Picture Book Prize


2005 Picture Book Prize

	Press Release Following a very close contest, 'Spookyrumpus' by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees has been chosen by children in Perth & Kinross as the winner of this year’s Word’s Out! Picture Book Prize. The winners will be awarded a handsome quaich. The Word’s Out! Picture Book Prize is awarded by Perth & Kinross Libraries and Lifelong Learning to coincide with the annual 'The Word’s Out!' festival. This is the second year of this annual award for the favourite Picture Book for Under-Sixes, as voted by Perth & Kinross children. Local children and their teachers, who are an integral part of the selection process, had a wonderful time listening to, looking at and voting from this year’s exciting shortlist. Shortlisted Titles The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler Snog the Frog by Tony Bonning & Rosalind Beardshaw The Big Red Bath by Julia Jarman & Adrian Reynolds Mile High Apple Pie by Laura Langston & Lindsey Gardiner Spookyrumpus by Tony Mitton & Guy Parker-Rees On a Tall Tall Cliff by Andrew Murray & Alan Snow Participating Schools Children from Rattray Primary School, Morrison’s Academy Nursery, Smarty Kids, Muirton Community Nursery, Kettins Primary School, The Kindergarten, Methven, Comrie Primary School, Pitlochry High School Primary & Nursery and Friarton Nursery School all took part in this year’s selection process. Comments by Children "I liked the ghost. It’s a nice story. Read it again." (Muirton Community Nursery) "I like the skeletons – we have one inside us." (The Kindergarten, Methven) "The hairy spiders were funny." (Rattray Primary) "The children loved this book and asked to hear it again as soon as we’d finished it." (Comrie Primary) Further Information Please contact Morag Kelly on 01738-477039. Ends Monday 7 November 2005, 4:15pm

2005 Picture Book Prize

Press Release

Following a very close contest, 'Spookyrumpus' by Tony Mitton and Guy Parker-Rees has been chosen by children in Perth & Kinross as the winner of this year’s Word’s Out! Picture Book Prize. The winners will be awarded a handsome quaich.

The Word’s Out! Picture Book Prize is awarded by Perth & Kinross Libraries and Lifelong Learning to coincide with the annual 'The Word’s Out!' festival. This is the second year of this annual award for the favourite Picture Book for Under-Sixes, as voted by Perth & Kinross children. Local children and their teachers, who are an integral part of the selection process, had a wonderful time listening to, looking at and voting from this year’s exciting shortlist.

Shortlisted Titles

The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
Snog the Frog by Tony Bonning & Rosalind Beardshaw
The Big Red Bath by Julia Jarman & Adrian Reynolds
Mile High Apple Pie by Laura Langston & Lindsey Gardiner
Spookyrumpus by Tony Mitton & Guy Parker-Rees
On a Tall Tall Cliff by Andrew Murray & Alan Snow

Participating Schools

Children from Rattray Primary School, Morrison’s Academy Nursery, Smarty Kids, Muirton Community Nursery, Kettins Primary School, The Kindergarten, Methven, Comrie Primary School, Pitlochry High School Primary & Nursery and Friarton Nursery School all took part in this year’s selection process.

Comments by Children

"I liked the ghost. It’s a nice story. Read it again." (Muirton Community Nursery)
"I like the skeletons – we have one inside us." (The Kindergarten, Methven)
"The hairy spiders were funny." (Rattray Primary)
"The children loved this book and asked to hear it again as soon as we’d finished it." (Comrie Primary)

Further Information

Please contact Morag Kelly on 01738-477039.

Ends
Monday 7 November 2005, 4:15pm