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Literary award

Green Peter Book Award Awarded for Children's literature Country United Kingdom Presented by Blue Peter First award 2000; 26 years ago (2000) Final award 2022; 4 years ago (2022) Television/radio coverage Network CBBC

The **Blue Peter Book Awards** were a set of [literary awards](/source/Literary_awards) for [children's books](/source/Children's_literature) conferred by the [BBC](/source/BBC) [television](/source/Television) programme *[Blue Peter](/source/Blue_Peter)*. They were inaugurated in 2000 for books published in 1999 and 2000. The awards were managed by reading charity, [BookTrust](/source/BookTrust), from 2006 until the final award in 2022. From 2013 until the final award, there were two award categories: Best Story and Best Book with Facts.

The awards were discontinued in 2022, one month after the end of the [Costa Book Awards](/source/Costa_Book_Awards), which included a category for [children's book](/source/Costa_Book_Award_for_Children's_Book), leaving only three widely recognized awards for children's literature (the [Kate Greenaway Medal](/source/Kate_Greenaway_Medal), the [Carnegie Medal](/source/Carnegie_Medal_(literary_award)), and the [Waterstones Children's Book Prize](/source/Waterstones_Children's_Book_Prize)).[1]

## Categories

The Book of the Year dated from 2000 when there were also some "Voters' Awards" (2000 to 2002). Previously there were award categories for:

- Most Fun Story with Pictures, from 2007

- Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud, 2004 to 2006

- Best Book with Facts, from 2003

- Best New Information Book, 2002

- Favourite Story, 2011

- Book I Couldn't Put Down, 2000 to 2010

Three books in each category were announced 4 December 2014 and considered by the panel of 200 children from 10 schools. The two winners for the 2015 awards were announced on 5 March 2015, or [World Book Day (UK and Ireland)](/source/World_Book_Day_(UK_and_Ireland)).[2]

