Waterstones Children's Book Prize

The Waterstones Children's Book Prize is an annual award given to a work of children's literature published during the previous year. First awarded in 2005, the purpose of the prize is "to uncover hidden talent in children's writing" and is therefore open only to authors who have published no more than three books.

Beginning in 2012, the prize was divided into three categories: Picture Books, Fiction 5–12, and Teen.[1] Each category winner receives £2,000 with an overall winner chosen from the three getting an additional £3,000 (thus the overall winner receives £5,000 in total).[2]

Winners and shortlists

2005 – The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

2006 – The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding

2007 – Darkside by Tom Becker

2008 – Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls

2009 – 13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison

  • How Kirsty Jenkins Stole the Elephant by Elen Caldecott
  • Zelah Green Queen of Clean by Vanessa Curtis
  • Changeling by Steve Feasey
  • Gnomes are Forever by Ceci Jenkinson
  • The Lady in the Tower by Marie-Louise Jensen
  • Mapmaker's Monsters by Rob Stevens
  • Numbers by Rachel Ward

2010 – The Great Hamster Massacre by Katie Davies

  • Flyaway by Lucy Christopher
  • The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
  • The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester
  • Love, Aubrey by Suzanne Lafleur
  • The Seven Sorcerers by Caro King
  • The Toymaker by Jeremy De Quidt
  • Meteorite Strike by A. G. Taylor
  • Desperate Measures by Laura Summers

2011 – Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari

  • The Memory Cage by Ruth Eastham
  • Tall Story by Candy Gourlay
  • The Pain Merchants by Janice Hardy
  • Wereworld: The Rise of the Wolf by Curtis Jobling
  • Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-Drain by Anna Kemp
  • A Beautiful Lie by Irfan Master
  • Mortlock by Jon Mayhew
  • When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

For 2011, publications the Prize was divided into three categories with separate shortlists, announced in February 2012.[1]

2012 – The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle (Overall and Picture Book)[2]

Teen
Fiction 5–12
  • The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, Liz Pichon
  • The Windvale Sprites, Mackenzie Crook
  • Muncle Trogg, Janet Foxley
  • Sky Hawk, Gill Lewis
  • Milo and the Restart Button, Alan Silberberg
  • Claude in the City, Alex T. Smith
Picture Book
  • The Pirates Next Door, Jonny Duddle
  • No!, Marta Altés
  • I Don't Want to be a Pea!, Ann Bonwill and Simon Rickerty
  • A Bit Lost, Chris Haughton
  • I Want My Hat Back, Jon Klassen
  • Good Little Wolf, Nadia Shireen

2013 – Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher (Overall and Teen)

Teen
Fiction 5–12
  • Wonder by R. J. Palacio
  • The Wolf Princess by Catherine Constable
  • Atticus Claw Breaks the Law by Jennifer Gray
  • The Secret Hen House Theatre by Helen Peters
  • Chronicles of Egg: Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey
  • I Am Not A Loser by Jim Smith
Picture Book
  • Lunchtime by Rebecca Cobb
  • Rabbityness by Jo Empson
  • Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton
  • The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp
  • The Journey Home by Frann Preston-Gannon
  • Can You See Sassoon? by Sam Usher

2014 — Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell (Overall and Fiction 5-12)[3]

Teen – Geek Girl by Holly Smale

  • The Bone Dragon by Alexia Casale
  • Butter by Erin Lange
  • If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
  • Paper Aeroplanes by Dawn O'Porter
  • Our of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Fiction 5–12 – Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell

Picture Book – Open Very Carefully by Nicola O'Byrne

  • Harold Finds a Voice by Courtney Dicmas
  • Weasels by Elys Dolan
  • Penguin in Peril by Helen Hancocks
  • Time For Bed, Fred! by Yasmeen Ismail
  • The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water by Gemma Merino

References

  1. 1 2 Michelle Pauli (8 February 2012). "Gritty teen reads dominate Waterstones children's prize shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Robert Dux (29 March 2012). "Jonny Duddle's 'The Pirates Next Door' wins Waterstone's Children's Book Prize". The Independent. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ The Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize website.
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