British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year


The British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year is a British literary award, given annually to works of children's literature as part of the British Book Awards. It was established in 1996, replacing the British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year and British Children's Author of the Year categories.
It is currently sponsored by WHSmith, although it was previously sponsored by Red House. Formerly called the "British Children's Book Award", it was renamed to "Children's Book of the Year" in 2010.

Winners

YearNameTitle
2017Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Girl of Ink & Stars
2018Robert Macfarlane and Jackie MorrisThe Lost Words
2018Angie ThomasThe Hate U Give
2019David WalliamsThe Ice Monster
2020Holly JacksonA Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Shortlists

2006

Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz I, Coriander by Sally GardnerSilverFin by Charlie HigsonEldest by Christopher Paolini...and that's when it fell off in my hand by Louise RennisonWizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin by Dugald Steer

2007

Flanimals of the Deep by Ricky Gervais The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John BoyneThe Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver JeffersPeter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean Wintersmith by Terry PratchettHorrid Henry and the Football Fiend by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross

2008

Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross That's Not My Penguin by Fiona WatteKatie Price's Perfect Ponies by Katie PriceBorn to Run by Michael Morpurgo Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson

British Children's Author of the Year

The British Children's Author of the Year Award was given annually to authors of children's literature as part of the British Book Awards. It was established in 1990 and awarded for the last time in 1995. During the 1996 British Book Awards both it and the Illustrated Children's Book of the Year award were replaced by the Children's Book of the Year category.

British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year

The British Illustrated Children's Book of the Year Award was given annually to illustrated works of children's literature as part of the British Book Awards. It was established in 1991 and awarded for the last time in 1995. For the 1996 British Book Awards both it and the Children's Author of the Year award were replaced by the Children's Book of the Year category.