More Award News

Children's Laureate Michael Rosen has launched the Roald Dahl Funny Prize to celebrate humour in children's writing. The shortlists have been released with the winners will be announced in November.

Ages Seven to Fourteen:

• Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton, illustrated by David Tazzyman
  
• Paddington Here and Now by Michael Bond, illustrated by RW Alley
  
• Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison
  
• Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
  
• Aliens Don't Eat Dog Food by Dinah Capparucci
  
• Urgum and the Goo Goo Bah! by Kjartan Poskitt, illustrated by Philip Reeve

Ages Six and Under:

• Stick Man by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler
• Elephant Wellyphant by Nick Sharratt
• The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers
• The Witch's Children Go to School by Ursula Jones, illustrated by Russell Ayto
• There's an Ouch in My Pouch! by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Garry Parsons
• Manfred the Baddie by John Fardell