Booktrust Early Years Awards 2008
The Booktrust Early Years Awards celebrated and publicised the range of books published for babies, toddlers and pre-school children. Known as the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award from 1999 to 2004, books were judged in three categories:The Best Book for babies under one-year-old, which focussed on board and novelty books; The Best Picture Book for children up to five-years-old, which focussed on picture books; and The Best Emerging Illustrator for children up to five-years-old, which rewarded the most talented and exciting new illustrators. The Booktrust Early Years Awards last ran in 2010 and are no longer running.
The Best Book for Babies under one-year-old
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Is This My Nose?
Georgie Birkett
Winner, Booktrust Early Years Awards
This book is full of lots of faces and lots of fun!
Publisher: Red Fox
Georgie Birkett
Georgie Birkett completed her degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Brighton in 1996. She has since illustrated many books, in various styles, for the educational and young fiction markets, as well as picture books and pre-school novelty books.
http://www.georgiebirkett.com
Shortlist
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Is This My Nose?
Red Fox
Is This My Nose?
Georgie Birkett
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
This book is full of lots of faces and lots of fun!
Publisher: Red Fox
Georgie Birkett
Georgie Birkett completed her degree in Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of Brighton in 1996. She has since illustrated many books, in various styles, for the educational and young fiction markets, as well as picture books and pre-school novelty books.
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Baby's Very First Books: Day
Campbell Books
Baby's Very First Books: Day
Angela Brooksbank
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
This is a perfect first book for babies! The combination of high-contrast images, crinkly pages and mirror are specially designed to provide sensory stimulation from birth onwards.
Publisher: Campbell Books
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Rainbow Fun - Amazing Baby
Amazing Baby
Rainbow Fun - Amazing Baby
Mike Jolley
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
It's time to have some rainbow fun
Publisher: Amazing Baby
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Baby Loves Peekaboo!
Dorling Kindersley
Baby Loves Peekaboo!
Dorling Kindersley
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Play peekaboo with your baby and hear them giggle in delight as hidden surprises are revealed!
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
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Baby Touch: Playtime Book and DVD
Ladybird Books
Baby Touch: Playtime Book and DVD
Justine Smith
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
This innovative format incorporates both a tactile play book and a 25-minute animated baby DVD in one!
Publisher: Ladybird Books
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Daddy Hug
HarperCollins Children's Books
Daddy Hug
Tim Warnes
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Slimy, scruffy, long and fluffy. Feel safe and snug with Daddy Hug!
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
The Best Book for Children up to five-years-old
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Winner
The Bog Baby
PuffinTwo little girls go walking in bluebell wood and rescue a Bog Baby. They make the small, cute, creature a beautiful home in a bucket, tickle him and feed him cake crumbs until one difficult day they realise that they must let him go back into the wild. The illustrations in this Booktrust Early Years Award-winning book, are exquisite; children are invited to draw their own Bog Baby at the end.
The Bog Baby
Jeanne Willis
Winner, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Two little girls go walking in bluebell wood and rescue a Bog Baby. They make the small, cute, creature a beautiful home in a bucket, tickle him and feed him cake crumbs until one difficult day they realise that they must let him go back into the wild. The illustrations in this Booktrust Early Years Award-winning book, are exquisite; children are invited to draw their own Bog Baby at the end.
Publisher: Puffin
Jeanne WillisJeanne Willis
Jeanne wrote her first book when she was five years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She now has over eighty titles to her name, including picture books, novels and television scripts. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize. Her teen novel, Naked Without a Hat (Faber) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2004. She often takes inspiration from dreams and interesting conversations with strangers.
Gwen MillwardGwen Millward
Gwen Millward studied illustration in Edinburgh and now spends all of her time painting and writing stories for children about her favourite subject, beasts. Her first book for Puffin, Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood was published in April 2007.
Shortlist
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The Cow That Laid an Egg
HarperCollins Children's Books
The Cow That Laid an Egg
Andy Cutbill
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
A madcap, yet moving, story about having the courage of one's convictions, even when others doubt you.
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
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It's a George Thing!
Egmont
It's a George Thing!
David Bedford
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
This is a funny story about friends, fellowship, finding your own 'thing', and some very fancy footwork!
