The Queen's Knickers Award is a British award for a children's illustrated book. It was founded in 2020 and is awarded annually by the Society of Authors for "an outstanding children's original illustrated book for ages 0-7".[1][2] It is funded by children's author Nicholas Allan and takes its name from his book The Queen's Knickers (1993, Hutchinson: ISBN 978-0091764685).[1]
Past winners
edit| Year | Rank | Author | Title | Publisher & ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | Winner | Elena Arevalo Melville | Umbrella | Scallyway Press: ISBN 978-1912650019 | |
| Runner-up | Didier Lévy and Frederic Benaglia | How to Light Your Dragon | Thames & Hudson: ISBN 978-0500651971 | ||
| 2021[3] | Winner | Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Daine Ewen | Never Show a T-Rex a Book | Puffin: ISBN 978-0241392669 | |
| Runner-up | Alex T. Smith | Mr. Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise | Hachette: ISBN 978-1444944570 | ||
| 2022[4] | Winner | Alastair Chisholm and David Roberts | Inch and Grub: a story about Cavemen | Walker Books: ISBN 978-1406362817 | |
| Runner-up | Mick Jackson and John Broadley | While You’re Sleeping | Pavillion Children's: ISBN 978-1843654650 | ||
| 2023[5] | Winner | Olaf Falafel | Blobfish | Walker Books: ISBN 978-1406397659 | |
| Runner-up | John Agard and Satoshi Kitamura | When Creature met Creature | Scallywag Press: ISBN 978-1912650507 |
References
edit- ^ a b "The Queen's Knickers Award". www.societyofauthors.org. The Society of Authors. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Anderson, Porter (3 July 2019). "'Quirky' Children's Illustrated Books: The Queen's Knickers Award". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Previous winners of the Queen's Knickers Award". www.societyofauthors.org. The Society of Authors. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The Queen's Knickers Prize 2022 Winners". saahub.com. Society of Artist's Agents. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "The 2023 Queen's Knickers Award Winner". Society of Authors. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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