Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 winners: Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham
Learn more about our award, which we give every year for outstanding achievement in children's literature.
Waterstones Children's Laureate
Find out about Cressida Cowell
Find out everything that's going on with the 11th Waterstones Children's Laureate, Cressida Cowell, as she takes on the job from 2019-22.
Get to know our Writer in Residence
Keep up with Michael
Every six months, BookTrust appoints a new Writer or Illustrator in Residence to give us their own unique perspective on the world of children's books. Michael Rosen wants to help children develop a love of poetry and rhyme.