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Children's Book Award

Annual

Administered by:
The Federation of Children's Book Groups
c/o Marianne Adey
Co-ordinator
The Old Malt House Aldbourne
Marlborough
Wiltshire SN8 2DW
tel: 01672 540629
fax: 01672 541280

For information about the award contact visit www.fcbg.org.uk or email
marianneadey@aol.com

Awarded to the best work of fiction published in the year preceding the year of the award. There are three category winners: Books for Younger Children (previously 'picture book'); Books for Younger Readers (previously 'shorter novel'); and Books for Older Reader (previously 'longer novel'), and an overall winner.

The winner is chosen by nominations from children throughout the UK - entries are not required.

The winner receives a trophy for the year and a silver acorn to keep. Each category winner receives a silver bowl and every shortlisted author receives a portfolio of children’s work.

Most Recent Winner (2006) -

Books for Younger Children
Pigs might fly by Jonathan Emmett and Steve Cox

Books for Younger Readers
Spy Dog by Andrew Cope

Books for Older Readers & Overall Winner
Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan


Past Winners

2005

Books for Younger Children
Baby Brains by Simon James

Books for Younger Readers
Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson

Books for Older Readers & Overall Winner
The Recruit by Robert Muchamore

2004

Books for Younger Children
Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray & Garry Parsons

Books for Younger Readers
The Mum Hunt by Gwyneth Rees

Books for Older Readers & Overall Winner
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

2003

Books for Younger Children
Pants - Giles Andreae & Nick Sharratt

Books for Younger Readers
Blitzed -Robert Swindells

Books for Older Readers
Skeleton Key - Anthony Horowitz

2002
Books for Younger Children
Allan Ahlberg, illustrated by Katharine McEwen The Man Who Wore All His Clothes (Walker)

Books for Younger Readers
Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman Out of the Ashes (Macmillan)

Books for Older Readers and Overall Winner
Malorie Blackman Noughts & Crosses (Doubleday)

2001
Picture Book and Overall Winner:Kes Gray, illustrated by Nick Sharratt Eat Your Peas (The Bodley Head)
Shorter Novel: Jacqueline Wilson, illustrated by Nick Sharratt Lizzie Zipmouth (Corgi)
Longer Novel: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Bloomsbury)

2000
Picture Book: Nicholas Allan Demon Teddy (Hutchinson)
Shorter Novel and Overall Winner: Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman Kensuke’s Kingdom (Heinemann)
Longer Novel: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Bloomsbury)

1999
Picture Book: Kate Lum, illustrated by Adrian Johnson What! (Bloomsbury)
Shorter Novel Winner: Pat Moon, illustrated by Nick Sharratt Little Dad (Mammoth)
Longer Novel and Overall Winner: J K Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Bloomsbury)

1998
Picture Book: Giles Andreae The Lion Who Wanted to Love (Orchard Books)
Short Novel: Robert Swindells Nightmare Stairs (Doubleday)
Long Novel and Overall Winner: J K Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Bloomsbury)

1997
Picture Book: Debi Gliori Mr Bear to the Rescue (The O'Brien Press)
Short Novel and Overall Winner: Jeremy Strong The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog (Viking)
Long Novel: Ian Strachan Which Way is Home? (Methuen)

1996
Picture Book: Paul Geraghty Solo (Hutchinson)
Short Novel and Overall Winner: Jacqueline Wilson Double Act (Doubleday)
Long Novel: Michael Morpurgo The Wreck of the Zanzibar (Heinemann)

1995
Picture Book: Jeanne Willis and Korky Paul The Rascally Cake (Andersen Press)
Short Novel and Overall Winner: Dick King-Smith Harriet's Hare (Doubleday)
Long Novel: Sharon Creech Walk Two Moons (Pan Macmillan)

1994
Picture Book: Lorna and Graham Philpot Amazine Anthony Ant (Orion)
Short Novel: Nigel Hinton The Finders (Viking)
Long Novel and Overall Winner: Ian Strachan The Boy in the Bubble (Methuen)

1993
Jacqueline Wilson The Suitcase Kid (Heinemann)

1991
Elizabeth Laird Kiss the Dust (Heinemann)

1990
Mick Inkpen Threadbear (Hodder & Stoughton)

1989
Robert Swindells Room 13 (Doubleday)

1988
Roald Dahl Matilda (Cape)

1987
Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul Winnie the Witch (Oxford University Press)

1986
Janet & Allan Ahlberg The Jolly Postman (Heinemann)

1985
Amanda Graham Arthur (Spindlewood)

1984
Robert Swindells Brother in the Land (Oxford University Press)

1983
Terry Jones The Sage of Erik the Viking (Pavilion)

1982
Roald Dahl The BFG (Cape)

1981
Leon Garfield Fair's Fair (Macdonald)

1980
Quentin Blake Mister Magnolia (Cape)