Founded by Michael Rosen as part of his work as Children's Laureate 2007-09, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize is the first prize of its kind – founded to honour those books that simply make us laugh.
Dog loves books! Dog loves books about dinosaurs and Dog loves books about aliens: in fact Dog loves all books! Dog has his very own bookshop, although he doesn't have many customers. But that's all right, because when Dog is surrounded by books, he is never short of friends or fun. And when someone does come into the shop, Dog knows just which books to recommend... |
The misadventures of Tallulah Casey...
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For Children aged 6 & under |
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Angelica Sprocket's Pockets |
Dogs Don't Do Ballet |
The Scariest Monster |
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The Nanny Goat's Kid |
One Smart Fish |
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For Children aged 7 to 14 |
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The Clumsies Make a Mess |
Einstein's Underpants and |
The Incredible Luck |
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Mr Stink |
The Ogre of Oglefort |
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The Roald Dahl Funny Prize aims to:
- Promote laughter and humour as a feel-good factor when reading, by encouraging families to read together and discover the pleasure of funny books. This in turn will reinforce the message that reading together promotes family well-being.
- Draw attention to funny books as readable and enjoyable books. We hope that the prize will enable these books to gain a profile that makes them more accessible to children and young people. The prize will work to achieve this through a range of activities supported by libraries, teachers and parents.
- Reward and encourage authors (and illustrators) who write and illustrate books using humour in their stories, poetry and fiction. By creating these awards we hope to promote a vibrant area of publishing often overlooked by other awards.