Publisher: Egmont
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Grizzly Dad
Picture Corgi
Grizzly Dad
Joanna Harrison
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
When Dad is woken later he has turned into a grizzly bear. His son looks after bear-dad until he gets fed up with all the mess the bear makes.
Publisher: Picture Corgi
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Wendel's Workshop
Macmillan Children's Books
Wendel's Workshop
Chris Riddell
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Wendel is a very clever mouse and a brilliant inventor. He is also incredibly untidy and simply throws his inventions away if they don't work.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
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The Bog Baby
Puffin
The Bog Baby
Jeanne Willis
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Two little girls go walking in bluebell wood and rescue a Bog Baby. They make the small, cute, creature a beautiful home in a bucket, tickle him and feed him cake crumbs until one difficult day they realise that they must let him go back into the wild. The illustrations in this Booktrust Early Years Award-winning book, are exquisite; children are invited to draw their own Bog Baby at the end.
Publisher: Puffin
Jeanne WillisJeanne Willis
Jeanne wrote her first book when she was five years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She now has over eighty titles to her name, including picture books, novels and television scripts. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize. Her teen novel, Naked Without a Hat (Faber) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2004. She often takes inspiration from dreams and interesting conversations with strangers.
Gwen MillwardGwen Millward
Gwen Millward studied illustration in Edinburgh and now spends all of her time painting and writing stories for children about her favourite subject, beasts. Her first book for Puffin, Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood was published in April 2007.
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There's an Ouch in My Pouch!
Puffin
There's an Ouch in My Pouch!
Jeanne Willis
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Willaby Wallaby is throwing a wobbly...He’s quite determined he still needs a pouch to live in, but suddenly it’s just too knobbly, wodgy, wedgy and wriggly and so he jumps out.
Publisher: Puffin
Jeanne WillisJeanne Willis
Jeanne wrote her first book when she was five years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She now has over eighty titles to her name, including picture books, novels and television scripts. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize. Her teen novel, Naked Without a Hat (Faber) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2004. She often takes inspiration from dreams and interesting conversations with strangers.
The Best Emerging Illustrator for children up to five-years-old
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Winner
Here Comes Frankie!
Macmillan Children's BooksDescribing music using words is tricky - but by adding pictures, Tim Hopgood creates musical magic on the page.
Here Comes Frankie!
Tim Hopgood
Winner, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Describing music using words is tricky - but by adding pictures, Tim Hopgood creates musical magic on the page.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Tim Hopgood
Tim Hopgood lives with his wife and cats in North Yorkshire. He is a graduate of Kingston University and worked for 20 years as a graphic design and freelance illustration. Tim's first book, Our Big Blue Sofa, was published in 2006 and in 2008 he was the winner of the Best Emerging Illustrator Award at the Booktrust Early Years Awards.
Shortlist
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Bridget Fidget
Puffin
Bridget Fidget
Joe Berger
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Bridget Fidget is dreaming of a pet - a unicorn - when the doorbell wakes her. Might this be the pet-shop delivery?
Publisher: Puffin
Joe Berger
Joe Berger has been drawing for as long as he can remember. He grew up loving books and the thought of giving children the same excitement he felt from reading is a huge part of his inspiration.
The official illustrator of World Book Day 2010, Joe has had three picture books published: Hattie the Bad, Bridget Fidget and Bridget Fidget – Hold on Tight! (Puffin Books).
He has a background in animation and illustrates a weekly comic strip in the Guardian. He lives in Bristol with his wife and three daughters.He received a Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award in 2011.
Illustration technique
Joe’s illustrations are hand drawn with pencil, pen or wax crayon and then scanned into the computer where he adds colour. Before using the computer he found colouring difficult. He explains that using the computer you can make mistakes and correct them and once you’ve got used to this freedom you can’t go back.
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That Yucky Love Thing
Gullane Children's Books
That Yucky Love Thing
Michael Catchpool
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Sam is sick of that yucky love thing - everywhere he looks people are hugging and kissing - it's just disgusting! There's only one thing for it. Sam hops on his bicycle to get away - as far away as he can.
Publisher: Gullane Children's Books
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Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero
Scholastic
Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero
Anne Cottringer
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
This laugh-out-loud picture book is a delight
Publisher: Scholastic
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Here Comes Frankie!
