This year’s Oscar’s Book Prize shortlist was made up of:
- Tad by Benji Davies
- The Suitcase by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
- A Mouse Called Julian by Joe Todd Stanton
- Alphonse, There’s Mud on the Ceiling! by Daisy Hirst
- I Am a Tiger by Karl Newson and Ross Collins
- The Runaway Pea by Kjartan Poskitt and Alex Willmore
The winner is the story of the smallest tadpole in a big pond . Tad by Benji Davies was selected by a panel of judges as the winning titleof the £5,000 literary award; recognising great stories for children under the age of 5. This award is supported by Amazon and the National Literacy Trust.
Benji Davies is the first person to win for a 2nd time in the 7 year historyof the award.