D-Day Dog wins the Children's Book Award 2020
Posted on Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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D-Day Dog, written by Tom Palmer and published by Barrington Stoke, is the Overall Winner of the CBA for 2020, after also winning the Confident Readers category.
The winners of the awards were chosen by children from around the country, who voted for their favourite books via their local FCBG group.
The winner of the Books for Younger Children category is The Runaway Pea, written by Kjartan Poskitt and illustrated by Alex Willmore, (Simon and Schuster Children's Books) The Books for Younger Readers category went to Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip, written by Matt Brown and illustrated by Paco Sordo (Usborne) In the newly introduced Books for Older Readers category, the winner is On The Come Up, written by Angie Thomas (Walker Books).
The ceremony is still available to view via the link, below. As well as the announcement of the winners, hosts Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve also share an exclusive story about Kevin the roly-poly flying pony - written especially for the occasion! - and Sarah shares a drawing masterclass.
The Children's Book Award 2020 shortlist: Books for Younger Children Jazz Dog, written and illustrated by Marie Voigt (OUP) Matisse's Magical Trail, written by Tim Hopgood and illustrated by Sam Boughton (OUP) The Runaway Pea, written by Kjartan Poskitt and illustrated by Alex Willmore (Simon and Schuster Children's Books) Books for Younger Readers Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip, written by Matt Brown and illustrated by Paco Sordo (Usborne) Owen and The Soldier, written by Lisa Thompson (Barrington Stoke) The Maker of Monsters, written by Lorraine Gregory (OUP) Books for Confident Readers Wildspark, written by Vashti Hardy (Scholastic) A Pocketful of Stars, written by Aisha Bushby (Egmont) D-Day Dog, written by Tom Palmer (Barrington Stoke) Books for Older Readers Becoming Dinah, written by Kit de Waal (Hachette Children's Group) On The Come Up, written by Angie Thomas (Walker Books) Two Can Keep a Secret, written by Karen M McManus (Penguin)
