Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize ( Nestlé Children's Book Prize ) was a prestigious British literary prize that has been awarded annually since 1985 by the independent Booktrust society to outstanding books published in the UK .
In 1985 and 1986 there was a so-called Overall Winner , in the following years three age categories were introduced: books for children under five, for six to eight year olds and for nine to eleven year olds. Since 1996 the winners of the first three places have received gold, silver and bronze medals. A jury made up of adults draws up a shortlist from which British schoolchildren then choose the first to third place winners.
The award was sponsored by the maker of the smarties , Nestlé .
In 2008 the price was discontinued. The decision was made by mutual agreement between Booktrust and Nestlé.
Award winners
The names of illustrators are in brackets.
under 5 years | 6-8 years | 9-11 years | |
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2007 | |||
Penguin Polly Dunbar |
Ivan the Terrible Anne Fine |
Shadow Forest Matt Haig |
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Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie Joel Stewart |
Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears Emily Gravett |
Catcall Linda Newbery |
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When a Monster is Born Sean Taylor and Nick Sharratt |
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat Chris Riddell |
Here Read Arthur Philip Reeve |
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2006 | |||
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown Cressida Cowell & Neal Layton |
Mouse Noses on Toast Daren King |
The Diamond of Drury Lane Julia Golding |
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The Emperor of Absurdia Chris Riddell |
Hugo Pepper Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell |
The Tide Knot Helen Dunmore |
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Wibbly Pig's Silly Big Bear Sally Gardner |
The Adventures of The Dish and The Spoon Mini Gray |
The Pig Who Saved the World Paul Shipton |
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2005 | |||
Lost and Found Oliver Jeffers |
The Whisperer Nick Butterworth |
I, Coriander Sally Gardner |
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Wolves Emily Gravett |
Sad Book Michael Rosen |
The Scarecrow and his Servant Philip Pullman |
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The Dancing Tiger Malachy Doyle & ( Steve Johnson ) |
Corby Flood Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell |
The Whispering Road Livi Michael |
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2004 | |||
Biscuit Bear Mini Gray |
Fergus Crane Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell |
Spilled Water Sally Grindley |
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My Big Brother Boris Liz Pichon |
Cloud busting Malorie Blackman |
The Star of Kazan (German Annika and the Star of Kazan) Eva Ibbotson |
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Bartholomew and the Bug Neal Layton |
Smile! Geraldine McCaughrean |
Keeper Mal Peet |
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2003 | |||
The Witch's Children and the Queen Ursula Jones & ( Russell Ayto ) |
Varjak Paw SF Said & ( Dave McKean ) |
The Fire-Eaters (Eng. Fire eater ) David Almond |
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Tadpole's Promise Jeanne Willis & ( Tony Ross ) |
The Last Castaways Harry Horse |
Montmorency Eleanor Updale |
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Two Frogs Chris Wormell |
The Countess's Calamity Sally Gardner |
The Various Steve Augarde |
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2002 | |||
Jazzy in the Jungle Lucy Cousins |
That Pesky Rat Lauren Child |
Mortal Engines Philip Reeve |
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Pizza Kittens Charlotte Voake |
Pirate Diary - The Journal of Jake Carpenter Richard Platt & ( Chris Riddell ) |
Cold Tom Sally Prue |
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Oscar and Arabella Neal Layton |
The Last Wolf Michael Morpurgo & ( Michael Foreman ) |
Stop the Train Geraldine McCaughrean |
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2001 | |||
Chimp and Zee Catherine and Laurence Anholt |
The Shrimp Emily Smith |
Journey to the River Sea (German Maia or When Miss Minton threw her corset into the Amazon ) Eva Ibbotson |
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Kipper's A to Z Mick Inkpen |
Ug Raymond Briggs |
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray Chris Wooding |
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Five Little Friends Sarah Dyer |
What Planet Are You From Clarice Bean? Lauren Child |
