Hampshire Book Awards
The Hampshire Book Awards are an annual series of literary awards given to works of children's literature. The awards are run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service.[1][2]
There are three awards: Hampshire Book Award, Hampshire Illustrated Book Award and Hampshire Picture Book Award. A fourth award, the Hampshire Information Book Award, is being piloted in 2013.
Hampshire Book Award
The Hampshire Book Award is given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. Around June every year, the final is held and selected Year 8 students from schools across Hampshire attend it in order to vote for the winning book. A celebration event for the award is held in October, and where possible, the winning author is invited to attend.
- Winners and shortlists
- 2019 Shell by Paula Rawsthorne[3]
- Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
- Satellite by Nick Lake
- The Extinction Trials by S. M. Wilson
- Scarecrow by Danny Weston
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- 2018 Instructions of a Second Hand Heart by Tamsyn Murray[4]
- A Dangerous Crossing by Jane Mitchell
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- Between the Lies by Cathy McPhail
- Fir by Sharon Gosling
- A Seven-Letter Word by Kim Slater
- 2017 River of Ink by Helen Dennis[5]
- My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter
- The Bubble Boy by Stewart Foster[6]
- Island by Nicky Singer, illustrated by Chris Riddell
- Night Vision by Ella West
- Railhead by Philip Reeve
- 2016 Looking at the Stars by Jo Cotterill
- Winterkill by Kate A Boorman
- Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan
- Devil You Know by Cathy MacPhail
- The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
- Smart by Kim Slater
- 2015 The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
- 2014 Hostage by Chris Bradford
- 2013 My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher
- 2012 Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
- Burning Secrets by Clare Chambers
- Outlaw by Stephen Davies
- Reckless by Cornelia Funke
- Theodore Boone: Young Lawyer by John Grisham
- Angel by L.A. Weatherly
- 2011 Time Riders by Alex Scarrow
- Diary of a Wimpy Vampire by Tim Collins
- Halo by Zizou Corder
- Two Good Thieves by Daniel Finn
- Moster Repuplic by Ben Horton
- Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
- 2010 Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Dot Robot by Jason Bradbury
- The Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda
- Bang Bang You're Dead by Narinder Dhami
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Medusa Project: The Set-Up by Sophie McKenzie
- 2009 Dogfight by Craig Simpson
- Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo) by D.M. Cornish
- Dragonfly by Julia Golding
- Between Two Seas by Marie-Louise Jensen
- Crusade by Elizabeth Laird
- Outcast by Michelle Paver
- 2008 Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
- Nathan Fox: Dangerous Times by L. Brittney
- School's Out Forever by James Patterson
- H.I.V.E by Mark Walden
- Kat Got Your Tongue by Lee Weatherly
- 2007 Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Ellen's People by Dennis Hamley
- Evil Star by Anthony Horowitz
- Peter Raven Under Fire by Michael Molloy
- CHERUB: Divine Madness by Robert Muchamore
- The Devil's Footsteps by E.E. Richardson
- 2006 The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney
- Merrow by Louise Cooper
- The Heaven Shop by Deborah Ellis
- Blood Pressure by Alan Gibbons
- Mudlark by John Sedden
- Ruby Tanya by Robert Swindells
- 2005 Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
- Unique by Alison Allen-Grey
- Boy2Girl by Terence Blacker
- Iqbal by Francesco D'Adamo
- Horace by Chris d'Lacey
- The Voyage of the Snake Lady by Theresa Tomlinson
- 2004 A Little Piece of Ground by Elizabeth Laird
- Trollogy by Steve Barlow
- Fat Boy Swim by Catherine Forde
- Another Me by Catherine MacPhail
- Keeper by Mal Peet
- Child X by Lee Weatherly
- 2003 Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz
- Exodus by Julie Bertagna
- Nightland by Robert Dodds
- Stella by Catherine Johnson
- Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
- Match of Death by James Riordan
Hampshire Illustrated Book Award
The Hampshire Illustrated Book Award is an annual award given to illustrated works of children's literature. The award is judged by children in Year 5 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in October each year, and the winner in December. An award ceremony is held in March the following year.