## Winners

Blue Peter Book Award winners Year Category Author Title Ref. 2000 Book of the Year Geraldine McCaughrean, illus. by Jason Cockcroft A Pilgrim's Progress, retelling of The Pilgrim's Progress Best Book to Read Aloud Julia Donaldson, illus. by Axel Scheffler The Gruffalo Book I Couldn't Put Down Alan Gibbons Shadow of the Minotaur Special Book to Keep Forever Geraldine McCaughrean, illus. by Jason Cockcroft A Pilgrim's Progress Voters' Awards: Best Book With Facts in It Guinness Book of World Records Voters' Awards: Best Book to Share J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Voters' Awards: Book that Made Me Laugh the Loudest Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake Matilda 2001 Book of the Year William Nicholson The Wind Singer Best Book to Keep Forever Geraldine McCaughrean The Kite Rider Best Book to Read Aloud Allan Ahlberg and Paul Howard The Bravest Ever Bear Book I Couldn't Put Down William Nicholson The Wind Singer Voters' Awards: Best Book of Knowledge Terry Deary Rotten Romans Voters' Awards: Best Storybook J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2002 Book of the Year Nicky Singer Feather Boy Best Book to Read Aloud Ted Dewan Crispin, the Pig Who Had It All Best New Information Book Lucy Lethbridge Ada Lovelace: The Computer Wizard of Victorian England Book I Couldn't Put Down Nicky Singer Feather Boy Voter's Awards: Best Book With Facts In Terry Deary, illus. by Martin Brown Terrible Tudors Voter's Awards: Best Storybook Jacqueline Wilson The Story of Tracy Beaker 2003 Book of the Year Philip Reeve Mortal Engines Best Book to Read Aloud Julia Donaldson, illus. by Axel Scheffler Room on the Broom Best Book with Facts Richard Platt, illus. by Chris Riddell Pirate Diary Book I Couldn't Put Down Philip Reeve Mortal Engines 2004 Book of the Year Simon Bartram Man on the Moon Best Book with Facts Daniel Hahn, Leonie Flynn, and Susan Reuben (eds.) The Ultimate Book Guide Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud Simon Bartram Man on the Moon Book I Couldn't Put Down Eleanor Updale Montmorency 2005 Book of the Year Michael Morpurgo Private Peaceful Best Book with Facts Simon Chapman Explorers Wanted! At the North Pole Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud Julia Donaldson, illus. by Axel Scheffler The Snail and the Whale Book I Couldn't Put Down Michael Morpurgo Private Peaceful 2006 Book of the Year Oliver Jeffers Lost and Found Best Book with Facts Giles Thaxton Spud Goes Green Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud Oliver Jeffers Lost and Found Book I Couldn't Put Down Charlie Higson Blood Fever 2007 Book of the Year S. F. Said, illus. by Dave McKean The Outlaw Varjak Paw Best Book with Facts Tony Robinson The Worst Children's Jobs in History Book I Couldn't Put Down S. F. Said, illus. by Dave McKean The Outlaw Varjak Paw Most Fun Story With Pictures Andy Stanton and David Tazzyman You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum 2008 Prize didn't run [3] 2009 Book of the Year Matt Haig Shadow Forest 2010 Book of the Year Ali Sparkes Frozen in Time 2011 Book of the Year Lauren St. John Dead Man's Cove 2012 Book of the Year Gareth P. Jones The Considine Curse 2013 Best Book with Facts Nick Arnold and Tony De Saulles House of Horrors Best Story Liz Pichon Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (Mostly) 2014 Best Book with Facts Tony Robinson, illus. by Del Thorpe Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II Best Story Katherine Rundell Rooftoppers 2015 Best Book with Facts Andy Seed, illus. by Scott Garrett The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff [2] Best Story Pamela Butchart, illus. by Thomas Flintham The Spy Who Loved School Dinners [2] 2016 Best Book with Facts Adam Frost The Epic Book of Epicness [4] Best Story Ross MacKenzie The Nowhere Emporium [4] 2017 Best Book with Facts David Long, illus. by Kerry Hyndman Survivors [5] Best Story Kieran Larwood, illus. by David Wyatt Podkin One Ear [5] 2018 Best Book with Facts Susan Martineau, illus. by Vicky Barker Real-Life Mysteries [6] Best Story Cressida Cowell The Wizards of Once [6] 2019 Best Book with Facts Clive Gifford, illus. by Marc-Etienne Peintre The Colours of History [7] Best Story Onjali Q. Raúf The Boy at the Back of the Class [7] 2020 Best Book with Facts Amanda Li, illus. by Amy Blackwell, designed by Kim Hankinson and Jack Clucas Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories [8] Best Story Vashti Hardy Wildspark [8] 2021 Best Book with Facts Mike Barfield, illus. by Jess Bradley A Day in the Life of a Poo, A Gnu And You [9] Best Story Elle McNicoll A Kind of Spark [9] 2022 Best Book with Facts Christiane Dorion, illus. by Gosia Herba Invented by Animals [10] Best Story Hannah Gold The Last Bear [10]

## Shortlists

**2020[8]**

- Best Book with Facts: - *Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories* by Amanda Li, illus. Amy Blackwell designed by Kim Hankinson and Jack Clucas (Buster Books) - *Fanatical About Frogs* by Owen Davey (Flying Eye) - *How To Be An Astronaut and Other Space Jobs* by Dr [Sheila Kanani](/source/Sheila_Kanani) & Sol Linero (Nosy Crow)

- Best Story - *Wildspark* by Vashti Hardy (Scholastic) - *Owen and the Soldier* by [Lisa Thompson](/source/Lisa_Thompson_(author)), illus. Mike Lowery (Barrington Stoke) - *Vote for Effie* by Laura Wood (Scholastic)

**2019[11]**

- Best Book with Facts: - *The Colours of History* by Clive Gifford, illus. Marc-Etienne Peintre (QED Publishing) - *Professor Astro Cat’s Human Body Odyssey* by Dr Dominic Walliman, illus. Ben Newman (Flying Eye Books) - *The Element in the Room: Investigating the Atomic Ingredients that Make Up Your Home* by Mike Barfield, illus. Lauren Humphrey (Laurence King)

