Friday, June 04, 2010

Booktrust Early Years Awards 2010 Judges Announced

Booktrust are pleased to announce the judges for the Booktrust Early Years Awards 2010. On the panel this year are broadcaster and TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher, award-winning author/illustrator Michael Foreman, pic left, Bookstart founder and children’s literature specialist Wendy Cooling, Bookstart Coordinator Janet Harrison and Modern Matron Jackie Woodroffe.

The Awards honour books that demonstrate remarkable creativity in words, design and illustration necessary to encourage young children into reading.

The Booktrust Early Years Awards aim:
• to celebrate, publicise and reward the exciting range of books being published today for babies, toddlers and pre-school children
• to promote and make these books accessible to as wide an audience as possible

Categories of award:
• The best book for babies under one-year-old
• The best book for pre-school children, up to five years of age
• An award for the best emerging illustrator

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday 2 September 2010.

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