Macmillan Children's Books
Here Comes Frankie!
Tim Hopgood
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Describing music using words is tricky - but by adding pictures, Tim Hopgood creates musical magic on the page.
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Tim Hopgood
Tim Hopgood lives with his wife and cats in North Yorkshire. He is a graduate of Kingston University and worked for 20 years as a graphic design and freelance illustration. Tim's first book, Our Big Blue Sofa, was published in 2006 and in 2008 he was the winner of the Best Emerging Illustrator Award at the Booktrust Early Years Awards.
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Ape
Walker Books
Ape
Martin Jenkins
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Each of the five kinds of great ape that exist in the world are depicted in this book.
Publisher: Walker Books
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The Bog Baby
Puffin
The Bog Baby
Jeanne Willis
Shortlisted, Booktrust Early Years Awards
Two little girls go walking in bluebell wood and rescue a Bog Baby. They make the small, cute, creature a beautiful home in a bucket, tickle him and feed him cake crumbs until one difficult day they realise that they must let him go back into the wild. The illustrations in this Booktrust Early Years Award-winning book, are exquisite; children are invited to draw their own Bog Baby at the end.
Publisher: Puffin
Jeanne WillisJeanne Willis
Jeanne wrote her first book when she was five years old and hasn't stopped writing since. She now has over eighty titles to her name, including picture books, novels and television scripts. She has also won numerous awards, including the Children's Book Award, the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Silver Smarties Prize. Her teen novel, Naked Without a Hat (Faber) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2004. She often takes inspiration from dreams and interesting conversations with strangers.
Gwen MillwardGwen Millward
Gwen Millward studied illustration in Edinburgh and now spends all of her time painting and writing stories for children about her favourite subject, beasts. Her first book for Puffin, Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood was published in April 2007.
Judges
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Salma Barakat
Salma lived abroad for eight years whilst raising her three boys, but moved back to the UK in 1996. She started working with children by volunteering and successfully completing the Diploma in Preschool Practice at her youngest son’s preschool (Sunshine Preschool, Eton Wick). She worked there for three years and moved into working as a Learning Support Assistant in Hilltop First School in Windsor in May 2000. Salma became the Bookstart Officer for Slough in October 2003.
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John Berry
After qualifying as a nurse in 1988, John spent three years working within the specialities of Ear, Nose and Throat nursing, Ophthalmology and then as a senior staff nurse within the Accident and Emergency Department at Scunthorpe General Hospital. In 1991, John undertook Health Visitor training at Hull University and has worked for a number of years as a Health Visitor within the Humber region. In the late 1990s, John became a Lecturer/Practitioner at Hull University for a period of three years before becoming the Clinical Lead for Health Visiting within North Lincolnshire in 2002.
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Andrew CloverAndrew Clover is the author of Dirty Angels and Dad Rules and writes a popular column in the Sunday Times. Also a comedian and actor, Andrew starred in Ashes to Ashes, in which he played the sinister clown. He has three girls.
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Wendy CoolingChildren's Book Consultant Wendy Cooling was originally an English teacher in inner-London secondary schools. In 1990, she left teaching to join The Children's Book Foundation (now Booktrust) running a range of projects to promote reading, including Bookstart for which she continues to act as Senior Consultant. Wendy works with many children's book publishers, reviewing books, running in-service training sessions for teachers and librarians and working with children of all ages on reading-related projects. She is the editor of several story and poetry anthologies. She won the Eleanor Farjeon Award in 2006 for outstanding service to the world of children’s books and in 2009 she was awarded an MBE for services to children’s literature.
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Annie KublerAnnie Kubler was born in 1960, in the north east of France, in a mountainous area called the Vosges, where she spent her childhood. She went to the School of Decorative Arts of Strasbourg in 1978, specialising in Children’s Illustration. In 1983 she gained a National Diploma in Visual Communication. In 1985 she moved to England to work for Child’s Play International Ltd.
For the past 20 years she has been Art Director of Child’s Play, while illustrating many children’s titles, including Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, which won Booktrust’s Early Years Award in 2002. Previous titles shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Awards include Peek-A-Boo and If You’re Happy and You Know It. At present, she lives with her partner Chris and their three children in a little village in Wiltshire.






