At least in Britain, many children participate through book groups. The three ballots, or shortlists, comprise those ten books that garner the most nominations. There are four books on the Younger Children ballot and three each on the Younger Readers and Older Readers ballots.RHCBA, 2012 Shortlist. Current shortlist not yet available 2012-09-23.

Winners

Currently the annual awards cover books first published in the U.K. during the calendar year. From 1992 to 2017 —the period of one Overall and three category awards— 13 Overall winners have come from the Long Novel or Older Readers category, 76 from the Short Novel or Younger Readers category, 4 from the Picture Book or Younger Children category.RHCBA, Past Winners. Retrieved 2014-10-21. 2017 *Overall: ''An Eagle in the Snow'' written by

, illustrated by Michael Foreman (HarperCollins) *Younger Children: ''Oi Dog!'' by Kes and Claire Gray and illustrated by Jim Field (Hachette) *Younger Readers: ''An Eagle in the Snow'' written by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman (HarperCollins) *Older Readers: '' One'' 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 ...

(Bloomsbury) ;2016 * Overall: ''My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat'' by Pamela Butchart, illus. Thomas Flintham (Nosy Crow) * Younger Children: ''Is There a Dog in this Book?'' by Viviane Schwarz (Walker) * Younger Readers: ''My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat'' by Pamela Butchart, illus. Thomas Flintham (Nosy Crow) * Older Readers: ''Apple and Rain'' by Sarah Crossan (Bloomsbury) ;2015 * Overall: ''

The Day the Crayons Quit 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 ...

'' by Drew Daywalt, illus.

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. ...

(HarperCollins) ** Younger Children: ''The Day the Crayons Quit '' by Drew Daywalt, illus. Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins) ** Younger Readers: '' Demon Dentist'' by

David Walliams David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is best known for his work with Matt Lucas on the BBC sketch comedy series '' Little ...

(HarperCollins) ** Older Readers: ''

Split Second Split Second may refer to: Film and television * Split Second (1953 film), ''Split Second'' (1953 film), an American film noir * Split Second (1992 film), ''Split Second'' (1992 film), a British science fiction film * Split Second (game show), ''S ...

'' 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 ...

(Simon and Schuster) ;2014 * Overall: '' The 5th Wave'' by Rick Yancey (Penguin) ** Younger Children: ''Superworm'' by Julia Donaldson, illus.

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 a ...

(Scholastic) ** Younger Readers: '' Atticus Claw Breaks the Law'' by Jennifer Gray (Faber) ** Older Readers: ''The 5th Wave'' by Rick Yancey (Penguin) ;2013 * Overall: ''The Spooky Spooky House'' by Andrew Weale, illus. Lee Wildish (Corgi) ** Younger Children: ''The Spooky Spooky House'' by Andrew Weale, illus. Lee Wildish (Corgi) ** Younger Readers: '' Gangsta Granny'' by

, illus.

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 Franc ...

(HarperCollins) ** Older Readers: '' The Medusa Project: Hit Squad'' by

(Simon & Schuster) ;2012 * Overall: '' A Monster Calls'' by

Patrick Ness Patrick Ness (born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including t ...

and Jim Kay (Walker Books) ** Younger Children: ''Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice'' by Chris Wormell (Jonathan Cape) ** Younger Readers: '' The Brilliant World of Tom Gates'' by Liz Pichon (Scholastic) ** Older Readers: ''A Monster Calls'' by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay (Walker Books) ;2011 * Overall: ''

Shadow A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette ...

'' by

(HarperCollins) ** Younger Children: ''Yuck! That's not a Monster!'' by

Angela McAllister Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ange ...

, illus.

Alison Edgson Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvi ...

(Little Tiger Press) ** Younger Readers: ''Shadow'' by Michael Morpurgo (HarperCollins) ** Older Readers: '' Time Riders'' by Alex Scarrow (Penguin) ;2010 * Overall: ''

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 (Scholastic) ** Younger Children: ''Bottoms Up!'' 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 was ...

, illus.

Adam Stower Adam; el, Ἀδάμ, Adám; la, Adam is the name given in Genesis 1-5 to the first human. Beyond its use as the name of the first man, ''adam'' is also used in the Bible as a pronoun, individually as "a human" and in a collective sense as " ...

