Supported by Bookstart and the Unwin Foundation, the Awards celebrate, publicise and reward the exciting range of books being published today for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
2007 awards
The winners of the 2007 Early Years Awards were announced on 27 September at an awards ceremony held at BAFTA, Piccadilly, London.
Baby Book Award
Tucking In! by Jess Stockham (Child’s Play)
Pre-School Award
Penguin by Polly Dunbar (Walker)
Best Emerging Illustrator
Emily Gravett for Monkey and Me (Macmillan Children’s Books)
Read the press release (Microsoft Word document 102Kb)
The shortlists were announced on 23 July.
Baby Book Award
Elmer’s First Counting Book by David McKee (Andersen Press)
Looking Good! by Jess Stockham (Child’s Play)
Tucking In! by Jess Stockham (Child’s Play)
Happy Baby by Dr Miriam Stoppard (Dorling Kindersley)
Baby Touch: Noisy Book by Justine Smith, illustrated by Fiona Land (Ladybird)
Baby Touch: Peekaboo Book by Justine Smith, illustrated by Fiona Land (Ladybird)
Pre-School Award
Eliza and the Moonchild by Emma Chichester Clark (Andersen Press)
Grill Pan Eddy by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross (Andersen Press)
Dexter Bexley and his Big Blue Beastie by Joel Stewart (Doubleday)
Oliver Who Would Not Sleep by Mara Bergman, illustrated by Nick Maland (Hodder Children’s Books)
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell, illustrated by Neal Layton (Orchard Books)
Penguin by Polly Dunbar (Walker)
Best Emerging Illustrator
Viviane Schwarz for Timothy and the Strong Pyjamas (Alison Green Books)
Anna Wadham for The Ant and the Big Bad Bully Goat by Andrew Fusek Peters (Child’s Play)
Jason Chapman for Ted, Bo and Diz: The First Adventure (Little Tiger Press)
Emily Gravett for Monkey and Me (Macmillan Children’s Books)
Read the press release (Microsoft Word document 98Kb)
The judges
Award–winning Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler was joined by Wendy Cooling, the founder of Bookstart (Chair), Elena Dalrymple, editor of the UK’s best-selling magazine Mother & Baby, Clive Barnes, children’s librarian and Angela Lewis, Modernisation Lead for Children, Young People and Families at East Riding of Yorkshire Primary Care Trust.
In 2007 Booktrust worked with Mother & Baby magazine to promote the Early Years Awards.
2006 awards
The winners of the 2006 Early Years Awards were announced on 27 September 2006 in London:
Baby Book Award
How Do You Feel? by Mandy Stanley (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Pre-School Award
Mr Pusskins by Sam Lloyd (Orchard Books)
Best New Illustrator
Catherine Rayner for Augustus and his Smile (Little Tiger Press)
The judges
Wendy Cooling (children's book consultant ), Mariella Frostrup (parent and broadcaster) and Ian Beck (award-winning illustrator)
2005 awards
Baby Book Award
Poppy Cat's Farm by Lara Jones (Campbell Books)
Pre School Award
The Very Dizzy Dinosaur by Jack Tickle (Little Tiger Press)
Best New Illustrator
Kanako Usui for The Fantastic Mr Wani (Little Tiger Press)
The judges
Wendy Cooling, children's book consultant (Chair); Penny Miller, health visitor; Afsa Mitha, Bookstart Coordinator for Leicestershire Bookstart; Nick Sharratt, illustrator and winner of several children's book awards; and HRH The Countess of Wessex.
Prize information
Tarryn McKay
020 8516 2972
tarryn@booktrust.org.uk
Press enquiries
Katherine Solomon
020 8875 4583
katherine.solomon@booktrust.org.uk
