Award winners

Shortlisted - Sefton Super Reads Award 2012

Organised by school librarians and Sefton Council's library service, the award highlights recently published fiction aimed at secondary school pupils. Six books have been shortlisted - all will be read and reviewed by pupils across Sefton. The winning title will be announced at an awards ceremony on July 5th 2012.

The Truth About Celia Frost
Celia Frost is a freak. At least that’s what everyone thinks. Her life is ruled by a rare disorder that means she could bleed to death from the slightest cut, confining her to a gloomy bubble of “safety”. No friends. No fun. No life.

But when a knife attack on Celia has unexpected consequences, her mum reacts strangely. Suddenly they’re on the run. Why is her mum so scared? Someone out there knows – and when they find Celia, she’s going to wish the truth was a lie…

A buried secret; a gripping manhunt; a dangerous deceit: what is the truth about Celia Frost?
A page-turning thriller that’s impossible to put down.

Parents' Choice 2011 Recommended Award Winner

Drawing, doodling and colouring
A hugely creative book with fabulous scenes to customise and colour, and doodles that can grow and grow and grow!

Highly Commended - Creative Play Awards

The Creative Play Awards are the only awards designed specifically to recognise excellence in creative play products and resources. Each product is tested by independent childcare professionals. The results highlight the best products available to enhance creative development in young children.

Baby's very first touchy-feely playbook
A delightful board book with vibrant illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.

Shortlisted - Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011

The Roald Dahl Funny Prize aims to:

> Promote laughter and humour as a feel-good factor when reading, by encouraging families to read together and discover the pleasure of funny books.

> Draw attention to funny books as readable and enjoyable books.

> Reward and encourage authors (and illustrators) who write and illustrate books using humour in their stories, poetry and fiction.

This year, for the first time, the Prize will see schools involved in the judging process. Over 400 pupils from England have been selected to read the shortlisted titles, discuss with their classmates, and pick their favourite funny book in the relevant category for their age. Their votes will then be combined with the votes of the adult judging panel to find the two winners for 2011. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on the 8th November 2011.

Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster
Three fantastically funny Penny Dreadful adventures in one fab book!

Shortlisted - Right Start Best Toy Awards 2011

Children and parents road tested hundreds of books in their own homes, carefully assessing them for play value, child appeal, safety, durability and value for money. Pull-back Busy Car was awarded a Bronze Award.

Pull-back busy car book
Little children will love to pull back the little red car and watch it whiz around the four different tracks.

Longlisted - Lancashire’s Fantastic Book Awards

The Lancashire Fantastic Book Awards aims to support reading for pleasure and enjoyment by introducing newly published fiction titles to upper KS2 pupils. Over 85 primary schools and over 2000 pupils usually take part.

Time train to The Blitz
Travelling back to danger...May 1941, London, The Blitz.

Shortlisted - Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012

Shortlisted in the 'Simply the book' category. This award is for the best book for young people over the age of 14. Anybody, wherever they live and whatever their age, can vote and give their opinions on the short-listed books.

Angel
Utterly intoxicating and deeply compelling, Angel is an epic tale of love, destiny and sacrifice.

Shortlisted - Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012

Shortlisted in the 'Never too young' category. This award is for the best book for babies and young children from birth to four. Even the tiniest baby is not too young to enjoy books like these! Anybody, wherever they live and whatever their age, can vote and give their opinions on the short-listed books.

Baby's very first touchy-feely getting dressed book
A delightful board book with high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.

Shortlisted - Rotherham Children's Book Award 2011

The shortlist of six books is selected by a group of teachers and librarians, and represents an exciting range of recently published fiction for Rotherham children to read, discuss and compare over the next 6 months. Votes are collected from each school in June and a winner for each category is announced at the prestigious Award Ceremony at Magna in July.

Jordan Stryker: Bionic agent
Meet cybernetically-enhanced, bionic crime fighter Jordan Stryker in the first of this gripping new action-adventure series for the twenty-first century.

Shortlisted: The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2011

This prize is awarded by The Royal Society - a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists - to a recent book that best communicates science to young people.

The story of astronomy and space
An introduction to the mysteries of space and the secrets of astronomy.

Shortlisted - Junior Design Awards 2011

The Junior Design Awards are 'the only awards that recognise excellence in style and design – and everything beautiful in a child's life.' From the chicest children's fashion labels, to the most innovative pushchairs, the most stylish interiors, the best restaurants, the handiest travel products, the most brilliant books... and much more!

