Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards 2009

A World Away, like Pauline Francis' previous book, Raven Queen, has been shortlisted for the Leeds Book Award.

A World Away
A vivid historical tale inspired by The Lost Colony - 100 English men, women and children who travelled to the New World in 1587 and who were never heard of again.

Winner - Sheffield Baby Book Award 2008

Noisy Animals
A simple story with sound effects following a busy (and noisy!) morning at Apple Tree Farm.

Nominated - The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2009

Tamburlaine's Elephants
Tamburlaine the Great is a powerful, brutal ruler. His sights are set on Delhi, City of Gems, and Rusti, one of his young warriors, rides out into the flames of battle for his first taste of war.

Gold Award - Right Start Best Toy Awards 2008

Gold award winner in the Right Start Best Toy Awards - Books category.

Wind-up Tractor Book
Three delightful tractor tales with a wind-up tractor to bring the stories to life.

Shortlisted - Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award 2009

The Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award is for newly published authors in the 9 - 12 age category.

Woodenface
Meg's little wooden figures take on a life of their own. When a local girl falls ill, the villagers are suspicious and Meg is forced to flee for her life. Can she use her powers to confront the demons that stalk her?

Practical Pre-School Silver Award 2008

What the testers said: "A very good idea! The stories are nice and we liked all the detail on the tractor journey pages. The children played together extremely well (showing PSHE development), experimented with their own stories and games (creative development) and had lots of fun trying out how fast and far the tractor would go (mathematical development. A lovely book."

Wind-up Tractor Book
Three delightful tractor tales with a wind-up tractor to bring the stories to life.

Shortlisted - Sheffield Baby Book Award 2008

Water Baby
Babies and toddlers will love to see baby splishing in his paddling pool, sploshing at the beach and splashing in the bath.

Shortlisted - Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) Poetry Award 2008

Usborne Book of Poetry
A wonderful collection of much-loved poems for young readers.

Shortlisted - Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award, 2008

Kiss of Death
A school trip turns into a nightmare when Kim and Wes leave the plague-village of Eyam with more than they bargained for, and a stolen artefact wreaks revenge.

Winner - Highland Children's Book Award 12+ category 2008

Raven Queen
A mesmerising tale of love and tragedy based on the life of Lady Jane Grey, all too often remembered as just a line in a history book.

Shortlisted - Highland Children's Book Award 8+ category 2008

Tom's Dragon Trouble
Lady Eleanor hates dragons - they're so messy! So Tom has to keep his pet hidden away, but the little dragon turns out to be an unlikely saviour when the King comes to stay.

Shortlisted - Highland Children's Book Award Picture Book Category 2008

The Railway Children
An evocative picture book based on the classic E. Nesbitt tale.

Winner - Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books 2008

Big book of Science things to make and do
Over 50 fun projects that fly, fling, spin, swim, whoosh, zoom and ooze plus over 800 stickers to decorate them.

Shortlisted - Leicester Book of the Year Award 2008

Raven Queen
A mesmerising tale of love and tragedy based on the life of Lady Jane Grey, all too often remembered as just a line in a history book.

Shortlisted - Leicester Book of the Year Award 2008

The Way of the Warrior
A powerful story of loyalty and betrayal, past and prophecy, set against the violent backdrop of warring clans in sixteenth-century Japan.

Shortlisted - Leeds Book Awards 2008

Raven Queen
A mesmerising tale of love and tragedy based on the life of Lady Jane Grey, all too often remembered as just a line in a history book.

Shortlisted - StoraEnso Design & Production Award 2008

Wind-up Tractor Book
Three delightful tractor tales with a wind-up tractor to bring the stories to life.

Shortlisted - Richard and Judy Galaxy Children's Book of the Year 2008

That's not my penguin...
Finalist in the Richard & Judy Galaxy British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year 2008!

Shortlisted - Telford Book Awards 2008

The Dark Side of Midnight
From schoolgirl to spy girl - all in a day's work for wannabe secret agent, Jazmin Dawson.

Shortlisted - Manchester Book Award 2008

Kiss of Death
A school trip turns into a nightmare when Kim and Wes leave the plague-village of Eyam with more than they bargained for, and a stolen artefact wreaks revenge.

Shortlisted - Rotherham Children's Book Award 2008

Snatched!
Who are Daniel's real parents - and why was he abandoned as a baby in the lion's cage at Hubble's Circus?

