16 December 2006
Nestlé Children's Book Prize 2006
The 2006 Nestlé Children's Book Prize (formerly Nestlé Smarties Book Prize) in the 9 - 11 age category, has been won by The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding .
The Diamond of Drury Lane is an atmospheric adventure story that captivated the prize’s school-age judges. Set in London’s theatre-land in the 1790s, The Diamond of Drury Lane tells the story of an orphan who becomes involved in a diamond mystery.
Julia Golding is a former UN campaigner and ex-diplomat, who started her career working for the Foreign Office in Poland and then lobbied on war-related issues on behalf of Oxfam, before taking up writing.
Full results
9 to 11 age category
GOLD The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding (Egmont Press)
SILVER The Tide Knot by Helen Dunmore (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
BRONZE The Pig Who Saved the World by Paul Shipton (Puffin)
6 to 8 age category
GOLD Mouse Noses on Toast by Daren King – illustrated by David Roberts (Faber and Faber)
SILVER Hugo Pepper by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Doubleday)
BRONZE The Adventures of The Dish and The Spoon by Mini Grey (Jonathan Cape)
5 & under age category
GOLD That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell & Neal Layton (Orchard Books)
SILVER The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell (Macmillan Children’s Books)
BRONZE Wibbly Pig’s Silly Big Bear by Mick Inkpen (Hodder Children’s Books)
Information taken from http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/
The Diamond of Drury Lane is an atmospheric adventure story that captivated the prize’s school-age judges. Set in London’s theatre-land in the 1790s, The Diamond of Drury Lane tells the story of an orphan who becomes involved in a diamond mystery.
Julia Golding is a former UN campaigner and ex-diplomat, who started her career working for the Foreign Office in Poland and then lobbied on war-related issues on behalf of Oxfam, before taking up writing.
Full results
9 to 11 age category
GOLD The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding (Egmont Press)
SILVER The Tide Knot by Helen Dunmore (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
BRONZE The Pig Who Saved the World by Paul Shipton (Puffin)
6 to 8 age category
GOLD Mouse Noses on Toast by Daren King – illustrated by David Roberts (Faber and Faber)
SILVER Hugo Pepper by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (Doubleday)
BRONZE The Adventures of The Dish and The Spoon by Mini Grey (Jonathan Cape)
5 & under age category
GOLD That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell & Neal Layton (Orchard Books)
SILVER The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell (Macmillan Children’s Books)
BRONZE Wibbly Pig’s Silly Big Bear by Mick Inkpen (Hodder Children’s Books)
Information taken from http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/nestle/
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