Usborne book of Greek myths
A sumptuously illustrated treasury of Greek myths filled with lively retellings of stories of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, presented in a luxury, cloth-covered hardback.

Winner of the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award 2011

The Heart of Hawick Children’s Book Award aims to get children excited about books and reading – for fun, learning, confidence and better chances. The winning book for the 10-12 age group must be by a first-time author, and published in the UK in the last year. A shortlist of five or six is chosen by a panel of parents, teachers and librarians. Some 600 pupils at ten schools in and around Hawick then take part in a season of reading, reviewing, author visits and workshops, building to a glittering award ceremony in the Heart of Hawick arts hub, when they get to decide their favourite book of the year.

Meteorite strike
A meteorite strike unleashes a deadly alien virus. Thousands die except for a rare few who begin to develop strange side effects...

Shortlisted - Nasen Awards 2011

The Nasen Awards are about celebrating Inclusive Practice. They recognise products that support and enable young people with learning needs and/or disabilities to develop skills and knowledge.

50 things to do with your baby: 12+ months
Fifty cards with ideas for very simple games, songs, action rhymes and other fun things to do with a baby or toddler.

Shortlisted - Nasen Awards 2011

The Nasen Awards are about celebrating Inclusive Practice. They recognise products that support and enable young people with learning needs and/or disabilities to develop skills and knowledge.

50 things to do with your toddler
Fifty cards with ideas for very simple games, songs, action rhymes and other fun things to do with toddlers.

Winner - Leeds Book Awards 2011

Angel by L.A. Weatherly has won the 14-16 category of the Leeds Book Awards, beating off competition including Malorie Blackman's Boys Don't Cry and Paul Magrs' Diary of a Doctor Who Addict. This year, 57 schools across Leeds took part in the awards whereby pupils voted for their favourite books from shortlists in three age categories.

Angel
Utterly intoxicating and deeply compelling, Angel is an epic tale of love, destiny and sacrifice.

Shortlisted - Southwark Book Award 2011

The Southwark Book Award is a reading project for Year 6 and Year 7 pupils in the Southwark area of London. Around 20 schools in Southwark are involved in voting for the winner which will be announced on the 1st July 2011.

Time train to The Blitz
Travelling back to danger...May 1941, London, The Blitz.

Winner - SLA Information Book Awards 2011

My Very First Art Book won the Children's Choice Award in the under 7s category.

The judges said of this book:
"A bright, cheerful and extremely inviting book with a host of practical and achievable activities related to some carefully selected art examples: the binding allows any reference page needed to stay open too."

The School Libraries Award (SLA) Information Book Award 2011 is a new prize.

My very first art book
A fantastic book filled with famous works of art accompanied by simple art activities using some of the same techniques as the artists.

Longlisted - North Lanarkshire Catalyst Book Award 2011

Return to The Lost World
Action-adventure, dinosaurs and espionage: this is an unforgettable heart-pounding thriller.

Longlisted - Southern Schools Book Award 2011

Angel
Utterly intoxicating and deeply compelling, Angel is an epic tale of love, destiny and sacrifice.

Shortlisted - Red House Children's Book Award 2011

Time Train to The Blitz by Sophie McKenzie is one of three books shortlisted in the Books for Younger Readers category. The Red House Children's Book Award is chosen and voted for entirely by children. Voting closes on the 21st May 2011.

Time train to The Blitz
Travelling back to danger...May 1941, London, The Blitz.

Winner - US Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family 2011

For the Teachers' Choice Award, teachers who are also parents evaluate books, games, websites, electronics, and more — to choose the best tools for at-home learning.

Very First Reading

Shortlisted - Leicestershire Children's Book Award 2010

Time train to The Blitz
Travelling back to danger...May 1941, London, The Blitz.

Shortlisted - Worcestershire Teen Book Award 2011

Angel
Utterly intoxicating and deeply compelling, Angel is an epic tale of love, destiny and sacrifice.

Shortlisted - Leeds Book Awards 2011

Time train to The Blitz
Travelling back to danger...May 1941, London, The Blitz.

Winner - National Book Award (US) 2010

The National Book Awards are the USA's preeminent literary prizes. The Awards are given to recognise achievements in four genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature. The winners, selected by five-member, independent judging panels for each genre, receive a $10,000 cash prize.

