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      • Jhalak Prize
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        • Jhalak Prize Poetry
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      • Shirley Jackson Award
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      • South Bank Sky Arts Award Literature Prize
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        • Penguin 100 Must-Read Classic Books
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          • The Perfect Library: 110 Best Books by the Telegraph
        • TES Teachers' Top 100 Books
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        • Waterstones Books of the Century
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Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration

2025

Shortlist
Clever Crow by Chris Butterworth illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
Grey by Laura Dockrill illustrated by Lauren Child
The Invisible Story by Jaime Gamboa illustrated by Wen Hsu Chen translated by Daniel Hahn
I Love Books by Mariajo Ilustrajo
Homebody by Theo Parish
Wolf and Bear by Kate Rolfe
Letters in Charcoal by Irene Vasco illustrated by Juan Palomino translated by Lawrence Schimel
Flying High by Cao Wenxuan illustrated by Yu Rong translated by Simone Monnelly

Longlist
The Last Zookeeper by Aaron Becker
Flower Block by Lanisha Butterfield illustrated by Hoang Giang
The Dictionary Story by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
Dive, Dive into the Night Sea by Thea Lu
The Bridges by Tom Percival
Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
Grandad’s Star by Frances Tosdevin illustrated by Rhian Stone
The Wild by Yuval Zommer
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Carnegie Medal for Writing

2024

Winner
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Shadowers’ Choice Award Winner
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

Shortlist
The Bowerbird by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Catherine Rayner
Lost by Mariajo Ilustrajo
The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy

April’s Garden by Isla McGuckin illustrated by Catalina Echeverri
To the Other Side by Erika Meza
The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage


Longlist
Global by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin illustrated by Giovanni Rigano
Colours, Colours Everywhere by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Sharon King-Chai
The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham
Deep by Stephen Hogtun
The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen
The Boy Who Lost His Spark by Maggie O'Farrell illustrated by Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini
What Feelings Do When No One’s Looking by Tina Oziewicz illustrated by Aleksandra Zajac
Tyger by SF Said illustrated by Dave McKean
My Baba’s Garden by Jordan Scott illustrated by Sydney Smith
Wolves in Helicopters by Sarah Tagholm illustrated by Paddy Donnelly
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2023

Winner
Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear by Trang Nguyen illustrated by Jeet Zdung

Shadowers’ Choice Award Winner

The Comet by Joe Todd-Stanton

Shortlist
Rescuing Titanic by Flora Delargy
Alte Zachen: Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor illustrated by Benjamin Phillips
The Worlds We Leave Behind by AF Harrold illustrated by Levi Pinfold
The Visible Sounds by Yin Jianling illustrated by Yu Rong


Longlist
John Agard’s Windrush Child by John Agard illustrated by Sophie Bass
Medusa by Jessie Burton illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
The Queen on our Corner by Lucy Christopher illustrated by Nia Tudor
Saving the Butterfly by Helen Cooper illustrated by Gill Smith
Flooded by Mariajo Illustrajo
Journey to the Last River by Teddy Keen
Once Upon a Tune by James Mayhew
The Fog Catcher’s Daughter by Marianne McShane illustrated by Alan Marks
Choices by Roozeboos
The Queen in the Cave by Julia Sarda
Dadaji’s Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane
The Baker by the Sea by Paula White
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Kate Greenaway Medal

2022

Winner
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff

Shadowers’ Choice Award Winner
The Midnight Fair by Gideon Sterer illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio

Shortlist
Drawn Across Borders by George Butler
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Pena illustrated by Christian Robinson
Shu Lin’s Grandpa by Matt Goodfellow illustrated by Yu Rong
Too Much Stuff by Emily Gravett
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott illustrated by Sydney Smith
The Wanderer by Peter Van den Ende

Longlist
A Cat Called Waverley by Debi Gliori
Diamonds by Armin Greder
The House by the Lake by Thomas Harding illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
While You’re Sleeping by Mick Jackson illustrated by John Broadley
Over the Shop by JonArno Lawson illustrated by Qin Leng
Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature by Dara McAnulty illustrated by Barry Falls
The Invisible by Tom Percival
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2021

Winner
Small In The City by Sydney Smith

Kate Greenaway Shadowers' Choice Award Winner
Starbird by Sharon King-Chai

Shortlist
The Bird Within Me by Sara Lundberg translated by BJ Epstein
It’s A No-Money Day by Kate Milner