(Puffin Books) ** Younger Readers: '' Mondays are Murder'' by Tanya Landman (Walker) ** Older Readers: ''Hunger Games'' by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic) ;2009 * Overall: '' Blood Ties'' by

(Simon & Schuster) ** Younger Children: ''The Pencil'' by Allan Ahlberg, illus.

Bruce Ingman The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has be ...

(Walker Books) ** Younger Readers: '' Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos'' by Kes Gray, illus.

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, Jul ...

and Garry Parsons (Transworld) ** Older Readers: ''Blood Ties'' by Sophie McKenzie (Simon & Schuster) ;2008 * Overall: ''

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 all ...

'' 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'' a ...

(HarperCollins) ** Younger Children: ''

Penguin Penguins ( order Sphenisciformes , family Spheniscidae ) are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere: only one species, the Galápagos penguin, is found north of the Equator. Highly adapt ...

'' by

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 me ...

(Walker) ** Younger Readers: '' Ottoline and the Yellow Cat'' 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' a ...

(Macmillan) ** Older Readers: ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' by Derek Landy (HarperCollins) ;2007 * Overall: '' You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!'' by Andy Stanton (Egmont) ** Younger Children: ''Who's in the Loo?'' by

, illus. Adrian Reynolds (Andersen Press) ** Younger Readers: ''You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!'' by Andy Stanton (Egmont) ** Older Readers: '' Girl, Missing'' by

(Simon & Schuster) ;2006 * Overall: ''

The Lightning Thief ''The Lightning Thief'' is a 2005 American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan in the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. It won the Adult Library Services Association Be ...

'' 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 c ...

(

Disney Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW), formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Its imprints inclu ...

) ** Younger Children: ''Pigs Might Fly!'' by Jonathan Emmett and Steve Cox (Puffin) ** Younger Readers: ''

Spy Dog Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

'' by

Andrew Cope Andy Cope (born 1966) is an English children's author. He has written book series such as ''Spy Dog'', ''Spy Pups'' and ''Spy Cat'' (Puffin). He has also written ''Raccoon Rampage'' and ''Racoon Rampage: The Raid'' for HarperCollins. Cope was ...

(Puffin) ** Older Readers: ''The Lightning Thief'' by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion) ;2005 * Overall: '' Baby Brains'' by Simon James (Walker) ** Younger Children: ''Baby Brains'' by Simon James (Walker) ** Younger Readers: ''

Best Friends Best Friend or Best Friends may refer to: * Someone with whom one shares the strongest type of friendship. Film and television * ''Best Friend'' (film), a 2020 South Korean film * ''Best Friends'' (1982 film), a film starring Goldie Hawn and B ...

'' 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 ...

(Doubleday) ** Older Readers: '' CHERUB: The Recruit'' 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 ...

(Hodder) ;2004 * Overall: '' Private Peaceful'' by

(HarperCollins) ** Younger Children: ''Billy's Bucket'' by Kes Gray, illus. Garry Parsons (The Bodley Head) ** Younger Readers: '' The Mum Hunt'' by Gwyneth Rees (Macmillan) ** Older Readers: ''Private Peaceful'' by Michael Morpurgo (HarperCollins) ;2003 * Overall: ''

Skeleton Key A skeleton key (also known as a passkey) is a type of master key in which the serrated edge has been removed in such a way that it can open numerous locks, most commonly the warded lock. The term derives from the fact that the key has been redu ...

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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 ...

(Walker) ** Younger Children: ''Pants'' by

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 ...

, illus.

(David Fickling) ** Younger Readers: '' Blitzed'' by Robert Swindells (Doubleday) ** Older Readers: ''Skeleton Key'' by Anthony Horowitz (Walker) ;2002 * Overall: ''

Noughts and Crosses Tic-tac-toe (American English), noughts and crosses (Commonwealth English), or Xs and Os (Canadian or Irish English) is a paper-and-pencil game for two players who take turns marking the spaces in a three-by-three grid with ''X'' or ''O''. T ...

'' by

Malorie Blackman Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethic ...

