Bisto Book of the Year Award
The Bisto Book of the Year Awards are Ireland's premier annual children's and youth book awards, now known as the CBI Book of the Year Awards (as of 2019).
The following three prizes are awarded:
- Book of the year (10,000 euros)
- Eilís Dillon Award (3000 euros)
- Merit Awards (three winners receive a total of 6,000 euros)
Award winners
Book of the year
| year | title | author |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Island of Ghosts | Eilís Dillon |
| 1992 | The Summer of Lily and Esme | John Quinn |
| 1993 | The Blue Horse | Marita Conlon-McKenna |
| 1994 | When Stars Stop Spinning | Jane Mitchell |
| 1995 | Blaeberry Sunday | Elizabeth O'Hara |
| 1996 | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | PJ Lynch |
| 1997 | Sisters ... No Way! | Siobhan Parkinson |
| 1998 | Dream Invader | Gerard Whelan |
| 1999 | Tales of Wisdom and Wonder | Niamh Sharkey |
| 2000 | Faraway Home | Marilyn Taylor |
| 2001 | Izzy and Skunk | Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick |
| 2002 | The Beguilers | Kate Thompson |
| 2003 | You, Me and the Big Blue Sea The Alchemist's Apprentice |
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Kate Thompson |
| 2004 | Wings over Delft | Aubrey Flegg |
| 2005 | Annan Water | Kate Thompson |
| 2006 | Between the times | Kate Thompson |
| 2007 | The boy in the striped pajamas | John Boyne |
| 2008 | The London Eye Mystery | Siobhan Dowd ( posthumous ) |
| 2009 | Bog Child | Siobhan Dowd |
| 2010 | There | Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick |
| 2011 | A bit lost | Chris Haughton |
| 2012 | Into the gray | Celine Kiernan |
| 2013 | Grounded | Sheena Wilkinson |
| 2014 | Hagwitch | Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick |
| 2015 | Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters | Oliver Jeffers |
| 2016 | One | Sarah Crossan |
| 2017 | Goodnight Everyone | Chris Haughton |
| 2018 | Tangleweed and Brine | Deirdre Sullivan and Karen Vaughan |
| 2019 | Flying Tips for Flightless Birds | Kelly McCaughrain |
Merit Awards / Honor Awards
| year | title | author |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Chieftain's Daughter The Hiring Fair The Pony Express |
Sam McBratney Elizabeth O'Hara Máirín Johnston |
| 1995 | Goodbye Summer, Goodbye Catkin Ecstasy agus Scéalta Eile |
Rose Doyle P.J. Lynch Ré Ó Laighléis |
| 1996 | Hannah or Pink Balloons Sceoin sa Bhoireann Lockie and Dadge |
Mary Beckett Ré Ó Laighléis Frank Murphy |
| 1997 | An Eala Dubh The Lantern Moon The Guns of Easter |
Cliodhna Cussen & Cormac Ó Snodaigh Maeve Friel Gerard Whelan |
| 1998 | The Hungry Wind When Jessie Came Across the Sea Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) |
Soinbhe Lally P.J. Lynch Siobhán Parkinson |
| 1999 | The Long March The Moon King An Rógaire agus a Scáil |
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Siobhán Parkinson Gabriel Rosenstock |
| 2000 | Siúloid Bhreá Fierce Milly Silent Stones |
Mary Arrigan Marilyn McLaughlin Mark O'Sullivan |
| 2001 | The Wish List Dirt Tracks The Orchard Book of Ghostly Stories |
Eoin Colfer Martina Murphy Martin Waddell |
| 2002 |
Artemis Fowl Caught on a Train An Sclábhaí |
Eoin Colfer Carlo Gébler Colmán Ó Raghallaigh |
| 2003 | Fox To Tóraíocht War Children |