How The Stars Came To Be by Poonam Mistry
Hike by Pete Oswald
I Go Quiet by David Ouimet
Arlo The Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep by Catherine Rayner

Longlist
Just Because by Mac Barnett illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
The Child Of Dreams by Irena Brignull illustrated by Richard Jones
My Nana’s Garden by Dawn Casey illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle
The Girl Who Became A Tree by Joseph Coelho illustrated by Kate Milner
Where Happiness Begins by Eva Eland
The Wind In The Wall by Sally Gardner illustrated by Rovina Cai
The Fate Of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers
Lights On Cotton Rock by David Litchfield
The Misadventures Of Frederick by Ben Manley illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
Tibble And Grandpa by Wendy Meddour illustrated by Daniel Egneus
Hidden Planet by Ben Rothery
Dandelion’s Dream by Yoko Tanaka
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2020

Winner
Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan
 
Shortlist
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander illustrated by Kadir Nelson
The Dam by David Almond illustrated by Levi Pinfold
Mary and Frankenstein by Linda Bailey illustrated by Julia Sarda
The Iron Man by Ted Hughes illustrated by Chris Mould
The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
You’re Snug with Me by Chitra Soundar illustrated by Poonam Mistry
Child of St Kilda by Beth Waters

Longlist
B is for Baby by Atinuke Atinuke illustrated by Angela Brooksbank
Fanatical About Frogs by Owen Davey
Captain Rosalie by Timothee de Fombelle translated by Sam Gordon illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
Quill Soup by Alan Durant illustrated by Dale Blankenaar
When Sadness Comes to Call by Eva Eland
Wisp: A Story of Hope by Zana Fraillon illustrated by Grahame Baker Smith
The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth
Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour illustrated by Daniel Egneus
And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness illustrated by Rovina Cai
Planetarium by Raman Prinja illustrated by Chris Wormell
Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus & Julian Sedgwick illustrated by Alexis Deacon
Little Wise Wolf by Gijs Van der Hammen translated by Laura Watkinson illustrated by Hanneke Siemensma
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2019

Winner
The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane illustrated by Jackie Morris
 
Shortlist
Ocean Meets Sky by Terry & Eric Fan
The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse by Mac Barnett illustrated by Jon Klassen
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
Beyond the Fence by Maria Gulemetova
Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Suffragette: The Battle for Equality by David Roberts
You’re Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar illustrated by Poonam Mistry

Longlist

The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
A Stone for Sascha by Aaron Becker
If All the World Were… by Joseph Coelho illustrated by Allison Colpoys
Illegal by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin illustrated by Giovanni Rigano
This Zoo is Not for You by Ross Collins
Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki by Kevin Crossley-Holland illustrated by Jeffrey Alan Love
Bob’s Blue Period by Marion Deuchars
The Last Wolf by Mini Grey
Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge
Mrs Noah’s Pockets by Jackie Morris illustrated by James Mayhew
The Family Tree by Mal Peet illustrated by Emma Shoard
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by JK Rowling illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
Animals with Tiny Cat by Viviane Schwarz
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2018

Winner
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz illustrated by Sydney Smith
 
Shortlist
A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies illustrated by Petr Horacek
King of the Sky by Nicola Davies illustrated by Laura Carlin
Night Shift by Debi Gliori
The Song from Somewhere Else by AF Harrold illustrated by Levi Pinfold
Thornhill by Pam Smy
Under the Same Sky by Britta Teckentrup

Longlist

Wild Animals of the South by Dieter Braun
Storm Whale by Sarah Brennan illustrated by Jane Tanner
Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies illustrated by Emily Sutton
The Pond by Nicola Davies illustrated by Cathy Fisher
The Pavee and the Buffer Girl by Siobhan Dowd illustrated by Emma Shoard
The Bad Bunnies’ Magic Show by Mini Grey
A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston
Penguin Problems by Jory John illustrated by Lane Smith
We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
The Liszts by Kyo Maclear illustrated by Julia Sarda
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling illustrated by Jim Kay
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd illustrated by Levi Pinfold
The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton
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2017

