Queen's Knickers Award

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

Winners and runners-up
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

  1. ^ a b "The Queen's Knickers Award". www.societyofauthors.org. The Society of Authors. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ Anderson, Porter (3 July 2019). "'Quirky' Children's Illustrated Books: The Queen's Knickers Award". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Previous winners of the Queen's Knickers Award". www.societyofauthors.org. The Society of Authors. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "The Queen's Knickers Prize 2022 Winners". saahub.com. Society of Artist's Agents. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ "The 2023 Queen's Knickers Award Winner". Society of Authors. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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