Sheffield Children's Book Award results announced

At last the secret results are out!

The award ceremony for the 2012 project took place at the Sheffield City Hall yesterday.

The event was attended by 25 authors and illustrators together with representatives from publishers and....over 1,200 Sheffield children and young people.

Overall winner - Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head by Kjartan Poskitt

CATEGORY WINNER

PICTURE BOOK - Dear Fairy Godmother by Michael Rosen & Nick Sharratt

SHORTER & LONGER NOVELS - Agatha Parrot and the Floating Head

YOUNG ADULT - Flip by Martyn Bedford

HIGHLY COMMENDED

PICTURE BOOKS - The Pirates Next Door - Jonny Duddle

SHORTER & LONGER NOVELS - Cartoon Kid

YOUNG ADULT - Mr Creecher

COMMENDED

PICTURE BOOKS - A Place to call Home

SHORTER & LONGER NOVELS - One Dog and his Boy - Eva Ibbotson

YOUNG ADULT - A Year Without Autumn - Liz Kessler

QUICK READS CATEGORY -

The Gun by Bali Rai

BABY BOOK AWARD -

Lulu's Lunch by Camilla Reid & Allie Busby

Your suggestions welcome for Long list books for the 2013 project .

 

Author attendance Update

The latest author to announce attendance at the Award ceremony 2012....

Sam Gayton author of The Snow Merchant! We look forward to welcoming Sam to Sheffield.

Carnegie/Greenaway shortlist 2013

The Carnegie/Greenaway medal 2013 shortlist has just been announced. Select the link to discover some great reads. Some are very familiar for Sheffield Children's Book Award followers. Just goes to show how good Sheffield is at finding good books!


http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/pressdesk/press.php?release=pres_2013_longlist.html