Children's Book
Winner:
- Michael Morpurgo, The Wreck of the Zanzibar
Shortlist:
- Elizabeth Arnold, The Parsley Parcel
- Philip Ridley, Kasper in the Glitter
Read more about this topic: 1995 Whitbread Awards
Famous quotes containing the words children and/or book:
“They walked the roads
Mimicking what they heard, as children mimic;
They understood that wisdom comes of beggary.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)