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- author Jackie French

Sunday 1 January 2012

KBR Favourite Book of the Year 2011 - WINNERS!

We are delighted to announce the winners in our annual Favourite Book of the Year for 2011. Congratulations to all these glorious books and people - we love your work!

Books for Littlies

Let's Play Games series
by Hervé Tullet (Phaidon)

Eye-Popping Picture Book

Marshall Armstrong is New to Our School
by David Mackintosh (HarperCollins)

Mesmerising Early Reader

Claude in the City
by Alex T Smith (Hachette)

Enthralling Junior Fiction Book

Surface Tension
by Meg McKinlay (Walker Books)

Cool Fact Book

What Body Part is That?
by Andy Griffiths (Pan Macmillan)

Intriguing Young Adult Read

Nanberry: Black Brother White
by Jackie French (HarperCollins)

That 'Something Extra Special' Book

Doodleday
by Ross Collins (Gullane Children's Books)

Enchanting e-book

The Heart and the Bottle
by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins)

Favourite Author of the Year

Jackie French

Favourite Illustrator of the Year

Sarah Davis

Favourite Proactive Person NEW CATEGORY!

Angela Hall, Bug in a Book

Favourite Book of the Year
Stuck
by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins)

What do you think of our choices? It was very hard to decide! Leave a comment and tell us what you think - and also tell us your favourite children's books for 2011.