Read it Again! Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award 2007

Submitted by website editor on Wed, 2007-10-17 10:49.

The winner is Tim Hopgood for Our Big Blue Sofa [Macmillan]

Tim received the award from last year's winner, Emily Gravett, at a special presentation ceremony in front of 300 children at the Burgess Hall, St Ives, Cambridgeshire on Thursday 28th June.

Read it Again! is an award for a debut picture book, where the story and pictures are the work of one individual. Children in schools, libraries and reading groups all over the county vote for their favourite from a shortlist of 8 books. This year nearly 4000 children voted.

The other shortlisted titles were:

Small by Jessica Meserve

Augustus and His Smile by Catherine Rayner

The Fourth King by Ted Sieger

The Best Chip by Kate Leake

The 108th Sheep by Ayano Imai

Uneversaurus by Professor Potts

Silly Jack2 by Holly Surplice

For further information please contact:

Richard.young@cambridgeshire.gov.uk