(Corgi) ** Younger Children: '' The Man Who Wore All His Clothes'' by Allan Ahlberg, illus.

Katharine McEwen 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 Chris ...

(Walker) ** Younger Readers: ''Out of the Ashes'' by

(Macmillan) ** Older Readers: ''Noughts and Crosses'' by Malorie Blackman (Corgi) ;2001 * Overall: '' East Your Peas'' by Kes Gray, illustrated by

(The Bodley Head) ** Picture Book: ''Eat Your Peas'' by Kes Gray, illus. Nick Sharratt (The Bodley Head) ** Short Novel: ''

Lizzie Zipmouth ''Lizzie Zipmouth'' (2000) is a children's novel by author Jacqueline Wilson. It follows a young girl named Lizzie who copes with moving into a new home. Plot ''Lizzie Zipmouth'' is about a young girl named Lizzie who moves into a new h ...

'' by

, illus.

(Corgi) ** Long Novel: ''

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the fourth novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It follows Harry Potter, a wizard in his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and ...

'' 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) ;2000 * Overall: '' Kensuke's Kingdom'' by

, illus. Michael Foreman (Heinemann) ** Picture Book: ''Demon Teddy'' by Nicholas Allan (Hutchinson) ** Short Novel: ''Kensuke's Kingdom'' by Michael Morpurgo, illus. Michael Foreman (Heinemann) ** Long Novel: ''

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and is the third in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The book follows Harry Potter, a young wizard, in his third year at Hogwarts School of W ...

'' by

(Bloomsbury) ;1999 * Overall: ''

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the second novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, ...

'' by

(Bloomsbury) ** Picture Book: ''What!'' by Kate Lum, illus. Adrian Johnson (Bloomsbury) ** Short Novel: ''

Little Dad Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...

'' by Pat Moon, illus.

(Mammoth) ** Long Novel: ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' by J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury) ;1998 * Overall: ''

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, a young wizard who discovers h ...

'' by

(Bloomsbury) ** Picture Book: ''The Lion Who Wanted to Love'' by

(Orchard Books) ** Short Novel: ''

Nightmare Stairs A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, Retrieved 11 July 2016. is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair, anxiety or great sadness. The dream may contain situations of ...

'' by Robert Swindells (Doubleday) ** Long Novel: ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' by J. K. Rowling (Bloomsbury) ;1997 * Overall: '' The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog'' by Jeremy Strong (Viking) ** Picture Book: ''Mr Bear to the Rescue'' by

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 ...

(The O'Brien Press) ** Short Novel: ''The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog'' by Jeremy Strong (Viking) ** Long Novel: '' Which Way is Home?'' by Ian Strachan (Methuen) ;1996 * Overall: ''

Double Act A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases fo ...

'' by

(Doubleday) ** Picture Book: ''Solo'' by Paul Geraghty (Hutchinson) ** Short Novel: ''Double Act'' by Jacqueline Wilson (Doubleday) ** Long Novel: '' The Wreck of the Zanzibar'' by

(Heinemann) ;1995 * Overall: '' Harriet's Hare'' by Dick King-Smith (Doubleday) ** Picture Book: ''The Rascally Cake'' by

, illus. Korky Paul (Andersen Press) ** Short Novel: ''Harriet's Hare'' by Dick King-Smith (Doubleday) ** Long Novel: '' Walk Two Moons'' by

Sharon Creech Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British ...

(Pan Macmillan) ;1994 * Overall: ''

The Boy in the Bubble "The Boy in the Bubble" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third single from his seventh studio album, '' Graceland'' (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. Written by Simon and Forere Motloheloa (an accordionis ...

'' by Ian Strachan (Methuen) ** Picture Book: ''Amazing Anthony Ant'' by Lorna and Graham Philpot (Orion) ** Short Novel: '' The Finders'' by Nigel Hinton (Viking) ** Long Novel: ''The Boy in the Bubble'' by Ian Strachan (Methuen) ;1993 * Overall: '' The Suitcase Kid'' by

(Heinemann) ** Picture Book: ''Snowy'' by Berlie Doherty (Collins) ** Short Novel: ''The Suitcase Kid'' by Jacqueline Wilson (Heinemann) ** Long Novel: ''

Gulf A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodies ...

