British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year facts for kids
The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year is a special award given each year in the UK. It celebrates the best books written for children. This award is part of the bigger British Book Awards, which are also known as the Nibbies.
The award started in 1996. It took the place of two older awards: the British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year and the British Children's Author of the Year. Currently, the store W H Smith helps to pay for the award. Before that, Red House sponsored it. The award was first called the "British Children's Book Award" but changed its name in 2010 to "Children's Book of the Year."
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Winners of the Children's Book of the Year
Many amazing authors and books have won this award over the years. Here is a list of the winners:
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Alison Sage ed. | The Hutchinson Treasury of Children's Literature | Hutchinson | |
| 1997 | Philip Pullman | Northern Lights | Scholastic | |
| 1998 | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Bloomsbury | |
| 1999 | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Bloomsbury | |
| 2000 | Jacqueline Wilson | The Illustrated Mum | Doubleday | |
| 2001 | Philip Pullman | The Amber Spyglass | Scholastic | |
| 2002 | Eoin Colfer | Artemis Fowl | Viking/Puffin | |
| 2003 | Jacqueline Wilson | Girls in Tears | Corgi Children's | |
| 2004 | Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | David Fickling | |
| 2005 | Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler | The Gruffalo's Child | Macmillan Children's Books | |
| 2006 | Anthony Horowitz | Ark Angel | Walker Books | |
| 2007 | Ricky Gervais | Flanimals of the Deep | Faber & Faber | |
| 2008 | Francesca Simon | Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman | Orion Children's Books | |
| 2009 | Stephenie Meyer | Breaking Dawn | Little, Brown | |
| 2010 | Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler | Zog | Alison Green | |
| 2011 | Patrick Ness | A Monster Calls | Walker Books | |
| 2012 | David Walliams | Ratburger | HarperCollins | |
| 2013 | David Walliams | Demon Dentist | HarperCollins | |
| 2014 | David Walliams | Awful Auntie | HarperCollins | |
| 2015 | No award | |||
| 2016 | No award | |||
| 2017 | Kiran Millwood | The Girl of Ink & Stars | ||
| 2018 | Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (joint winners) | The Lost Words | ||
| 2018 | Angie Thomas (joint winners) | The Hate U Give | ||
| 2019 | David Walliams | The Ice Monster | ||
| 2020 | Holly Jackson | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | ||
British Children's Author of the Year
Before the current award, there was the British Children's Author of the Year Award. This award was given to authors who wrote great books for kids. It started in 1990 and was given out until 1995. In 1996, it was replaced by the Children's Book of the Year award.
Winners of the Author of the Year Award
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British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year
There was also an award for books with amazing pictures, called the British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year Award. This award celebrated books where the illustrations were a very important part of the story. It started in 1991 and was given until 1995. Like the Author of the Year award, it was replaced by the Children's Book of the Year award in 1996.
Winners of the Illustrated Book Award
1991
The Mousehole Cat by Nicola Bayley
1992
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury)
1993
Penguin Small by Mick Inkpen
1994
Mummy Laid An Egg by Babette Cole
1995
The Amazing Pop-Up Science Book by Jay Young
