Children's Fiction Book of the Year - British Book Awards
2021 Shortlist The Danger Gang by Tom Fletcher illustrated by Shane Devries Adventures on Trains: The Highland Falcon Thief by MG Leonard & Sam Sedgman illustrated by Elisa Paganelli Anisha Accidental Detective by Serena Patel illustrated by Emma McCann The Ickabog by JK Rowling Dragon Mountain by Katie & Kevin Tsang Code Name Bananas by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross
2020 Winner A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
Shortlist The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths illustrated by Terry Denton A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q Rauf The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross
2019 Winner The Ice Monster by David Walliams illustrated by Tony Ross
Shortlist Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson illustrated by Elisa Paganelli Head Kid by David Baddiel illustrated by Steven Lenton The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay My Mum Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson illustrated by Nick Sharratt
Children's Book of the Year - British Book Awards
2018 Winners The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane Illustrated by Jackie Morris The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Shortlist Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo Oi Cat! by Kes Gray Illustrated by Jim Field La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman Illustrated by Chris Wormell Bad Dad by David Walliams Illustrated by Tony Ross
2017 Winner The Girl Of Ink And Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Shortlist The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher Illustrated by Shane Devries Oi Dog! by Kes and Claire Gray & Jim Field Nadiya’s Bake Me a Story by Nadiya Hussain Clair Rossiter Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling & John Tiffany & Jack Thorne The World’s Worst Children by David Walliams Illustrated by Tony Ross
2016 Winner My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons Illustrated by Laura Ellen Anderson Shortlist A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig Illustrated by Chris Mould The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge Mog's Christmas Calamity by Judith Kerr The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Illustrated Edition by JK Rowling Illustrated by Jim Kay Username: Evie by Joe Sugg & Matt Whyman Illustrated by Amrit Birdi Grandpa's Great Escape by David Walliams Illustrated by Tony Ross
British Children's Book of the Year - British Book Awards
2009 Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer 2008 Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman by Francesca Simon 2007 Flanimals of the Deep by Ricky Gervais 2006 Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz 2005 The Gruffalo's Child by Julia Donaldson Illustrated by Axel Scheffler 2004 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon 2003 Girls in Tears by Jacqueline Wilson 2002 Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer 2001 The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman 2000 The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson 1999 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets by JK Rowling 1998 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling 1997 Northern Lights by Philip Pullman 1996 The Hutchinson treasury of Children's Literature by Alison Sage