Oscar's Book Prize
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Oscar's Book Prize is a British children's book prize awarded annually to a book for pre-school age children, which was first published in the UK during the previous calendar year. The £5,000 prize is supported by the London Evening Standard and sponsored by Amazon and the National Literacy Trust, its patron is Princess Beatrice.[1][2]
The prize was founded in 2014 by James Ashton and Viveka Alvestrand in memory of their three-year-old son Oscar Ashton who died unexpectedly in 2012. It aims to celebrate a child's love for magical stories and to reward the creativity of early-years literature and to highlight the importance of reading with children.[2]
2014
The 2014 prize was awarded to Benji Davies for The Storm Whale.[3]
Shortlisted Books List[3]
2015
The 2015 prize was awarded to Steve Antony for The Queen's Hat.[3]
Shortlisted Books List[3]
Title | Author(s) |
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Dangerous! | Tim Warnes |
Hedgehugs | Steve Wilson and Lucy Tapper |
The Queen's Hat | Steve Antony |
The Sea Tiger | Victoria Turnbull |
This Book Just Ate My Dog! | Richard Byrne |
2016
The 2016 prize was awarded to Gemma Merino for The Cow Who Climbed a Tree.[3]
Shortlisted Books List[4]
2017
The 2017 prize was awarded to Rachel Bright and Jim Field for The Koala Who Could.[3]
Shortlisted Books List[5]
2018
The 2018 prize was awarded to John Dougherty and Laura Hughes for There's a Pig Up My Nose.[3]
Shortlisted Books List[6]
2019
The 2019 prize was awarded to Ed Vere for How to be a Lion.[3]
Shortlisted Books List[6]
Title | Author(s) |
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Almost Anything | Sophie Henn |
Ruby's Worry | Tom Percival |
The Way Home for Wolf | Rachel Bright and Jim Field |
How to be a Lion | Ed Vere |
Baby’s First Bank Heist | Jim Whalley and Stephen Collins |
References
- ^ "Oscar's Book Prize". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Oscar's Book Prize - Oscar". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Oscar's Book Prize - Winners". Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Oscar's Book Prize 2016: Beatrice battles it out for book prize shortlist". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Oscar's Book Prize 2017: final shortlist revealed". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Oscar's Book Prize - News". Retrieved 20 April 2020.