The winners of the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books are as follws
Early Years (0 - 7 years)
Little Lost Cowboy by Simon Puttock and Caroline Jayne Church
Younger Readers (8 - 12 years)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
Older Readers (13 - 16 years)
Roxy’s Baby by Catherine MacPhail
Children representing all 32 local authority areas in Scotland were involved in the inaugural Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books, organised by BRAW (Books Reading And Writing) the Scottish children’s books arm of the Scottish Book Trust. The awards, which are supported by the Times Educational Supplement Scotland, are an evolution of the Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book of the Year, previous winners of which include Nicola Morgan, Harry Horse and Elizabeth Laird.
The full shortlists were:
Early Years (0 - 7 years)
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Little Lost Cowboy by Simon Puttock and Caroline Jayne Church
The Sea Mice and the Stars by Kenneth Steven and Louise Ho
Younger readers (8 - 12 years)
Deep Water by Debi Gliori
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J K Rowling
The Sign of the Black Dagger by Joan Lingard
Older readers (13 - 16 years)
The Drowning Pond by Catherine Forde
Green Jasper by K.M. Grant
Roxy’s Baby by Catherine MacPhail
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