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You are here: Home / Blog / Winner Of FCBG Book Award 2020

Winner Of FCBG Book Award 2020

October 12, 2020 By achuka Leave a Comment

The winner of the 2020 Federation of Children’s Book Award is Tom Palmer for his novel D-Day Dog. Last year he won the Books for Older Readers category with Armistice Runner.

This award is much-cherished by children’s authors as it is voted for by children rather than adults. 

This winners in each category were chosen from the following shortlists:

Books for Younger Children

Jazz Dog, written and illustrated by Marie Voigt, published by OUP

Matisse’s Magical Trail, written by Tim Hopgood and illustrated by Sam Boughton, published by OUP

The Runaway Pea, written by Kjartan Poskitt and illustrated by Alex Willmore, published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books [CATEGORY WINNER]

Books for Younger Readers

Mutant Zombies Cursed My School Trip, written by Matt Brown and illustrated by Paco Sordo, published by Usborne [CATEGORY WINNER]

Owen and The Soldier, written by Lisa Thompson, published by Barrington Stoke

The Maker of Monsters, written by Lorraine Gregory, published by OUP

Books for Confident Readers

Wildspark, written by Vashti Hardy, published by Scholastic

A Pocketful of Stars, written by Aisha Bushby, published by Egmont

D-Day Dog, written by Tom Palmer, published by Barrington Stoke [CATEGORY WINNER]

Books for Older Readers

Becoming Dinah, written by Kit de Waal, published by Hachette Children’s Group

On The Come Up, written by Angie Thomas, published by Walker Books [CATEGORY WINNER]

Two Can Keep a Secret, written by Karen M McManus, published by Penguin

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