Winner
There is a Tribe of Kids by Lane Smith
 
Shortlist
Wild Animals of the North by Dieter Braun
Tidy by Emily Gravett
The Wolves of Currumpaw by William Grill
A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen illustrated by Chris Riddell
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling illustrated by Jim Kay
The Journey by Francesca Sanna
The Marvels by Brian Selznick

Longlist
The Great Fire of London by Emma Adams illustrated by James Weston Lewis
Return by Aaron Becker
Alpha by Bessora translated by Sarah Ardizzone illustrated by Barroux
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright illustrated by Jim Field
Perfect by Nicola Davies illustrated by Cathy Fisher
Bob the Artist by Marion Deuchars
Counting Lions by Virginia McKenna & Katie Cotton illustrated by Stephen Walton
The Whale by Vita Murrow illustrated by Ethan Murrow
Greenling by Levi Pinfold
A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting by Michelle Robinson illustrated by David Roberts
Rain by Sam Usher
Little One by Johanna Weaver
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2016

Winner
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Chris Riddell
 
Shortlist
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett illustrated by Jon Klassen
Captain Jack and the Pirates by Peter Bently illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Willy's Stories by Anthony Browne
There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
Once Upon An Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers
Footpath Flowers (Sidewalk Flowers) by JonArno Lawson illustrated by Sydney Smith
Something About a Bear by Jackie Morris

Longlist

Please Mr Panda by Steve Antony
Where’s the Elephant? by Barroux Barroux
Animalium by Jenny Broom illustrated by Katie Scott
This Book Just Ate my Dog! by Richard Byrne
The Bolds by Julian Clary illustrated by David Roberts
Wall by Tom Clohosy Cole
Grandad’s Island by Benji Davies
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
How the Sun Got to Coco’s House by Bob Graham
The Imaginary by AF Harrold illustrated by Emily Gravett
Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death by Chris Riddell
Lili by Wen Dee Tan
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2015

Winner
Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill
 
Shortlist
Dark Satanic Mills by Marcus & Julian Sedgwick illustrated by John Higgins & Marc Olivent
The Promise by Nicola Davies illustrated by Laura Carlin
Tinder by Sally Gardner illustrated by David Roberts
Jim's Lion by Russell Hoban illustrated by Alexis Deacon
Smelly Louie by Catherine Rayner
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell
Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan
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2014

Winner
This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
 
Shortlist
Where My Wellies Take Me by Michael & Clare Morpurgo illustrated by Olivia Gill
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond illustrated by Dave McKean
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
Oliver by Birgitta Sif
The Dark by Lemony Snicket illustrated by Jon Klassen
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2013

Winner
Black Dog by Levi Pinfold
 
Shortlist
King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Lunchtime by Rebecca Cobb
Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino
Again! by Emily Gravett
Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Pirates 'n' Pistols by Chris Mould
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2012

Winner
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness & Siobhan Dowd illustrated by Jim Kay
 
Shortlist
Slog's Dad by David Almond illustrated by Dave McKean
The Gift by Carol Ann Duffy illustrated by Rob Ryan
Wolf Won't Bite! by Emily Gravett
Puffin Peter by Petr Horacek
Can We Save the Tiger? by Martin Jenkins illustrated by Vicky White
Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner
There Are No Cats in This Book by Viviane Schwarz
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2011

Winner
FArTHER by Grahame Baker-Smith
 
Shortlist
Jim by Hilaire Belloc illustrated by Mini Grey
Me and You by Anthony Browne
April Underhill Tooth Fairy by Bob Graham
The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
Big Bear, Little Brother by Carl Norac illustrated by Kristin Oftedal
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet & Elspeth Graham illustrated by Juan Wijngaard
Ernest by Catherine Rayner
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2010

Winner
Harry & Hopper by Margaret Wild illustrated by Freya Blackwood
 
Shortlist
The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman illustrated by David Roberts
A Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Chris Riddell & Dave McKean
Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Dave McKean
The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers
Millie's Marvellous Hat by Satoshi Kitamura
Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith
There Are Cats in This Book by Viviane Schwarz
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2009

Winner
Harris Finds His Feet by Catherine Rayner
 
Shortlist
The Savage by David Almond illustrated by Dave McKean
Little Boat by Thomas Docherty
The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico illustrated by Angela Barrett
How to Heal a Broken Wing by Bob Graham
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Varmints by Helen Ward illustrated by Marc Craste
Molly and the Night Monster by Chris Wormell
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2008