Matthew Sweeney & Colmán Ó Raghallaigh The Cartoon Saloon (Illustrators) Gerard Whelan |
| 2004 | Origins You Can Do It Sam The Ravenous Beast |
Kate Thompson Anita Jeram Niamh Sharkey |
| 2005 | Something Beginning with P How to Catch a Star The Gods and their Machines |
Corrina Askin , Alan Clarke & Emma Byrne Oliver Jeffers Oisín McGann |
| 2006 | Lost and Found A Horse Called El Dorado Penny the Pencil |
Oliver Jeffers Kevin Kiely Eileen O'Hely |
| 2007 | The Incredible Book Eating Boy Hurlamaboc Something Invisible |
Oliver Jeffers Éilís Ní Dhuibhne Siobhán Parkinson |
| 2008 | The Way Back Home The Black Book of Secrets Wilderness |
Oliver Jeffers F. E. Higgins Roddy Doyle |
| 2009 | The Great Paper Caper Creature of the Night |
Oliver Jeffers Kate Thompson |
| 2010 | Solace of the Road There Chalkline |
Siobhan Dowd Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Jane Mitchell |
| 2011 | The Heart and the Bottle Mac Rí Éireann Taking Flight |
Oliver Jeffers Andrew Whitson Sheena Wilkinson |
| 2012 | Stucco The Butterfly Heart Maitríóisce |
Oliver Jeffers Paula Leyden Siobhán Parkinson |
| 2013 | This Moose Belongs to Me Dark Warning Hóng |
Oliver Jeffers Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Anna Heussaff |
| 2014 | The Mysterious Traveler The Sleeping Baobab Tree The Day the Crayons Quit |
PJ Lynch Paula Leyden Oliver Jeffers |
| 2015 | Shh! We Have a Plan Daideo Haiku más é do thoil é! |
Chris Haughton Áine Ní Ghlinn Gabriel Rosenstock and Brian Fitzgerald |
| 2016 | Gulliver Asking For It Irelandopedia |
Lauren O'Neill Louise O'Neill Fatti Burke and John Burke |
| 2017 | Goodnight Everyone Needlework Bliain na nAmhrán |
Chris Haughton Deirdre Sullivan Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin , Jennifer Farley , Brian Fitzpatrick , Tarsila Krüse , Christina O'Donovan |
| 2018 | Chocolate Cake Star by Star Illegal |
Kevin Waldron Sheena Wilkinson Eoin Colfer |
| 2019 | Dr Hibernica Finch's Compelling Compendium of Irish Animals The Weight of a Thousand Feathers The Great Irish Weather Book |
Aga Grandowicz Brian Conaghan Joanna Donnelly and Fuchsia MacAree |
Eilís Dillon Award
| year | title | author |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Melody for Nora | Mark O'Sullivan |
| 1996 | Lockie and Dadge | Frank Murphy |
| 1997 | The Guns of Easter | Gerard Whelan |
| 1998 | It's a jungle out there | Ed Miliano |
| 1999 | Dea-Scéala | Caitríona Hastings |
| 2002 | Adam's Starling | Gillian Perdue |
| 2003 | Gyrfalcon | Grace Wells |
| 2000 | Fierce Milly | Marilyn McLaughlin |
| 2001 | The Lost Orchard | Patrick Deeley |
| 2004 | Amach | Alan Titley |
| 2005 | To Bhó Riabhach | Siobhán Ní Shíthigh |
| 2006 | Snake's Elbow | Deirdre Madden |
| 2007 | A pure scream | Siobhan Dowd |
| 2008 | The Thing with Finn | Tom Kelley |
| 2009 | Anila's Journey | Mary Finn |
| 2010 | The Third Pig Detective Agency | Bob Burke |
| 2011 | A bit lost | Chris Haughton |
| 2012 | The Butterfly Heart | Paula Leyden |
| 2013 | The Weight of Water | Sarah Crossan |
| 2014 | not forgiven | |
| 2015 | Only Ever Yours | Louise O'Neill |
| 2016 | Irelandopedia | Fatti Burke and John Burke |
| 2017 | The Ministry of Strange, Unusual and Impossible Things | Paul Gamble |
| 2018 | The space between | Meg Grehan |
| 2019 | Flying Tips for Flightless Birds | Kelly McCaughrain |