SfW British Book Awards - The Leicestershire Children's Book Prize

Leicestershire Children’s Book Prize

Launched during National Children's Book Week (4-10 Oct)
Young readers (aged 7 - 9) voted for their favourite book from a shortlist of 10 titles
Leicestershire Children's Book Prize Website
Voting closed 17th December 2010

2010 RESULTS:
	1st Place - 31%		2nd Place - 28%
		Dirty Bertie - Loo! by Alan MacDonald		Spy Pups - Prison Break by Andy Cope

	3rd Place - 9%		4th Place - 9%
		The Dunderheads by Paul Fleischman		Time Train to the Blitz by Sophie McKenzie


	5th Place - 5%		6th Place - 5%
	Iggy and Me by Jenny Valentine		Ghost Goblins by David Melling


	7th Place - 4%		8th Place - 3%
		The Story of Matthew Buzzington by Andy Stanton		Pirates' Treasure by Emily Bearn


	9th Place - 3%		10th Place - 3%
		Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles by Rupert Kingfisher		Charlie and the Haunted Tent by Hilary McKay

You're a Bad Man Mr Gum by Andy Stanton Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. This book's all about him. And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there's heroes and sweets and adventures and EVERYTHING.
2nd Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo	3rd Jacky Daydream by Jacqueline Wilson	4th Spy Dog by Andrew Cope

You're a Bad Man Mr Gum
by Andy Stanton

Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and corn on the cob. This book's all about him. And an angry fairy who lives in his bathtub. And Jake the dog, and a little girl called Polly and an evil, stinky butcher all covered in guts. And there's heroes and sweets and adventures and EVERYTHING.

2nd

Born to Run
by Michael Morpurgo

3rd

Jacky Daydream
by Jacqueline Wilson

4th

Spy Dog
by Andrew Cope

All the books from the Children's Book Prize are available in Leicestershire libraries and can be requested for free if you are a library member.