- Best Story - *The Boy at the Back of the Class* by [Onjali Q Raúf](/source/Onjali_Q._Ra%C3%BAf) (Orion Children's Books) - *The Clockwork Crow* by [Catherine Fisher](/source/Catherine_Fisher) (Firefly) - *[The House With Chicken Legs](/source/The_House_With_Chicken_Legs)* by [Sophie Anderson](/source/Sophie_Anderson_(author)) (Usborne)

**2018[12]**

- Best Book with Facts: - *Real-Life Mysteries* by [Susan Martineau](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Susan_Martineau&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. [Vicky Barker](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vicky_Barker&action=edit&redlink=1) (b small) - *Beyond the Sky: You and the Universe* by [Dara Ó Briain](/source/Dara_%C3%93_Briain), illus. [Dan Bramall](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dan_Bramall_(illustrator)&action=edit&redlink=1) (Scholastic) - *Corpse Talk: Ground-Breaking Scientists* by [Adam Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_Murphy_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Lisa Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lisa_Murphy_(author)&action=edit&redlink=1) (David Fickling Books)

- Best Story - *The Wizards of Once* by [Cressida Cowell](/source/Cressida_Cowell) (Hodder Children's Books) - *The Island at the End of Everything* by [Kiran Millwood Hargrave](/source/Kiran_Millwood_Hargrave) (Chicken House) - *Wed Wabbit* by [Lissa Evans](/source/Lissa_Evans) (David Fickling Books)

**2017[13]**

- Best Book with Facts: - *Destination: Space* by [Christoph Englert](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christoph_Englert&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. [Tom Clohosy Cole](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Clohosy_Cole&action=edit&redlink=1) (Wide Eyed Editions) - *Football School: Where Football Explains the World* by [Alex Bellos](/source/Alex_Bellos) and [Ben Lyttleton](/source/Ben_Lyttleton), illus. [Spike Gerrell](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spike_Gerrell&action=edit&redlink=1) (Walker Books) - *Survivors* by David Long (Faber and Faber)

- Best Story: - *Lost Tales* by [Adam Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_Murphy_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1) (David Fickling Books) - *Podkin One Ear* by [Kieran Larwood](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kieran_Larwood&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. [David Wyatt](/source/David_Wyatt_(artist)) (Faber and Faber) - *Time Travelling with a Hamster* by [Ross Welford](/source/Ross_Welford) (Harper Collins )

**2016[14]**

- Best Book with Facts: - *The Epic Book of Epicness* by [Adam Frost](/source/Adam_Frost_(writer)) - *The Silly Book of Weird and Wacky Words* by [Andy Seed](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Seed&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. by Scott Garrett - *FactFeed* by [Penny Arlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Penny_Arlon&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Best Story: - *The Astounding Broccoli Boy* by [Frank Cottrell-Boyce](/source/Frank_Cottrell-Boyce), illus. by Steven Lenton - *The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair* by [Lara Williamson](/source/Lara_Williamson) - *The Nowhere Emporium* by Ross MacKenzie

**2015[15]**

- Best Book with Facts: - *Animalium* by [Jenny Broom](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenny_Broom&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. [Katie Scott](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katie_Scott_(illustrator)&action=edit&redlink=1) (Big Picture Press) - *The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff* by [Andy Seed](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Seed&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. Scott Garrett (Bloomsbury) - *Corpse Talk: Season 1* by [Adam Murphy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Adam_Murphy_(comics)&action=edit&redlink=1) (David Fickling Books)

- Best Story - *The Boy in the Tower* by [Polly Ho-Yen](/source/Polly_Ho-Yen) (DoubleDay) - *Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death* by [Chris Riddell](/source/Chris_Riddell) (Walker) - *The Spy Who Loved School Dinners* by [Pamela Butchart](/source/Pamela_Butchart), illus. [Thomas Flintham](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Flintham&action=edit&redlink=1) (Nosy Crow)

**2014**

- Best Book with Facts: - *Marvellous Maths* by Jonathan Litton, illus. [Thomas Flintham](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Flintham&action=edit&redlink=1) (Templar Publishing) - *The World in Infographics: Animal Kingdom* by Jon Richards illus. [Ed Simkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ed_Simkins&action=edit&redlink=1) (Wayland) - *Tony Robinson's Weird World of Wonders: World War II* by [Tony Robinson](/source/Tony_Robinson), illus. [Del Thorpe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Del_Thorpe&action=edit&redlink=1) (Macmillan)