- Winners and shortlists
- 2017 Where the Bugaboo Lives by Sean Taylor and Neal Layton[7]
- Imaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers
- Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
- Ossiri and the Bala Mengro by Richard O'Neill and Katharine Quarmby
- Pet Dragon by Mark Robertson and Sally Symes
- Lucinda Belinda Melinda McCool by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
- 2016 The Cat, The Dog, Little Red, The Exploding Eggs, The Wolf and Grandma’s Wardrobe by Diane Fox and Christyan Fox.[8]
- 2015 Winter's Child by Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith[9]
- 2014 The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
- Where The Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey
- Journey by Aaron Becker
- Jemmy Button by Valerio Vidali
- Weasels by Elys Dolan
- 2013 Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle
- Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton by Lauren Child & Tricia Krauss
- The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi
- The Frank Show by David Mackintosh
- Black Dog by Levi Pinfold
- How Dinosaurs Really Work by Alan Snow
- 2012 Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School by David Mackintosh
- Happiness is a Watermelon on your Head by Stella Dreis, translated by Daniel Hahn
- Three by the Sea by Mini Grey
- Major Glad, Major Dizzy by Jan Oke
- The Lion & the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
- Iggy Wilder, Great Lost Dog Adventure by Marcia Williams
- 2011 The Santa Trap by Jonathan Emmett and Poly Bernatene
- Me and You by Anthony Browne
- Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
- In Flanders Fields by Norman Jorgensen and Brian Harrison-Levin
- Rumblewick and the Dinner Dragons by Hiawyn Oram and Sarah Warburton
- The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
- 2010 Tortoise vs Hare: the re-match by Preston Rutt and Ben Redlich
- Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beatty
- Child's Garden by Michael Foreman
- Lion Journal by Carolyn Franklin
- Goal! by Mina Javerherbin
- Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith
- 2009 Don't Read This Book by Jill Lewis and Deborah Alwright
- Here Comes Frankie by Tim Hopgood
- Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura
- The Robot and the Bluebird by David Lucas
- The Boy, the Bear, the Baron and the Bard by Gregory Rogers
- Wonderful Life by Helen Ward
- 2008 Scoop! An exclusive by Monty Molenski by John Kelly and Cathy Tincknell
- We're Riding on a Caravan by Laurie Krebs
- Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
- Dali and the Path of Dreams by Anna Obiols and Subirani
- The Flower (book) by John Light and Lisa Evans
- Varmints by Helen Ward and Mark Craste
- 2007 Castles by Colin Thompson
- The Wizard, the Ugly and the Book of Shame by Pablo Bernasconi
- Wolves by Emily Gravett
- Traction Man is Here by Mini Grey
- Baby Brains Superstar by Simon James
- The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
- 2006 The Whisperer by Nick Butterworth
- Tadpole's Promise by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross
- Once Upon an Ordinary School Day by Colin McNaughton
- Into the Forest by Anthony Browne
- Dougal's Deep Sea Diary by Simon Bartram
- The Dragon Machine by Helen Ward
- 2005 The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
- Bob Robber and Dancing Jane by A Matthews
- The King with the Horses Ears by Eric Madden
- The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
- Rapunzel! A Groovy Fairy Tale by David Roberts
- Ringle Tingle Tiger by M Austin
- 2004 The Adventures of a Nose by Vivianne Schwarz and Joel Stewart
- Two Frogs by Chris Wormell
- Cinderella by David Roberts and Lynn Roberts
- Blue John by Berlie Doherty
- Ben's Magic Telescope by Brian Patten
Hampshire Picture Book Award
The Hampshire Picture Book Award is an annual award given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. The award is judged by children in Year 1 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in January each year, and the winner announced in April. In May 2012, an award ceremony was held for the first time for the Hampshire Picture Book Award.
- Winners and shortlists
- 2019 You’re called What?! by Kes Gray, illustrated by Nikki Dyson[10]
- 2018 Danny McGee Drinks the Sea by Andy Stanton, illustrated by Neal Layton
- 2017 Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Jean Jullien
- 2016 Use Your Imagination by Nicola O'Byrne
- 2015 Supertato by Sue Hendra
- 2014
- 2013 Wolf Won't Bite by Emily Gravett[11]
- 2012 Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
- Angelica Sprocket's Pockets by Quentin Blake
- Sir Laughalot by Tony Mitton and Sarah Warburton
- Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
- 2011 This is My Book by Mick Inkpen
- What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
- My mum has X-ray Vision by Angela McAllister and Alex T. Smith
- Loon on the Moon by Chae Strathie and Emily Golden
- 2010 Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea by Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt
- Little Boat by Thomas Docherty
- Class Three all at Sea by Julia Jarman
- Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan by Melanie Williamson
Hampshire Information Book Award
The Hampshire Information Book Award is being piloted in 2013. It will be awarded to a work of children's non fiction published in paperback in the previous year. The award will be judged by children in Year 4 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. Ten schools are participating in the inaugural award. The shortlist will be announced on 25 January 2013.
References
- "Winners of Hampshire book award to be announced". Hampshire Chronicle. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- Tom Tonkin (10 June 2010). "Pupils have their say on county book awards". Get Hampshire. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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