The Winners of the Children’s Book Award 2023
Today is an exciting day for the Federation of Children’s Book Groups!
The winners of the Children’s Book Award have been announced today in a special and exciting event held at the CLPE Library in London. The live-streamed event can be watched back via the link.
https://www.youtube.com/@federationofchildrensbookg8427
The Children’s Book Award is the only national award for children’s books that is voted for entirely by children. It is owned and coordinated by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups and is highly respected by teachers, parents and librarians. It has brought acclaim and strong sales to past winners such as J.K. Rowling, Patrick Ness, Andy Stanton, Malorie Blackman, Anthony Horowitz and Michael Morpurgo, who has won a record four times. The award has often been the first to recognise the future stars of children’s fiction and has the ability to turn popular authors into bestsellers.
A dedicated page on our website https://fcbg.org.uk/cba-home/ showcases all the shortlisted titles.
Books for Younger Children
Blobfish – written and illustrated by Olaf Falafel, published by Walker Books
My Rhinoceros – written and illustrated by Jon Agee, published by Scallywag Press
The Blue-Footed Booby – written and illustrated by Rob Biddulph, published by HarperCollins
Where Has all the Cake Gone? – written by Andrew Sanders and illustrated by Aysha Awwad, published by Macmillan Children’s
Books for Younger Readers
Leonora Bolt Secret Inventor – written by Lucy Brandt and illustrated by Gladys Jose, published by Puffin
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good – written and illustrated by Louie Stowell, published by Walker Books
Ollie Spark and the Accidental Adventure – written by Gillian Cross and illustrated by Alan Snow, published by David Fickling Books
Books for Older Readers
Dread Wood – written by Jennifer Killick, published by Farshore
The Light In Everything – written by Katya Balen, published by Bloomsbury
While The Storm Rages – written by Phil Earle, published by Andersen Press
And now for the WINNERS…
The Award in Numbers…