2020 Winner The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt illustrated by Alex Willmore
Shortlist Matisse’s Magical Trail by Tim Hopgood illustrated by Sam Boughton Jazz Dog by Marie Voigt
2019 Winner Mixed by Arree Chung Shortlist The Last Chip by Duncan Beedie The Wondrous Dinosaurium by John Condon illustrated by Steve Brown What Do You Do if Your House is a Zoo? by John Kelly illustrated by Steph Laberis
2018 Winner I Dare You by Reece Wykes Shortlist Edgar and the Sausage Inspector by Jan Fearnley Mrs Mole, I’m Home! by Jarvis Jarvis The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton
2017 Winner Oi Dog! by Kes & Claire Gray illustrated by Jim Field Shortlist Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies Chicken Nugget by Michelle Robinson illustrated by Tom McLaughlin Gracie Grabbit and the Tiger by Helen Stephens
2016 Winner Is There a Dog in this Book? by Viviane Schwarz Shortlist This Book Just Ate my Dog! by Richard Byrne Fabulous Pie by Gareth Edwards illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees Ready, Steady, Jump! by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Adrian Reynolds
Winners 2015 The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers 2014 Superworm by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Axel Scheffler 2013 The Spooky Spooky House by Andrew Weale illustrated by Lee Wildish 2012 Scruffy Bear and the Six White Mice by Chris Wormell 2011 Yuck! That's not a Monster! by Angela McAllister illustrated by Alison Edgson
2010 Bottoms Up! by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Adam Stower 2009 The Pencil by Allen Ahlberg illustrated by Bruce Ingman 2008 Penguin by Polly Dunbar 2007 Who's in the Loo? by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Adrian Reynolds 2006 Pigs Might Fly! by Jonathan Emmett illustrated by Steve Cox 2005 Baby Brains by Simon James 2004 Billy's Bucket by Kes Gray illustrated by Garry Parsons 2003 Pants by Giles Andreae illustrated by Nick Sharratt 2002 The Man Who Wore All His Clothes by Allen Ahlberg illustrated by Katharine McEwen 2001 East Your Peas by Kes Gray illustrated by Nick Sharratt 2000 Demon Teddy by Nicholas Allan
1999 What! by Kate Lum illustrated by Adrian Johnson 1998 The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles Andreae 1997 Mr Bear to the Rescue by Debi Gliori 1996 Solo by Paul Geraghty 1995 The Rascally Cake by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Korky Paul 1994 Amazing Anthony Ant by Lorna & Graham Philpot 1993 Snowy by Berlie Doherty 1992 SHHH! by Sally Grindley illustrated by Peter Utton