Winner
Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett
 
Shortlist
Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy illustrated by Jane Ray
Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
Banana! by Ed Vere
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2007

Winner
The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey
 
Shortlist
The Elephantom by Ross Collins
Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett
Scoop! An Exclusive by Monty Molenski by John Kelly & Cathy Tincknell
Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner
The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell
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2005

Winner
Wolves by Emily Gravett
 
Shortlist
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You by Holly Black illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
Jinnie Ghost by Berlie Doherty illustrated by Jane Ray
Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Dave McKean
Traction Man Is Here by Mini Grey
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Little Red: A Fizzingly Good Yarn by Lynn Roberts illustrated by David Roberts
Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
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2004

Winner
Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver” by Martin Jenkins illustrated by Chris Riddell
 
Shortlist
Dougal's Deep-Sea Diary by Simon Bartram
The Whisperer by Nick Butterworth
One More Sheep by Mij Kelly illustrated by Russell Ayto
Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael Rosen illustrated by Quentin Blake
Guess Who's Coming For Dinner? by Cathy Tincknell illustrated by John Kelly
The Boat by Helen Ward illustrated by Ian Andrew
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2003

Winner
Ella’s Big Chance by Shirley Hughes
 
Shortlist
The Shape Game by Anthony Browne
Beegu by Alexis Deacon
Always and Forever by Alan Durant illustrated by Debi Gliori
The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Dave McKean
The Pea and the Princess by Mini Grey
Bob Robber and Dancing Jane by Andrew Matthews illustrated by Bee Willey
Two Frogs by Chris Wormell
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2002

Winner
Jethro Byrde – Fairy Child by Bob Graham
 
Highly Commended
That Pesky Rat by Lauren Child
 
Shortlist
Pants by Giles Andreae illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram
Albert le Blanc by Nick Butterworth
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child
The Kiss That Missed by David Melling
The Cockerel and the Fox by Helen Ward
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2001

Winner
Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter by Richard Platt illustrated by Chris Riddell
 
Highly Commended
Fix-it Duck by Jez Alborough
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball by Vicki Churchill illustrated by Charles Fuge
 
Shortlist
Silver Shoes by Caroline Binch
Tatty Ratty by Helen Cooper
Let's Get a Pup! by Bob Graham
The Witch's Children by Ursula Jones illustrated by Russell Ayto
Katje the Windmill Cat by Gretchen Woelfle illustrated by Nicola Bayley
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2000

Winner
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
 
Highly Commended
Willy's Pictures by Anthony Browne
 
Commended
Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All by Ted Dewan
 
Shortlist
Snail Trail by Ruth Brown
Beware of the Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child
Fairy Tales by Berlie Doherty illustrated by Jane Ray
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1999

Winner
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
 
Highly Commended
Clarice Bean That's Me by Lauren Child
Castle Diary: The Journal of Tobias Burgess, Page by Richard Platt illustrated by Chris Riddell
 
Commended
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
 
Shortlist
The Sea-Thing Child by Patrick Benson
Wombat Goes Walkabout by Christian Birmingham
The Storm by Kathy Henderson
Days Like This by Simon James
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1998

Winner
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
 
Highly Commended
The Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes
Come on Daisy! by Jane Simmons
 
Shortlist
Zagazoo by Quentin Blake
Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis illustrated by Christian Birmingham
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1997

Winner
When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest illustrated by PJ Lynch
 
Highly Commended
Queenie the Bantam by Bob Graham
Ginger by Charlotte Voake
 
Shortlist
Mucky Pup by Ken Brown
Willy the Dreamer by Anthony Browne
A Small Miracle by Peter Collington
Unicorns! Unicorns! by Geraldine McCaughrean illustrated by Sophie Windham
Book of Nonsense by Michael Rosen illustrated by Clare Mackie
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1996

Winner
The Baby Who Wouldn’t Go To Bed by Helen Cooper
 
Highly Commended
Down by the River by Grace Hallworth illustrated by Caroline Binch
 
Commended
Ishtar and Tammuz: A Babylonian myth of the seasons by Christopher Moore illustrated by Christina Balit
 
Shortlist
The Smallest Whale by Elizabeth Beresford illustrated by Susan Field
The Tale of the Monstrous Toad by Ruth Brown
Mr Bear to the Rescue by Debi Gliori
The Duck That Had No Luck by Jonathan Long illustrated by Korky Paul
Oops! by Colin McNaughton
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1995

