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Childrens
Book Awards
  The Sheffield Childrens Book Award began in 1988. The project was first started to encourage children and young people to read and also to highlight the very best children’s books published each year. Each school choose a book category for the class and they are given a start up pack of ideas along with a collection of books to read and review. Each child is asked to vote for their favourite book and these votes are then collated over the summer. Results are kept a closely guarded secret until the Award Ceremony in November. Children involved in the project are invited to the Award Ceremony along with all Shortlisted Authors, Illustrators and representatives from the Publishing Houses. Prizes are presented to category winners with the Overall Winner receiving a special trophy to keep for that year. Each year children and young people are able to get involved by borrowing the books from their local library and either filling in a voting form in the library or by voting on line. The Event has grown each year and is now recognised as a major Children’s Book Award in the Literary world. |
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