'' by

Robert Westall Robert Atkinson Westall (7 October 1929 – 15 April 1993) was an English author and teacher known for fiction aimed at children and young people. Some of the latter cover complex, dark, and adult themes. He has been called "the dean of B ...

(Methuen) ;1992 * Overall: '' Kiss the Dust'' by Elizabeth Laird (Methuen) ** Picture Book: ''SHHH!'' by Sally Grindley and Peter Utton (ABC) ** Short Novel: ''

Find the White Horse Find, FIND or Finding may refer to: Computing * find (Unix), a command on UNIX platforms * find (Windows), a command on DOS/Windows platforms Books * ''The Find'' (2010), by Kathy Page * ''The Find'' (2014), by William Hope Hodgson Film and tel ...

'' by Dick King-Smith (Viking) ** Long Novel: ''Kiss the Dust'' by Elizabeth Laird (Methuen) ;1991 *'' Threadbear'' by Mick Inkpen (Hodder & Stoughton) ;1990 *'' Room 13'' by Robert Swindells (Doubleday) ;1989 *'' Matilda'' by

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has b ...

, illus. Quentin Blake (Jonathan Cape) ;1988 *'' Winnie the Witch'' by Valerie Thomas, illus. Korky Paul (Oxford University Press) ;1987 *'' The Jolly Postman'' by

Janet Janet may refer to: Names * Janet (given name) * Janet (French singer) (1939–2011) Surname * Charles Janet (1849–1932), French engineer, inventor and biologist, known for the Left Step periodic table * Jules Janet (1861–1945), French psych ...

and Allan Ahlberg (Heinemann) ;1986 *''Arthur'' by Amanda Graham (Spindlewood) ;1985 *'' Brother in the Land'' by Robert Swindells (Oxford University Press) ;1984 *'' The Saga of Erik the Viking'' by

Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh comedian, director, historian, actor, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy team. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and ...

, illus. Michael Foreman (Pavilion) ;1983 *''

The BFG ''The BFG'' (short for ''The Big Friendly Giant'') is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book '' Danny, the Champion of the World ...

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, illus. Quentin Blake (Jonathan Cape) ;1982 *'' Fair's Fair'' by

Leon Garfield Leon Garfield FRSL (14 July 1921 – 2 June 1996) was a British writer of fiction. He is best known for children's historical novels, though he also wrote for adults. He wrote more than thirty books and scripted '' Shakespeare: The Animated Ta ...

(Macdonald Young Books) ;1981 *''

Mister Magnolia ''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' or ''Mr'', is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title 'Mr' derived from earlier ...

'' by Quentin Blake (Jonathan Cape)

Winners of multiple awards

Prior to winning the 2012 Red House Award, Overall, ''A Monster Calls'' was named the 2011 British Children's Book of the Year. Subsequently, Ness and Kay as writer and illustrator won both annual children's book awards from the professional librarians, the Carnegie Medal and

Greenaway Medal The Kate Greenaway Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises "distinguished illustration in a book for children". It is conferred upon the illustrator by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) ...

; that double award alone was an unprecedented sweep. In fact, no previous Children's/Red House Award winner (Overall) has won the Carnegie Medal and only one has won the Greenaway Medal for illustration: the inaugural Children's winner ''Mr Magnolia'' (

Jonathan Cape Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960. Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...

, 1980), written and illustrated by Quentin Blake. ;Authors with multiple Children's/Red House awards

has won four Overall awards for ''Kensuke's Kingdom'' in 2000, ''Private Peaceful'' in 2004, ''Shadow'' in 2011 and ''An Eagle in the Snow'' in 2017. He has also won category awards for ''The Wreck of the Zanzibar'' in 1996 and ''Out of Ashes'' in 2002. Four other authors have won two Overall awards: * Roald Dahl 1983, 1989 * Robert Swindells 1985, 1990 * Jacqueline Wilson 1993, 1996 * J. K. Rowling 1998, 1999 J. K. Rowling won the Long Novel category four years in succession, 1998 to 2001, for the first four

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students a ...

books.

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