The Kite Rider Geraldine McCaughrean |
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2000 | |||
Max Bob Graham |
Lizzie Zipmouth Jacqueline Wilson & ( Nick Sharratt ) |
The Wind Singer William Nicholson |
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Me and My Cat Satoshi Kitamura |
The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief Tony Mitton & ( Peter Bailey ) |
The Other Side of Truth Beverley Naidoo |
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Husherbye John Burningham |
Beware of the Storybook Wolves Lauren Child |
The Seeing Stone Kevin Crossley-Holland |
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1999 | |||
The Gruffalo (Eng. The Gruffalo ) Julia Donaldson & ( Axel Scheffler ) |
Snow White and the Seven Aliens Laurence Anholt & ( Arthur Robins ) |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Joanne K. Rowling |
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Buffy - An Adventure Story Bob Graham |
Astrid, the Au Pair from Outer Space Emily Smith |
Kit's Wilderness (Eng. Between yesterday and tomorrow) David Almond |
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I Wish I Were a Dog Lydia Monks |
Clarice Bean That's Me Lauren Child |
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison |
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1998 | |||
Cowboy Baby Sue Heap |
Last of the Gold Diggers Harry Horse |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Joanne K. Rowling |
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Come on Daisy Jane Simmons |
The Runner Keith Gray |
Aquila Andrew Norriss |
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Secret in the Mist Margaret Nash |
The Green Ship Quentin Blake |
The Crowstarver Dick King-Smith |
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1997 | |||
Ginger Charlotte Voake |
The Owl Tree Jenny Nimmo & ( Anthony Lewis ) |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Joanne K. Rowling |
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Leon and Bob Simon James |
The Little Reindeer Michael Foreman |
Clockwork or All Wound Up Philip Pullman |
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Fruits Valerie Bloom & ( David Axtell ) |
We Animals Would Like a Word With You John Agard & ( Satoshi Kitamura ) |
Bed and Bone Henrietta Branford |
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1996 | |||
Oops! Colin McNaughton |
The Butterfly Lion Michael Morpurgo & ( Christian Birmingham ) |
The Firework-Maker's Daughter Philip Pullman & ( Nick Harris ) |
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The World is Full of Babies Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom |
Harry the Poisonous Centipede Lynne Reid Banks & ( Tony Ross ) |
Johnny and the Bomb Terry Pratchett |
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Clown Quentin Blake |
All Because of Jackson Dick King-Smith |
Plundering Paradise Geraldine McCaughrean |
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1995 | |||
The Last Noo-Noo Jill Murphy |
Thomas and the Tinners Jill Paton Walsh |
Double act Jacqueline Wilson |
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1994 | |||
So Much Trish Cooke & ( Helen Oxenbury ) |
Dimanche Diller Henrietta Branford & ( Lesley Harker ) |
The Exiles at Home Hilary McKay |
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1993 | |||
Hue Boy Rita Phillips Mitchell |
Was game Michael Foreman |
Listen to the Dark Maeve Henry |
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1992 | |||
Nice Work, Little Wolf Hilda Offen |
The Story of the Creation Jane Ray |
The Great Elephant Chase Gillian Cross |
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1991 | |||
Farmer Duck Martin Waddell & Helen Oxenbury |
Josie Smith and Eileen Magdalen Nabb |
Krindledrax Philip Ridley |
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1990 | |||
Six Dinner Sid Inga Moore |
Esio Trot Roald Dahl |
Midnight Blue Pauline Fisk |
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1989 | |||
We're Going on a Bear Hunt Michael Rosen & ( Helen Oxenbury ) |
Bill's New Frock Anne Fine |
Blitzcat Robert Westall |
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1988 | |||
Can't You Sleep Little Bear Martin Waddell & Barbara Firth |
Can it be True ?: A Christmas Story Susan Hill |
Rushavenn Time Theresa Whistler |
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1987 | |||
The Angel and the Soldier Boy Peter Collington |
Tangle and the Firesticks Benedict Blathwayh |
A Thief in the Village James Berry |
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1986 | |||
The Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo |
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1985 | |||
Gazer Samson's Luck Jill Paton Walsh |
Web links
- Information with winners list (English)