The Nestlé Children's Book Prize, and<!-- "formerly"; no date given --> Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for a time, was a set of annual awards for British children's books that ran from 1985 to 2007. It was administered by BookTrust, an independent charity that promotes books and reading in the United Kingdom, and sponsored by Nestlé, the manufacturer of Smarties chocolate. It was one of the most respected and prestigious prizes for children's literature.
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!6–8 years
|, illus. by Philippe Dupasquier
|Bill's New Frock
|Methuen
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!0–5 years
|, illus. by Helen Oxenbury
|We're Going on a Bear Hunt
|Walker Books
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1990s
Beginning in 1996, the awards included silver and bronze winners rather than a single overall winner.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Prize winners, 1985-1989
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!0–5 years
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|Six-Dinner Sid
|Simon & Schuster
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!6–8 years
|, illus. by Quentin Blake
|Esio Trot
|Jonathan Cape
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!9–11 years
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|Midnight Blue
|Lion
|Winner
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4" |1991
!Overall
| and Helen Oxenbury
|Farmer Duck
|Walker Books
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!0–5 years
| and Helen Oxenbury
|Farmer Duck
|Walker Books
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!6–8 years
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|Josie Smith and Eileen
|Collins
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!9–11 years
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|Krindlekrax
|Jonathan Cape
|Winner
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4" |1992
!Overall
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|Oxford University Press
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!0–5 years
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|Nice Work, Little Wolf
|Hamish Hamilton
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!6–8 years
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|'
|Orchard Books
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!9–11 years
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|Oxford University Press
|Winner
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4" |1993
!Overall
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|War Game
|Pavilion
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!0–5 years
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|Hue Boy
|Gollancz
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!6–8 years
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|War Game
|Pavilion
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!9–11 years
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|Listen to the Dark
|Heinemann
|Winner
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4" |1994
!Overall
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|Gollancz
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!0–5 years
|, illus. by Helen Oxenbury
|So Much
|Walker Books
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!6–8 years
|, illus. by Lesley Harker
|Dimanche Diller
|Young Lions
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!9–11 years
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|Gollancz
|Winner
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="5" |1995
!Overall
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|Double Act
|Doubleday
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!0–5 years
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|'
|Walker Books
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
!6–8 years
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|Thomas and the Tinners
|Macdonald Young Books
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
! rowspan="2" |9–11 years
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|Weather Eye
|Penguin
|Winner
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Double Act
|Doubleday
|Winner
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="9" |1996
! rowspan="3" |0–5 years
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|Oops!
|Andersen Press
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
| and Brita Granström
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|Watts Books
|Silver
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|Clown
|Jonathan Cape
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |6–8 years
|, illus. by Christian Birmingham
|'
|Collins Children's Books
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
|, illus. by Tony Ross
|Harry the Poisonous Centipede
|Collins Children's Books
|Silver
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|, illus. by John Eastwood
|All Because of Jackson
|Doubleday
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |9–11 years
|, illus. by Nick Harris
|'
|Corgi Yearling
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Johnny and the Bomb
|Doubleday
|Silver
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|Plundering Paradise
|Oxford University Press
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="9" |1997
! rowspan="3" |0–5 years
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|Ginger
|Walker Books
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Leon and Bob
|Walker Books
|Silver
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|, illus. by David Axtell
|Fruits
|Macmillan
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |6–8 years
|, illus. by Anthony Lewis
|'
|Walker Books
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|'
|Andersen Press
|Silver
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|, illus. by Satoshi Kitamura
|We Animals Would Like a Word With You
|Bodley Head
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |9–11 years
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|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
|Bloomsbury Publishing
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Clockwork or All Wound Up
|Corgi Yearling
|Silver
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|Fire, Bed, and Bone
|Walker Books
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="9" |1998
! rowspan="3" |0–5 years
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|Cowboy Baby
|Walker Books
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Come On Daisy
|Orchard Books
|Silver
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|Secret in the Mist
|David & Charles
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |6–8 years
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|Last of the Gold Diggers
|Puffin Books
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|'
|Mammoth Books
|Silver
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|-
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|'
|Jonathan Cape
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |9–11 years
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|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|Bloomsbury Publishing
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Buffy - An Adventure Story
|Walker Books
|Silver
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |9–11 years
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|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|Bloomsbury Publishing
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Me and My Cat?
|Andersen
|Silver
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|Husherbye
|Jonathan Cape
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |6–8 years
|, illus. Nick Sharratt
|Lizzie Zipmouth
|Young Corgi
|Gold
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|Beware of the Storybook Wolves
|Hodder
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |9–11 years
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|'
|Mammoth
|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Kipper's A to Z
|Hodder
|Silver
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|Cold Tom
|Oxford University Press
|Silver
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|Stop the Train!
|Oxford University Press
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
!Kids' Club Network Special Award
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|That Pesky Rat
|Orchard Books
|Gold
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|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="10" |2003
! rowspan="3" |0–5 years
|, illus. Russell Ayto
|'
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|Gold
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
|, illus. Tony Ross
|Tadpole's Promise
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|Silver
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|My Big Brother Boris
|Scholastic
|Silver
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|Bartholomew and the Bug
|Hodder
|Bronze
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
|, illus. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
|'
|Simon & Schuster
|Silver
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|'
|MacMillan
|Silver
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|- style="background:#FFFFE5"
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|'
|HarperCollins
|Silver
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