Past Winners

We offered 200 School Link schools the chance to take part in the final phase of voting, which will take place from March to May this year. The first 200 schools who applied received a free set of shortlisted books, an easy to assemble Red House Children's Book Award post box and instructions on how to take part. Winning schools may also be chosen to send representatives to the RHCBA Award Ceremony during the Hay Festival in June.

If you missed out on receiving a voting pack, don’t worry, you can still vote online as an individual, or even as a class or group. Visit the Red House Children's Book Award website.

2006 Winner

• 2006 - Percy Jackson And The Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
• 2005 - Baby Brains - Simon James
• 2004 - Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo
• 2003 - Skeleton Key - Anthony Horowitz
• 2002 - Noughts & Crosses - Malorie Blackman
• 2001 - Eat Your Peas - Kes Gray & Nick Sharratt
• 2000 - Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo
• 1999 - Harry Potter and the Prisinor of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling
• 1998 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
• 1997 - The Hundred Mile-an-Hour Dog - Jeremy Strong
• 1996 - Double Act - Jacqueline Wilson
• 1995 - Harriet's Hare - Dick King Smith
• 1994 - Boy in the Bubble - Ian Strachen
• 1993 - The Suitcase Kid - Jacqueline Wilson
• 1992 - Kiss the Dust - Elizabeth Laird
• 1991 - ThreadBear - Mick Inkpen
• 1990 - Room 13 - Roberts Swindells
• 1989 - Matilda - Roald Dahl
• 1988 - Winnie the Witch - Valerie Thomas & Korky Paul
• 1987 - The Joly Postman - Janet & Allan Ahlberg
• 1986 - Arthur - Amanda Graham & Donna Gynell
• 1985 - Brother in the Land - Robert Swindells
• 1984 - The Saga of Eric the Viking - Terry Jones
• 1983 - The BFG - Roald Dahl
• 1982 - Fair's Fair - Leon Garfield
• 1981 - Mr. Magnolia - Quentin Blake

More Information

For more information about The Red House Children's Book Award, including a comprehensive look at past winners from all categories, please visit www.redhousechildrensbookaward.co.uk