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2008 English 4-11 Book Awards - for the best children's illustrated books of 2007

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Special Award

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Scholastic

 

Key Stage 1 Fiction

Wonderful Life by Helen Ward, Templar

 

Key Stage 1 Non-Fiction

Ape by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Vicky White, Walker Books

 

Key Stage 2 Fiction

Varmints by Helen Ward, illustrated by Marc Craste, Templar

 

Key Stage 2 Non-Fiction

Greek Hero by Mick Manning and Brita Granström, Frances Lincoln

 

Short List

 

Archie's War by Marcia Williams, Walker Books
Art to Make You Scared by Elizabeth Newbery, Frances Lincoln
Beowulf retold by Nicky Ravenm, illustrated by John Howe, Templar
Big Brave Brian by M.P. Robertson, Frances Lincoln
Dinomummy by Phillip Lars Manning, Kingfisher
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell, Macmillan
Poems About Earth compiled by Andrew Fusek Peters, Evans
The Art Book for Children: Book Two by Amanda Renshaw, Phaidon
The Life of Anne Frank by Menno Metselaar and Rudd Van Der Rol, Macmillan
The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris, Frances Lincoln
The Twin Giants: a Love Story by Dick King-Smith, illustrated by Mini Grey, Walker Books
Wow! Rainforest Animals by Carolyn Franklin, Book House

 

 

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UPDATED: March 29, 2011
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