Award Winning Children’s Books

Find books for children from award winning authors and illustrators.

About Award Winning Books for Children

This website is designed to remove some of the risk in buying books for children. There are many, many children’s books and there is also, unfortunately, a massive range in quality from magnificent to miserable. I have bought books for my children and felt very disappointed by them, to try to avoid this I actively look for recommendations from friends but have also found some fabulous award winning books.

Awarding bodies should hopefully aim high when judging books, so I would consider a shortlisted book worth reading. I have many award winning children’s books and find they really do stand the test of time and can be read again and again with my children. A good book for children can really have a massive impact. Many of the children’s books on this site are picture books, many of which are truly beautiful.

I hope you find a brilliant book for your child here.

An award winner in the 9–11 years category of the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize is really great. Really good characters and a wonderful story. Maia is strong main character who you

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Varjak Paw by S F Said, illustrated by Dave McKean. Gold Award winner in the Nestle Smarties Book Prize in the 6-8 years category. This is a wonderful book, great

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Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. Winner of the BBC Blue Peter Book Award book of the year 2006. Also won the Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud category. Lost

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Zoo by Anthony Browne. Another brilliant book by Anthony Browne with great illustrations. Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1992.

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Gorilla by Anthony Browne. An amazing book with fabulous illustrations. In 1983 won the Kate Greenaway Medal as well as the Kurt Maschler Award.

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Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins. Gold award winner in the 0-5 years category of the Nestle Smarties Booke Prize 2002. Great illustrations and interesting cut pages revealing more of

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I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child. Charlie and Lola at their best. Great illustration an wonderful children’s book.

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