- Favourite Story - *Whale Boy* by [Nicola Davies](/source/Nicola_Davies_(author)) (Random House) - *Oliver and the Seawigs* by [Philip Reeve](/source/Philip_Reeve), illus. [Sarah McIntyre](/source/Sarah_McIntyre) (Oxford University Press) - *Rooftoppers* by [Katherine Rundell](/source/Katherine_Rundell) (Faber & Faber)

**2013**

- Best Book with Facts: - *House of Horrors* ([Horrible Science](/source/Horrible_Science) series) by [Nick Arnold](/source/Nick_Arnold_(writer)), illus. Tony De Saulles (Scholastic) - *Fantastic Mr Dahl* by [Michael Rosen](/source/Michael_Rosen_(author)) (Puffin) - *Walter Tull's Scrapbook* by [Michaela Morgan](/source/Michaela_Morgan) (Frances Lincoln Children's Books) – about [Walter Tull](/source/Walter_Tull)

- Favourite Story - *Tom Gates: Genius Ideas (Mostly)* by [Liz Pichon](/source/Liz_Pichon) (Scholastic) - *Hero on a Bicycle* by [Shirley Hughes](/source/Shirley_Hughes) (Walker) - *[The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas](/source/The_Boy_Who_Swam_With_Piranhas)* by [David Almond](/source/David_Almond), illus. [Oliver Jeffers](/source/Oliver_Jeffers) (Walker )

**2012**

- Best Book with Facts: - *The Official Countdown to the London 2012 Games* by Simon Hart (Carlton Books) - *Discover the Extreme World* by [Camilla de la Bedoyere](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camilla_de_la_Bedoyere&action=edit&redlink=1), [Clive Gifford](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clive_Gifford&action=edit&redlink=1), [John Farndon](/source/John_Farndon), Steve Parker, [Stewart Ross](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stewart_Ross&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Philip Steele](/source/Philip_Steele) (Miles Kelly)

- Favourite Story - *The Considine Curse* by [Gareth P. Jones](/source/Gareth_P._Jones) (Bloomsbury) - *A Year without Autumn* by [Liz Kessler](/source/Liz_Kessler) (Orion Children's Books)

**2011**

- Most Fun Story with Pictures: - *Lunatics and Luck* (Raven Mysteries, 3) by [Marcus Sedgwick](/source/Marcus_Sedgwick), illus. [Pete Williamson](/source/Pete_Williamson) (Orion Children's Books) - *Alienography* by [Chris Riddell](/source/Chris_Riddell) (Macmillan) - *Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree* by [Andy Stanton](/source/Andy_Stanton), illus. [David Tazzyman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Tazzyman&action=edit&redlink=1) (Egmont)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Do Igloos Have Loos* by [Mitchell Symons](/source/Mitchell_Symons) (Doubleday) - *How the World Works* by [Christian Dorion](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christian_Dorion&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. [Beverley Young](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beverley_Young&action=edit&redlink=1), pop-ups designed by [Andy Mansfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andy_Mansfield&action=edit&redlink=1) (Templar Publishing) - *What You Need To Know Now: The World in Facts, Stats, and Graphics* by [Joe Fullman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Fullman&action=edit&redlink=1), Ian Graham, [Sally Regan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sally_Regan&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Isabel Thomas](/source/Isabel_Thomas), illus. [Sheila Collins](/source/Sheila_Collins), [Mik Gates](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mik_Gates&action=edit&redlink=1), Jim Green, [Katie Knutton](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katie_Knutton&action=edit&redlink=1), [Phillip Letsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phillip_Letsu&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Hoa Luc](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoa_Luc&action=edit&redlink=1) (Dorling Kindersley)

- Favourite Story - *Dead Man's Cove* (Laura Marlin Mystery, 1) by [Lauren St John](/source/Lauren_St_John) (Orion Children's Books) - *[A Web of Air](/source/A_Web_of_Air)* (Mortal Engines prequel) by [Philip Reeve](/source/Philip_Reeve) (Scholastic Children's Books) - *Tall Story* by [Candy Gourlay](/source/Candy_Gourlay) (David Fickling Books)

