Children's book awards

This is a selection of the best known children’s book awards in the UK.  Each award has a different way of selecting books. Follow the link on the award to find out more.  We have suggested appropriate ages for the books.

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Blue Peter Book Awards

Booktrust Early Years Awards

Booktrust Teenage Prize

CILIP Carnegie Medal

CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal

Costa Children's Book Award

English 4-11 Book awards

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize

Nestle Children's Book Prize

Nottingham Children's Book Award

Red House Children's Book Award

Waterstone's Children's Book Prize

WHSmith Children's Book of the Year

Blue Peter Book Awards

The Book I Couldn’t Put Down - and Overall Winner

Said, F.S.   The Outlaw Varjak Paw   Corgi   9780552551564   Age 10+

The Best Book with Facts in it

Robinson,Tony   The Worst Children's Jobs in History   Macmillan   9780330442862   (not in stock)

The Most Fun Story with Pictures

Stanton, Andy   You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum   Egmont   9781405223102   Age 8+

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Booktrust Early Years Awards

Baby Book

Birkett, Georgie    Is this my nose?    Red Fox    9781862303973    (not in stock)

Pre-School

Willis, Jeanne    The bog baby    Puffin    9780141500300    Age 5+    (not in stock)

Best Emerging Illustrator

Hopgood, Tim    Here comes Frankie!    Macmillan    9781405092715    (not in stock)

Booktrust Teenage Prize

Ness, Patrick   The knife of never letting go   Walker   9781406320756   Age 13+

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CILIP Carnegie Medal

Reeve, Philip    Here lies Arthur    Scholastic    9780439955331    Age 12+

CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal

Gravett, Emily   Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears   Macmillan   9781405089487   Age 6+

Costa Children's Book Award

Kelley, Ann    The bower bird    Luath    9781905222797    Age 11+

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English 4-11 Book Awards

Special Award

Selznick, Brian   The Invention of Hugo Cabret   Scholastic   9781407103488   Age 10

Key Stage 1 Fiction

Ward, Helen    Wonderful Life    Templar    9781840115673    (not in stock)

Key Stage 1 Non-Fiction

Jenkins, Martin    Ape;illus. Vicky White    Walker    9781406303766    (not in stock)

Key Stage 2 Fiction

Ward, Helen   Varmints;illus. Marc Craste,   Templar   9781840113235   (not in stock)

Key Stage 2 Non-Fiction

Manning, Mick & Granström, Brita   Greek Hero   F. Lincoln   9781845076832   (not in stock)

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Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize

Ness, Patrick    The knife of never letting go    Walker    9781406310252    Age 13+

Nestle Children’s Book Prize

This is the last time this prize will be awarded.

Age 5 and under

Taylor, Sean   When a monster is born   Orchard   9781843623557   (not in stock)

Age 6-8

Riddell, Chris   Ottoline and the yellow cat   Macmillan   9781405050579   Age 6+

Age 9- 11

Haig, Matt    Shadow forest    Bodley Head    9780552555630    Age 8-12

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Nottingham Children’s Book Award

Emerging readers

Gray, Kes    006 and a bit    Red Fox    9780099488033    Age 6+

Developing readers

Cope, Andrew   Spy dog unleashed   Puffin   9780141321233   Age 7+   (not in stock)

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Red House Children’s Book Award

For younger children

Dunbar, Polly    Penguin    Walker    9781844280650    Age 3+

For younger readers

Riddell, Chris   Ottoline and the yellow cat   Macmillan   9781405050579   Age 6+

For older readers – and Overall Winner

Landy, Derek   Skullduggery Pleasant   HarperCollins   9780007241620   Age 10+

Waterstone's Children's Book Prize

Nicholls, Sally    Ways to live forever    M. Lloyd    9781407104997    Age 12+

WHSmith Children's Book of the Year

Simon, Francesca    Horrid Henry and the abominable snowman    Orion    9781842550700    age 6+

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