Winner
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski illustrated by PJ Lynch
 
Highly Commended
The Little Boat by Kathy Henderson illustrated by Patrick Benson
 
Commended
Clown by Quentin Blake
 
Shortlist
Tattybogle by Sandra Horn illustrated by Ken Brown
Nothing by Mick Inkpen
Here Come the Aliens by Colin McNaughton
Blodin the Beast by Michael Morpurgo illustrated by Christina Balit
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1994

Winner
Way Home by Libby Hathorn illustrated by Gregory Rogers
 
Highly Commended
So Much by Trish Cooke illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
 
Commended
Something Else by Kathryn Cave illustrated by Chris Riddell

1993

Winner
Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff illustrated by Alan Lee
 
Highly Commended
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
 
Commended
War Game by Michael Foreman

1992

Winner
Zoo by Anthony Browne
 
Highly Commended
Hue Boy by Rita Phillips Mitchell illustrated by Caroline Binch
The Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell illustrated by Jill Barton

1991

Winner
The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet & Allen Ahlberg
 
Highly Commended
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
 
Commended
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman illustrated by Caroline Binch
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1990

Winner
The Whales’ Song by Dyan Sheldon illustrated by Gary Blythe
 
Highly Commended
Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers by Jeanne Willis illustrated by Tony Ross
 
Commended
The Mousehole Cat by Antonia Barber illustrated by Nicola Bayley
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens illustrated by Roberto Innocenti

1989

Winner
War Boy: a Country Childhood by Michael Foreman
 
Highly Commended
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

1988

Winner
Can’t You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell illustrated by Barbara Firth
 
Highly Commended
Bird by David Burnie
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll illustrated by Anthony Browne
The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi illustrated by Roberto Innocenti
Merlin Dreams by Peter Dickinson illustrated by Alan Lee
 
Commended
Ladybird, Ladybird by Ruth Brown
Wake Up Mr. B! by Penny Dale

1987

Winner
Crafty Chameleon by Mwenye Hadithi illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway
 
Commended
The Enchanter's Daughter by Antonia Barber illustrated by Errol Le Cain
Prince Cinders by Babette Cole
All In One Piece by Jill Murphy

1986

Winner
Snow White in New York by Fiona French
 
Highly Commended
Happy Christmas, Gemma by Sarah Hayes illustrated by Jan Ormerod
 
Commended
The Jolly Postman by Janet & Allen Ahlberg
Are We Nearly There? by Louis Baum illustrated by Paddy Bouma
Princess Smarty Pants by Babette Cole
How Many?: From 0 to 20 by Fiona Pragoff
I Want My Potty by Tony Ross
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1985

Winner
Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady by Selina Hastings illustrated by Juan Wijngaard
 
Commended
Tog the Ribber, or, Granny's Tale by Paul Coltman illustrated by Gillian McClure
Seasons of Splendour: Tales, myths, and legends of India by Madhur Jaffrey illustrated by Michael Foreman

1984

Winner
Hiawatha’s Childhood by Henry Longfellow illustrated by Errol Le Cain

1983

Winner
Gorilla by Anthony Browne
 
Commended
Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
The Saga of Erik the Viking by Terry Jones illustrated by Michael Foreman
My Book by Ron Maris

1982

Winners
Sleeping Beauty & Other Favourite Fairy Tales by Angela Carter illustrated by Michael Foreman
Long Neck & Thunder Foot by Helen Piers illustrated by Michael Foreman
 
Highly Commended
The Church Mice in Action by Graham Oakley
  
Commended
The Baby's Catalogue by Janet & Allen Ahlberg

1981

Winner
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes illustrated by Charles Keeping
 
Highly Commended
Sunshine by Jan Ormerod
 
Commended
The Patchwork Cat by William Mayne illustrated by Nicola Bayley
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1980

Winner
Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake
 
Highly Commended
City of Gold and other stories from the Old Testament by Peter Dickinson illustrated by Michael Foreman
 
Commended
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
Seven Years and a Day by Colette O'Hare illustrated by Beryl Cook

1979

Winner
The Haunted House by Jan Pienkowski
 
Highly Commended
The Wild Washerwomen: A new folk tale by John Yeoman illustrated by Quentin Blake
 