**2010**

- Most Fun Story with Pictures: - *Peter the Penguin Pioneer* by [Daren King](/source/Daren_King) (Quercus) - *Spells* by [Emily Gravett](/source/Emily_Gravett) (Macmillan) - *Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things* by [Guy Bass](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guy_Bass&action=edit&redlink=1) (Stripes)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Usborne Lift-the-flap Picture Atlas* by [Alex Frith](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_Frith&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Kate Leake](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kate_Leake&action=edit&redlink=1) (Usborne) - *Tail-End Charlie* by [Mick Manning](/source/Mick_Manning) and [Brita Granström](/source/Brita_Granstr%C3%B6m) (Frances Lincoln Children's Books) - *Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You* by [Mitchell Symons](/source/Mitchell_Symons) (Red Fox)

- Book I couldn't Put Down - *Cosmic* by [Frank Cottrell Boyce](/source/Frank_Cottrell_Boyce) (Macmillan) - *The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43* by [Harriet Goodwin](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harriet_Goodwin&action=edit&redlink=1) (Stripes) - *[Frozen in Time](/source/Frozen_in_Time_(novel))* by [Ali Sparkes](/source/Ali_Sparkes) (Oxford)

**2009**

- Most Fun Story with Pictures: - *Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear* by [Andy Stanton](/source/Andy_Stanton) and [David Tazzyman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Tazzyman&action=edit&redlink=1) (Egmont) - *Fleabag* by Helen Stephens (Alison Green Books) - *Lost! The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog* by [Jeremy Strong](/source/Jeremy_Strong_(author)), illus. [Rowan Clifford](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rowan_Clifford&action=edit&redlink=1) (Puffin Books)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Archaeology Detectives* by [Simon Adams](/source/Simon_Adams) (Oxford University Press) - *100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet* by [Anna Claybourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anna_Claybourne&action=edit&redlink=1) (A & C Black) - *Planet in Peril* ([Horrible Geography](/source/Horrible_Geography) series) by [Anita Ganeri](/source/Anita_Ganeri), illus. [Mike Phillips](/source/Mike_Phillips_(illustrator)) (Scholastic)

- The Book I Couldn't Put Down: - *Abela* by [Berlie Doherty](/source/Berlie_Doherty) (Andersen Press) - *[Shadow Forest](/source/Shadow_Forest)* by [Matt Haig](/source/Matt_Haig) (Corgi) - *Foul Play* by Tom Palmer (Puffin)

**2008**

Prize didn't run.[16]

**2007**

- Most Fun Story with Pictures: - *Melrose and Croc Together at Christmas* by [Emma Chichester Clark](/source/Emma_Chichester_Clark) - *Charlie Cook's Favourite Books* by [Julia Donaldson](/source/Julia_Donaldson) and [Axel Scheffler](/source/Axel_Scheffler) - *You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum* by [Andy Stanton](/source/Andy_Stanton) and [David Tazzyman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Tazzyman&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Why is Snot Green?* by [Glenn Murphy](/source/Glenn_Murphy) - *The Worst Children's Jobs in History* by [Tony Robinson](/source/Tony_Robinson) - *A Little Guide to Wild Flowers* by [Charlotte Voake](/source/Charlotte_Voake)

- The Book I Couldn't Put Down: - *[Framed](/source/Framed_(Boyce_novel))* by [Frank Cottrell Boyce](/source/Frank_Cottrell_Boyce) - *The Bad Spy's Guide* by [Pete Johnson](/source/Pete_Johnson_(author)) - *The Outlaw Varjak Paw* by [S. F. Said](/source/S._F._Said), illus. [Dave McKean](/source/Dave_McKean)

