November 2006

This was formerly the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and was originally set up in 1985 as the Smarties book Prize.   It is awarded for a fiction book written for children by a UK author.  A panel of adult judges picks a short list in 3 age categories, under 5 years, 6 – 8 and from 9 – 11.  Schools are then invited to enter the competition so that children become the final judges.  This is a list of the books that have won the Prize and are currently in print.  When no books are mentioned for a particular year, then the winning books are no longer available. 

Kate Shepherd

1986    7 – 11   The Snow Spider  by Jenny Nimmo  pb  $14.95
1987    9 – 11   A Thief in the Village and other stories by James Berry pb $12.95
1988    0 - 5      Can’t You Sleep Little Bear by Martin Waddell  hardback $24.95 
                         pb $14.95  Big Book $37.95
            6 – 8     Can it be true?  by Susan Hill    pb $14.95
1989    0 – 5     We’re Going on a Bear Hunt  by Michael Rosen illus Helen Oxenbury  
                         hardback $29.95  pb $14.95   Big Book $37.95
            6 - 8      Bill’s New Frock  by Anne Fine  pb $11.95
            9 - 11    Blitzcat  by Robert Westall  pb $17.95
1990    0 – 5     Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore   pb $24.95  (Book and CD)
            6 – 8     Esio Trot by Roald Dahl  pb $14.95
1991    0 - 5      Farmer Duck  by Martin Waddell  illus Helen Oxenbury 
                         pb $14.95 Big Book $37.95
            9 - 11    Krindlekrax by Philip Ridley  pb $21.95
1992    6 – 8     The Story of the Creation  by Jane Ray  pb $14.95
1993    6 - 8      War Game by Michael Foreman  pb $25.00
1994    0 – 5     So Much by Trish Cooke illus Helen Oxenbury  pb $14.95
            9 – 11   The Exiles at Home by Hilary McKay  pb $14.95
1995    0 – 5     The Last Noo-Noo            by Jill Murphy  pb $14.95
            6 – 8     Thomas and the Tinners by Jill Paton Walsh  pb $14.95
            9 – 11   Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson  pb $14.95
1996    0 - 5      Oops! by Colin McNaughton  pb $16.95
            6 – 8     The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo illus Christian Birmingham
                         pb  $12.95
            9 – 11   The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman illus Nick Harris
                         pb $16.95
1997    0 – 5     Ginger by Charlotte Voake  pb $14.95
            6 – 8     The Owl Tree by Jenny Nimmo illus Anthony Lewis  pb $12.95
            9 – 11   Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling 
                         hardback $29.95 pb $15.95
1998    0 – 5     Cowboy Baby  by Sue Heap  pb $14.95
            9 – 11   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J K Rowling
                         hardback $29.95 pb $15.95
1999    0 – 5     The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson   hardback $26.95  pb $14.95
            6 – 8     Snow White and the Seven Aliens  by Laurence Anholt illus Arthur Robins
                         pb $12.95
            9 – 11   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban  by J K Rowling
                         hardback $29.95   pb $15.95
2000    0 – 5     Max by Bob Graham  hardback $27.95   pb $15.95
            6 – 8     Lizzie Zipmouth by Jacqueline Wilson pb $13.95
            9 – 11   The Wind Singer by William Nicholson  b $17.95
2001    0 – 5     Chimp and Zee  by Laurence Anholt illus Catherine Anholt 
                         hardback $24.95  pb $15.95
            6 – 8     The Shrimp by Emily Smith pb $13.95
            9 – 11   Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson  pb $14.95
2002    0 – 5     Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins hardback $29.95  pb $14.95
            6 – 8     That Pesky Rat by Lauren Child  pb $15.95
            9 – 11   Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve pb $18.00
2003    0 – 5     The Witch’s Children and the Queen  by Ursula Jones illus Russell Ayto  
                         pb $15.95
            6 – 8     Varjak Paw by S F Said  pb $17.95
            9 – 11   The Fire-Eaters by David Almond   hardback $32.95
2004    0 – 5     Biscuit Bear by Mini Grey  hardback $29.95   pb $17.95
            6 – 8     Fergus Crane by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell  hardback $30.95 pb $14.95
            9 – 11   Spilled Water by Sally Grindley hardback $29.95
2005    0 – 5     Lost and Found  by Oliver Jeffers  pb $15.00
            6 – 8     The Whisperer by Nick Butterworth  hardback $24.95 pb $14.95
            9 – 11   I, Coriander by Sally Gardner  hardback $24.95 pb $15.95

If you would like to order any of the books listed above, send orders to Austral Ed by fax, post or email. All prices are in Australian dollars.

For additional lists of recommended books and newsletters from Austral Ed, visit our website      www.australed.iinet.net.au

© Kate Shepherd 2008.