This document provides a summary of the shortlist for the Best Book for babies under one year old category of the Booktrust Early Years Awards 2010. It lists 4 books that are on the shortlist: Goodnight Buster! by Rod Campbell; Hop a Little, Jump a Little! by Annie Kubler; That's Not My Tiger by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells; and Happy Snappy! (Mr Croc) by Jo Lodge. For each book, it provides the publisher, format, page count, price, ISBN and a brief description. It concludes by explaining that the Awards aim to celebrate and reward recently published books for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, so this shortlist can help librarians

1. Shortlist Information: Booktrust Early Years Awards 2010
Category: Best Book for babies under one year old
Goodnight Buster! by Rod Campbell Hop a Little, Jump a Little! by Annie Kubler That's Not My Tiger by Fiona Watt,
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books Publisher: Child's Play International Ltd illustrated by Rachel Wells
Format: 220 x 220mm hardback | Pages: 16 Format: 210 x 210mm board | Pages: 12 Publisher: Usborne
Format: 160 x 160mm board | Pages: 12 This leaflet provides you with
Price: £7.99 | ISBN: 978 0 230 74691 6 Price: £3.99 | ISBN: 978 1 846 43341 2
Price: £5.99 | ISBN: 978 1 409 51899 0 information about the shortlist
Description: It’s bedtime for Buster, so he Description: An introduction to books
puts away his toys and has his bath.Then it’s through a well-known nursery song rhyme. Description: A new title in the ‘That’s not
of the Booktrust Early Years
time to say goodnight to the pets and look at my…’ series, this book has bright, colourful Awards 2010. The Awards aim
the stars before he is tucked up in bed, ready illustrations with a variety of different textures to celebrate, publicise and
to turn out the light. to touch and feel. reward the best books recently
published for babies, toddlers
and pre-school children, so
whether you’re a librarian,
early years practitioner, parent
or carer, this list should
provide a practical guide to
selecting books to read and
share with children.
Take a look at the Booktrust
website to read the reviews
Happy Snappy! (Mr Croc) by Jo Lodge I Love My Mummy by Giles Andreae, Who’s in the Garden? by Phillis Gershator, and recommended reading age
Publisher: Hodder Children’s Books illustrated by Emma Dodd illustrated by Jill McDonald of the shortlist, and have your
Format: 165 x 165mm board | Pages: 12 Publisher: Orchard Books Publisher: Barefoot Books say on the books:
Price: £3.99 | ISBN: 978 0 340 98879 4 Format: 275 x 250mm hardback | Pages: 32 Format: 189 x 168mm board | Pages: 14 www.booktrust.org.uk
Description: A first-concept book Price: £10.99 | ISBN: 978 1 408 30956 8 Price: £8.99 | ISBN: 978 1 846 86403 2
concentrating on feelings, Mr Croc is happy, Description: ‘I love my mummy very much. Description: Look through the holes in this
then sad – or maybe he’s just hungry? She’s great to cuddle, soft to touch.’ A book peepo book to answer the repeating refrain,
about the special relationship between ‘Who’s coming to see how my garden grows?’
mother and child, this is a book to be shared The energetic, rhyming text introduces all
time and again. sorts of creatures that are busy in the garden.
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