Usborne award winners

Usborne books have received many awards worldwide, including the prestigious UK Times Literary Supplement Award and the Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books.

Latest awards

That's not my tiger

Shortlisted - Booktrust Best Books for Babies 2010

That's not my tiger shortlisted in the Best Books for Babies under one year old category.

That's not my tiger
A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.

Drawing, doodling and colouring

Shortlisted - British Book Design and Production Awards 2010

Best jacket/cover design category

Drawing, doodling and colouring
A hugely creative book with fabulous scenes to customise and colour, and doodles that can grow and grow and grow!

Noisy monsters

Highly Commended in the books category at the Right Start Best Toy Awards 2010

Noisy monsters
A simple story about noisy monsters that roar, bounce, crunch, giggle, burp, splutter, snore and whoop!

In Egyptian times

Shortlisted - Historical Association Young Quills Award for children's historical fiction

In Egyptian times
A delightful picture book that brings to life a busy day in Egypt, long ago.

Baby's very first touchy-feely book

Shortlisted - Sheffield 2010 Baby Book Award

The winner will be announced at an Award Ceremony at the Sheffield City Hall on Tuesday 23th November.

Baby's very first touchy-feely book
Delightful board book with high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches specially designed to appeal to the very young.

That's not my frog

Shortlisted - Myra Robertson Baby Book of the Year

That's not my frog
A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.

Very first nursery rhymes

Shortlisted - Myra Robertson Baby Book of the Year

Shortlisted in the Best Nursery Rhymes Book category

Very first nursery rhymes
A charming collection of nursery rhymes ideal for a baby or young child.

Lift-the-flap picture atlas

Shortlisted Blue Peter Book Awards 2010

One of three shortlisted titles in the Best Book with Facts category.

Lift-the-flap picture atlas
An atlas full of flaps to lift, revealing beautiful buildings, exotic animals and fabulous sights.

That's not my tiger

Practical Pre-School Silver Award 2009

The award is decided by Practical Pre-School product testers, who said of "That's not my puppy": "This book had immediate appeal for all the children. It is great for a wide age range as the babies enjoy the pictures and textures and the older children enjoy reading the words themselves and developing their vocabulary. It was also good for raising awareness of differences and similarities. It retained appeal for the children throughout the testing period."

That's not my...
Award-winning series of brightly illustrated board books with simple, repetitive storyline and carefully chosen textures to touch and feel on every page.

Noisy jungle

Practical Pre-School Bronze Award 2009

Noisy jungle
The jungle is a noisy place, full of roaring tigers, trumpeting elephants and hissing snakes.

Noisy wind-up fire engine

Highly Commended - Right Start Best Toy Awards 2009

Noisy wind-up fire engine
Three exciting fire engine tales with a wind-up model fire engine to bring the stories to life.

Flip flap farm

Right Start Silver Award 2009

Flip flap farm
Children will love learning about farms with this innovative book with its flaps under flaps, wheels to turn and an extra mini book on farm animals to spot, tucked in the back.

That's not my frog

Shortlisted - Book Trust Baby Book Award 2009

That's not my frog
A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.

What's biology all about?

Shortlisted - British Book Design and Production Awards 2009

Shortlisted for the Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education category of the British Book Design and Production Awards 2009

What's biology all about?
A fun and informative guide that shows what life is, how it works and why biology is more exciting today than ever before.

See inside Planet Earth

Silver Award - Geographical Association Awards 2009

This is a rich source of geographical information presented in an engaging format. Issues are presented in an easy-to-understand, but not over-simplified manner, providing a clear agenda for action on global problems in a format that will appeal to young children. It will be a valuable addition to any school's library. The lift-the-flap format encourages hands-on involvement and the high quality, robust presentation will make this a long-lasting and durable resource.

See inside Planet Earth
A brilliant flap book that delves deep into the mysteries of the geography of the Earth.


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