| Nestle Children's Book Prize - Winners Announced 15th December 2005 |
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Sally
Gardner, has won this year’s Nestlé Children’s
Book Prize for her book I, Coriander. Her fantasy tale of murder,
magic and romance set in 17th-century London, captivated the 2005
judges and won a Gold Medal for the Best Book in the 9-11 years
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Sally’s own childhood was severely affected by undiagnosed dyslexia. She was once told she was uneducable and was sent to a school for the maladjusted before discovering a talent for illustration and story-telling. She always wanted to illustrate children’s books but once admitted: “I honestly never thought it would be possible to write because of my dyslexia”. While Sally has published other children’s books as an illustrator and story-teller, I, Coriander is her first book consisting of words alone. |
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The winners were announced onDecember 14th, at the British Library,
London, in front of an invited audience of some of the 4,500 school-children
who were this year’s judges. The Nestlé Children’s Book Prize, formerly known as the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, is now in its 21st year. This year some 55,000 school-children took part in the Prize, which celebrates the nation’s best children’s books as voted for by children themselves. Julia Eccleshare,
chair of the adult judging panel commented: “Children are
the toughest critics of all, so winning this award is a wonderful
accolade for any author. Each year the Nestlé Children’s
Book Prize showcases the very best in children’s books and
today, children’s literature looks in better shape than
ever,” she said. |
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| THE
WINNERS:
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| 5
Years and under : |
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Lost
and Found by Oliver Jeffers |
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| 6-8
Years |
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The
Whisperer by Nick Butterworth |
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| 9-11
Years |
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