The Hampshire Picture Book Award is an annual award given to works of children's literature published in paperback during the previous year. The award is judged by children in Year 1 and run by Hampshire County Council's School Library Service. The shortlist is announced in January each year, and the winner announced in April. In May 2012, an award ceremony was held for the first time for the Hampshire Picture Book Award.
- Winners and shortlists
- 2012 Otto the Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
- Angelica Sprocket's Pockets by Quentin Blake
- Sir Laughalot by Tony Mitton and Sarah Warburton
- Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
- 2011 This is My Book by Mick Inkpen
- What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
- My mum has X-ray Vision by Angela McAllister and Alex T. Smith
- Loon on the Moon by Chae Strathie and Emily Golden
- 2010 Super Daisy and the Peril of Planet Pea by Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt
- Little Boat by Thomas Docherty
- Class Three all at Sea by Julia Jarman
- Wolf's Magnificent Master Plan by Melanie Williamson
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