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The Nesllé Book Prize

 

 

Winning books for children this Christmas
   

News Update MONKEYS GET SMARTIES!

Frances Lincoln are delighted to announce that CHIMP AND ZEE by Catherine & Laurence Anholt was yesterday awarded the much sought after Nestle Smarties Book Prize GOLD AWARD during a colourful ceremony at London's Rainforest Cafe.
   

For adults looking to give books as gifts to children this Christmas, the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize shortlist is a good guide to the most popular books among the under 11s, selected from the very best children's books published in the last twelve months.

Says Julia Eccleshare, chair of the judging panel: "The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize recognises and celebrates

the very best writing and illustration for children. There are some fabulous books this year and the quality of fiction shows a confidence in story telling that is exhilarating - maintaining the standard of previous Prize winners J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman and Jacqueline Wilson. These books will be a welcome addition to any child's Christmas stocking.

Shortlisted Books

5 and Under Category
Five Little Fiends by Sarah Dyer (Bloomsbury)
Kipper's A to Z by Mick lnkpen (Hodder Children's)
Chimp and Zee by Catherine & Laurence Anholt (Frances Lincoln)

6-8 Category
Ug by Raymond Briggs (Cape)
What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean by Lauren Child (Orchard Books)
The Shrimp by Emily Smith (Young Corgi)

9-11 Category
 Journey to the River Sea by Eva lbbotson (Macmillan)
The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean (OUP)
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray by Chris Wooding (Scholastic)
   

Now in its 17th year, the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize is the UK's biggest prize for children's fiction and poetry with over 20,000 children participating each year. Run by Booktrust, an independent charity promoting books and reading, the Prize recognises the nation's best children's books as voted for by children.