**2006**

- Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: - *Traction Man is Here* by [Mini Grey](/source/Mini_Grey) - *[Lost and Found](/source/Lost_and_Found_(picture_book))* by [Oliver Jeffers](/source/Oliver_Jeffers) (HarperCollins) - *Guess Who's Coming for Dinner* by [John Kelly](/source/John_Kelly_(author_%2F_illustrator)) and [Cathy Tincknell](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cathy_Tincknell&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Connor's Eco Den* by [Pippa Goodhart](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pippa_Goodhart&action=edit&redlink=1) - *Poo* by [Nicola Davies](/source/Nicola_Davies_(author)) and [Neal Layton](/source/Neal_Layton) - *Spud Goes Green* by [Giles Thaxton](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Giles_Thaxton&action=edit&redlink=1) (Egmont)

- Book I Couldn't Put Down: - *GRK and the Pelotti Gang* by [Joshua Doder](/source/Joshua_Doder) - *[Blood Fever](/source/Blood_Fever)* by [Charlie Higson](/source/Charlie_Higson) (Puffin) - *The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips* by [Michael Morpurgo](/source/Michael_Morpurgo)

**2005**

- Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: - *[The Snail and the Whale](/source/The_Snail_and_the_Whale)* by [Julia Donaldson](/source/Julia_Donaldson), illus. [Axel Scheffler](/source/Axel_Scheffler) (Macmillan) - *[Biscuit Bear](/source/Biscuit_Bear)* by [Mini Grey](/source/Mini_Grey) (Red Fox) - *[Aristotle](/source/Aristotle_(children's_book))* by [Dick King-Smith](/source/Dick_King-Smith), illus. [Bob Graham](/source/Bob_Graham_(author_%2F_illustrator)) (Walker) - *Rapunzel: A Groovy Fairy Tale*, retelling of "[Rapunzel](/source/Rapunzel)" by Lynn Roberts, illus. [David Roberts](/source/David_Roberts_(illustrator)) (Chrysalis)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Explorers Wanted! At the North Pole* by [Simon Chapman](/source/Simon_Chapman_(author)) (Egmont) - *What's My Family Tree?* by [Mick Manning](/source/Mick_Manning), illus. [Brita Granström](/source/Brita_Granstr%C3%B6m) (Watts) - *Art Fraud Detective* by [Anna Nilsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anna_Nilsen&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. Andy Parker (Kingfisher) - *Rome in spectacular cross-section* by [Andrew Solway](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Solway&action=edit&redlink=1), illus. [Stephen Biesty](/source/Stephen_Biesty) (Oxford University Press)

- Book I Couldn't Put Down: - *[Millions](/source/Millions_(novel))* by [Frank Cottrell Boyce](/source/Frank_Cottrell_Boyce) (Macmillan) - *[SilverFin](/source/SilverFin)* by [Charlie Higson](/source/Charlie_Higson) (Puffin) - *Thora* by Gillian Johnson (Hodder) - *[Private Peaceful](/source/Private_Peaceful)* by [Michael Morpurgo](/source/Michael_Morpurgo) (Collins)

**2004**

- Best Illustrated Book to Read Aloud: - *The Woman Who Won Things* by [Allan Ahlberg](/source/Allan_Ahlberg), illus. [Katharine McEwen](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Katharine_McEwen&action=edit&redlink=1) (Walker Books) - *[Man on the Moon](/source/Man_on_the_Moon_(book))* by [Simon Bartram](/source/Simon_Bartram) (Templar) - *Quiet!* by [Paul Bright](/source/Paul_Bright_(author)), illus. [Guy Parker-Rees](/source/Guy_Parker-Rees) (Little Tiger Press) - *Atticus the Storyteller's 100 Greek Myths* by [Lucy Coats](/source/Lucy_Coats), illus. [Anthony Lewis](/source/Anthony_Lewis_(illustrator)) (Orion) - *The Smartest Giant in Town* by [Julia Donaldson](/source/Julia_Donaldson), illus. [Axel Scheffler](/source/Axel_Scheffler) (Macmillan)