Shortlisted - UKLA (UK Literacy Association) Children's Book Award 2008

Tamburlaine's Elephants
Tamburlaine the Great is a powerful, brutal ruler. His sights are set on Delhi, City of Gems, and Rusti, one of his young warriors, rides out into the flames of battle for his first taste of war.

Winner - Medway Schools Book Award 2007

Marco's Pendulum
A gripping and page-turning read about the magic which exists in the real world, if you know where to look.

Longlisted - Manchester Book Award 2007

Fur
Grace loves swimming in the sea. Even her dreams are full of the sounds of the ocean. But dark shadows are troubling the peaceful waters of Grace's life. Her body is beginning to change, but not as she expected.

Nominated - Manchester Book Award 2007

Smokescreen
Ellie hates living in the pub by the dark, swirling canal waters. And her troubles grow when she discovers the shady dealings that take place there.

Shortlisted - Wirral Paperback of the Year Award 2007

Smokescreen
Ellie hates living in the pub by the dark, swirling canal waters. And her troubles grow when she discovers the shady dealings that take place there.

Shortlisted - Wirral Paperback of the Year 2007

The Survival Game
Burl, on the run from his bullying father, knows he won't last long in the Canadian wilderness. He stumbles across a secret that could save him, but his father drags him back into his dangerous games.

Shortlisted - Sheffield Children's Book Award 2007

Kiss of Death
A school trip turns into a nightmare when Kim and Wes leave the plague-village of Eyam with more than they bargained for, and a stolen artefact wreaks revenge.

Shortlisted - Highland Children's Book Award Picture Book Category 2006

The Story of Pinocchio
This charming book will enthrall young children, as they follow Pinocchio on his quest to become a real boy.

Shortlisted - Guardian Children's Book Award 2006

The Survival Game
Burl, on the run from his bullying father, knows he won't last long in the Canadian wilderness. He stumbles across a secret that could save him, but his father drags him back into his dangerous games.

Prima Baby Reader Awards "Best Buy" 2004 and 2006

Usborne That's not my... Touchy-feely books were voted Best Buy in the Toddler Book Category of the Prima Baby Reader Awards in 2004 and 2006.

That's not my ...
Award-winning series of brightly illustrated board books with simple, repetitive storyline and squashy, furry, hairy, shiny and bobbly textures to touch and feel.

Practical Pre-School Silver Award 2006

Sleepy Baby
Babies and toddlers can find out what makes baby snooze in this gorgeous touchy-feely board book.

Shortlisted - Aventis Prize for Science Books 2006

100 Science Experiments
Action-packed collection of 100 simple science experiments using easily-sourced materials.

Winner - Lancashire County Fantastic Book Awards 2006

The Curse of Magoria
As one young boy’s nightmare becomes a reality, he struggles to escape the deadly dance of time and defy the ancient Curse of Magoria ...

Shortlisted - Ottakar's Children's Book Prize 2006

North Child
Rose is a North Child, destined to be a wanderer and travel far from home. Unaware of her fate she agrees to go with a mysterious white bear to a distant castle where she falls in love with an enchanted stranger.

Shortlisted - Booktrust Early Years Award 2006

Sleepy Baby
Babies and toddlers can find out what makes baby snooze in this gorgeous touchy-feely board book.

Highly commended - Longman History Today New Generation Book of the Year 2005

Cleopatra
A vivid account of the life and times of Cleopatra

Winner - Longman History Today New Generation Book Award 2005

Judges' comments: "Ruth Brocklehurst's Victorians was chosen by the judges for its style, its breadth of coverage, its freshness, its attractive appearance and its intelligent use of internet links for every spread."

Victorians - English Heritage Edition
A fascinating introduction to Queen Victoria and the world of the Victorians, filled with intriguing facts about politics and everyday live.

Highly commended - Longman History Today New Generation Book of the Year 2005

Introduction to Archaeology
A fresh and exciting look at some of the world's most famous archaeological sites: the Valley of the Kings, Pueblos of North America, Stonehenge, ancient Athens and Rome, the Bible Lands and many more.

Shortlisted - Sheffield Baby Book 2005

Fish
A delightful cloth book with sparkly, shimmery textures to touch and feel and a simple story about Freddie the fish.