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Nestlé Smarties Book Prize

For enquiries about the prize please contact:

Tarryn McKay
Booktrust
Book House
45 East Hill
London SW18 2QZ
Tel: 020 8516 2972

The prizes are awarded to work of fiction or poetry for children, written in Engligh by a UK citizen or an author resident in the UK in the year ending 31st October. The category shortlists are chosen by adult judges, and the gold, silver and bronze winners in each category are selected by children.

Most Recent Winners

Gold Award Winners 2006

9-11 category
The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding

6-8 category
Mouse noses on toast by Daren King

5 and under category
That Rabbit belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton


Past Winners:

Gold Award Winners 2005

9-11 category
I, Coriander, Sally Grindley (Bloomsbury)

6-8 category
The Whisperer, Nick Butterworth

5 and under category
Lost and Found, Oliver Jeffers

Gold Award Winners 2004

9-11 category
Spilled Water, Sally Grindley (Bloomsbury)

6-8 category
Fergus Crane, Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Doubleday)

5 and under category
Biscuit Bear, Mini Grey (Cape)

4Children Special Award
Fergus Crane, Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Doubleday)

Gold Award Winners 2003

9-11 category
The Fire-Eaters by David Almond (Hodder)

6-8 category
Varjak Paw by S F Said (David Fickling)

5 and under category
The Witch's Children and the Queen by Ursula Jones (Orchard)


Gold Award Winners 2002

9-11 category
Mortal Engine by Philip Reeve

6-8 category
That Pesky Rat by Lauren Child

5 and under category
Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins

Past Winners 2001

9-11 category
Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson (published by Macmillan)

6-8 category
The Shrimp by Emily Smith (published by Young Corgi)

5 and under category
Chimp and Zee by Catherine and Laurence Anholt (published by Frances Lincoln)

Kids' Clubs Network Special Award

What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? by Lauren Child (published by Orchard Books)

This is an environmental book with a difference! Lauren Child uses her quirky design and illustration skills to create another fun-filled Clarice Bean adventure. Faced with a local environmental disaster, the Bean family spring into action. The green issues are tackled with humour, and the important environmental message is successfully delivered in a light-hearted manner. The text dances across the page, twisting around the fantastic collage illustrations. A wonderful choice by the Kids' Club Network!