- Best Book with Facts: - *Journey into the Arctic* by Bryan and [Cherry Alexander](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherry_Alexander&action=edit&redlink=1) (OUP) - *Brilliant Brits: Shakespeare* by [Richard Brassey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Brassey&action=edit&redlink=1) (Orion) - *Who is Emily Davison?* by [Claudia Fitzherbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claudia_Fitzherbert&action=edit&redlink=1) (Short Books) - *[The Ultimate Book Guide](/source/The_Ultimate_Book_Guide)* edited by [Daniel Hahn](/source/Daniel_Hahn) (A & C Black) - *I Spy: Shapes in Art* by [Lucy Micklethwaite](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lucy_Micklethwaite&action=edit&redlink=1) (Collins)

- Book I Couldn't Put Down: - *Stealing Stacey* by [Lynne Reid Banks](/source/Lynne_Reid_Banks) (Collins) - *Fat Boy Swim* by [Catherine Forde](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Catherine_Forde&action=edit&redlink=1) (Egmont) - *[The Garbage King](/source/The_Garbage_King)* by [Elizabeth Laird](/source/Elizabeth_Laird_(author)) (Macmillan) - *When Mum Threw Out the Telly* by [E. F. Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E._F._Smith&action=edit&redlink=1) (Orchard Books) - *[Montmorency](/source/Montmorency_(novel))* by [Eleanor Updale](/source/Eleanor_Updale) (Scholastic)

## See also

- [Children's literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature)

- [Children's Laureate](/source/Children's_Laureate)

- [Carnegie Medal](/source/Carnegie_Medal_(literary_award))

- [Guardian Prize](/source/Guardian_Prize)

- [Kate Greenaway Medal](/source/Kate_Greenaway_Medal)

- [Nestlé Smarties Book Prize](/source/Nestl%C3%A9_Smarties_Book_Prize)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Children's books world reacts to 'horrible loss' of Blue Peter book awards"](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/06/childrens-books-world-reacts-to-horrible-loss-of-blue-peter-book-awards). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2015announce_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2015announce_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2015announce_2-2) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2015 Winners Announced"](http://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-blogs/news/1322/). 5 March 2015. Booktrust. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-booktrust_3-0)** ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2015"](http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/2). [Booktrust](/source/Booktrust) (booktrust.co.uk). Retrieved 2014-10-18. With list of past winners.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) Drabble, Emily (3 March 2016). ["Adam Frost and Ross MacKenzie win Blue Peter book awards 2016"](https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2016/mar/03/blue-peter-book-awards-2016). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2017winners_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2017winners_5-1) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2017"](http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/2/2017). *BookTrust*. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2018winners_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2018winners_6-1) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2018"](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2018/). *BookTrust*. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2019winners_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2019winners_7-1) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2019"](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/news/news-2019/the-boy-at-the-back-of-the-class-and-the-colours-of-history-win-2019-blue-peter-book-awards/). *BookTrust*. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2020w-and-sl_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2020w-and-sl_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2020w-and-sl_8-2) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2020"](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/). *BookTrust*. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2021w-and-sl_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2021w-and-sl_9-1) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2021"](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/). *BookTrust*. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_10-1) ["Blue Peter Book Awards 2022"](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/prizes-archive/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2022/). *www.booktrust.org.uk*. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** [BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards 2019](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2019/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards 2018](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2018/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards 2017](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2017/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** [BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards 2016](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2016/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards 2015](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/blue-peter-book-awards-2015/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [BookTrust – Blue Peter Book Awards archive](https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/awards-and-prizes/current-prizes/blue-peter-book-awards/blue-peter-book-awards-archive/)

## External links

- [*The Blue Peter Book Awards*](https://www.literaryawards.co.uk/bluepeter.html), literaryawards.co.uk

- [Blue Peter website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070210031244/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/)

- BBC [2007 Shortlists](https://web.archive.org/web/20071013010925/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2007/10/03/book_awards_2007_finalists_feature.shtml); [2006 Awards](https://web.archive.org/web/20070226092254/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2006/12/06/book_awards_2006_feature.shtml); [2005 Awards](https://web.archive.org/web/20070304125757/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/bookclub/awards/); [2004 Awards](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/26/bp.shtml); [2004 Shortlists](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/10_october/06/books.shtml); [2003 Awards](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/12_december/16/bp_book_awards.shtml); [2002 Awards](https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/12_december/13/bp_bookawards.shtml) (all dead, 2015-04-15)

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