Commended
One-Eyed Jack by Pat Hutchins

1978

Winner
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet & Allen Ahlberg
 
Highly Commended
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
 
Commended
Popular Folk Tales by Brian Alderson illustrated by Michael Foreman
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Errol Le Cain

1977

Winner
Dogger by Shirley Hughes
 
Commended
Burglar Bill by Janet & Allen Ahlberg
Garth Pig and the Ice Cream Lady by Mary Rayner

1976

Winner
The Post Office Cat by Gail E Haley
 
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor by Bernard Lodge illustrated by Maureen Roffey
The Church Mice Adrift by Graham Oakley
How the Birds Changed Their Feathers by Joanna Troughton
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1975

Winners
Horses in Battle by Victor Ambrus
Mishka by Victor Ambrus
 
Commended
Helpers by Shirley Hughes
Thorn Rose, or the Sleeping Beauty by Errol Le Cain

1974

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The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
 
Highly Commended
Railway Passage by Charles Keeping
 
Commended
Anno's Alphabet by Mitsumasa Anno

1973

Winner
Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs
 
Commended
My Brother Sean by Petronella Breinburg illustrated by Errol Lloyd
King Tree by Fiona French

1972

Winner
The Woodcutter’s Duck by Krystyna Turska
 
Commended
King Midas and the Golden Touch by Carol Barker
The Ghost Downstairs by Leon Garfield illustrated by Antony Maitland
Snail and Caterpillar by Helen Piers illustrated by Pauline Baynes

1971

Winner
The Kingdom under the Sea and other stories by Joan Aiken illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
 
Commended
The Sultan's Bath by Victor Ambrus
The Owl and the Woodpecker by Brian Wildsmith
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1970

Winner
Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
 
Commended
The Golden Bird by Edith Brill illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
The God Beneath the Sea by Leon Garfield illustrated by Charles Keeping
Pegasus by Krystyna Turska

1969

Winners
The Quangle Wangle’s Hat by Edward Lear illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
The Dragon of an Ordinary Family by Margaret Mahy illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
 
Commended
Joseph's Yard by Charles Keeping
The Cabbage Princess by Errol Le Cain

1968

Winner
Dictionary of Chivalry by Grant Uden illustrated by Pauline Baynes
 
Commended
The Luck Child: Based on a story of the Brothers Grimm by Gaynor Chapman
Flutes and Cymbals: Poetry for the Young by Leonard Clark illustrated by Shirley Hughes
A Letter from India by William Papas
A Letter from Israel by William Papas
Taresh the tea planter by William Papas

1967

Winner
Charley, Charlotte and the Golden Canary by Charles Keeping
 
Commended
The Church by Geoffrey Moorhouse illustrated by William Papas
No Mules by William Papas
Birds by Brian Wildsmith
The Story of Saul the King by Helen Waddell illustrated by Doreen Roberts
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1965

Winners
The Three Poor Tailors by Victor Ambrus
Mother Goose Treasury by Raymond Briggs

1964

Winner
Shakespeare’s Theatre by CW Hodges
 
Commended
Fee Fi Fo Fum by Raymond Briggs

1963

Winner
Borka: the Adventure of a Goose with No Feathers by John Burningham
 
Commended
Oxford Book of Poetry for Children by Edward Blishen illustrated by Brian Wildsmith
Time of Trial by Hester Burton illustrated by Victor Ambrus
The Royal Navy by Peter Dawlish illustrated by Victor Ambrus
The Lion and the Rat: A Fable by Jean de La Fontaine illustrated by Brian Wildsmith

1962

Winner
ABC by Brian Wildsmith
 
Commended
Achilles the Donkey by HE Bates illustrated by Carol Barker

1961

Winner
Mrs Cockle’s Cat by Philippa Pearce illustrated by Antony Maitland
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1960

Winner
Old Winkle and the Seagulls by Elizabeth Rose illustrated by Gerald Rose

1959

Winners
Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov illustrated by William Stobbs
A Bundle of Ballads by Ruth Manning-Sanders illustrated by William Stobbs
 
Commended
Titus in Trouble by James Reeves illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Wuffles Goes To Town by Elizabeth Rose illustrated by Gerald Rose

1957

Winner
Mrs Easter and the Storks by VH Drummond

1956

Winner
Tim All Alone by Edward Ardizzone
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