Mockingbird was the winner in the Young People's Literature category in 2010.

Mockingbird
A heart-warming story of loss and recovery that won the American National Book Award 2010 – one of the most moving books you’ll ever read.

Winner - US Parents' Choice Silver Award

Parents' Choice said of What's Science All About?: "Using a kid-proven formula of combining academic subjects with everyday stuff, this 288-page book makes high-concept science relevant."

What's science all about?
An informative guide to physics, chemistry and biology, how they work and how they apply to everyday life.

Winner - Creative Play Award 2010

The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas has won the 'Books and Teaching Resources' category in the Creative Play Awards 2010. The judges said: "A super book! There are many projects to do with children which can be done in one or two lessons. The ideas are original and instructions are easy to follow".

Complete book of art ideas
An inspiring book packed full of creative ideas for painting, drawing, sticking, colouring, ripping, rubbing, smudging, ink blotting, fingerprinting and more.

Historical Association Young Quills Award for children's historical fiction

Jimmy’s Stars is joint winner with Jacqueline's Wilson's Hetty Feather of the teen category of the inaugural Young Quills Award, organised by the Historical Association.

Jimmy's stars
A moving tale of growing up and facing change amid the sacrifices of war from Mary Ann Rodman, multi-award winning author of Yankee Girl.

Bronze Award in the 5-7 Educator Awards 2010

The award's aim is to identify and reward excellence in educational products that have been designed for children in Key Stage 1.

Very First Reading

Shortlisted - Booktrust Best Books for Babies 2010

That's not my tiger shortlisted in the Best Books for Babies under one year old category.

That's not my tiger
A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.

Shortlisted - British Book Design and Production Awards 2010

Best jacket/cover design category

Drawing, doodling and colouring
A hugely creative book with fabulous scenes to customise and colour, and doodles that can grow and grow and grow!

Highly Commended in the books category at the Right Start Best Toy Awards 2010

Noisy monsters
A simple story about noisy monsters that roar, bounce, crunch, giggle, burp, splutter, snore and whoop!

Shortlisted for the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards Raring 2 Read category (7-11)

A series of panels comprising of librarians, teachers and education advisers selected the shortlists. They were looking for books that will inspire readers and books that will get children hooked on reading. The winner is chosen via online voting at www.myvotescoventry.org with books being eliminated each week.

I Spy: The Constantinople Caper
A breathtaking spy mystery set in 1920s Constantinople from critically-acclaimed children’s author Graham Marks.

Shortlisted - Historical Association Young Quills Award for children's historical fiction

Far from home
Passion, courage and determination burn brightly in Minna’s third adventure, from a classic author.

Shortlisted - Historical Association Young Quills Award for children's historical fiction

In Egyptian times
A delightful picture book that brings to life a busy day in Egypt, long ago.

Shortlisted - Historical Association Young Quills Award for children's historical fiction

Thief!
Ben Button is caught in a daring dash for buried treasure in the fourth of the young actor’s adventure mysteries set in the cut-throat world of Elizabethan England.

Shortlisted - Sheffield 2010 Baby Book Award

The winner will be announced at an Award Ceremony at the Sheffield City Hall on Tuesday 23th November.

Baby's very first touchy-feely book
Delightful board book with high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches specially designed to appeal to the very young.

Longlisted - Southern School Book Awards 2010

The Southern Schools Book Award is presented annually to the author of the book judged by students to have been the best book published for 13-14 year-olds during the year. Librarians, teachers and students select books for the long list and the final shortlist is announced in June.

Forbidden island
Enter a world of conspiracy and cover-ups in this chilling thriller from Malcolm Rose, award-winning author of "Kiss of Death".

Shortlisted - Rotherham Children's Book Award 2010

The winner will be announced at an event in Rotherham on the 2nd July.

Jimmy's stars
A moving tale of growing up and facing change amid the sacrifices of war from Mary Ann Rodman, multi-award winning author of Yankee Girl.

Shortlisted - The Explore Book Award 2010

The Explore Books Award is run by Wigan Library Service, UK. The shortlist was drawn up by school pupils. The winning author will be presented with their award at a ceremony in December.

The secret necklace
Welcome to the world of Amy Wild, where dogs tell their secrets, cats perform rescue missions, and an entire island is squeaking and squawking with animal magic!