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

Look inside space

Shortlisted - The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2013

The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates the best science books designed for young readers. Announcing the shortlist, the judges said Look Inside Space was: “A fantastically interactive book for younger children. Full of flaps to lift (and flaps under flaps) that reveal amazing facts about space!”. The six titles on the shortlist are now being judged by panels of young people across the UK.

Look inside space
Why do stars shine? And how was the moon made? Children can blast off into space with this fantastic interactive flap book revealing the secrets of the Universe.

Baby animal stories

Bronze Bizziebaby award

Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products across a whole range of industries.

Baby animal stories
A cosy collection of six baby animal stories for little children, just the right length for sharing at bedtime.

My body

Bronze Bizziebaby award

Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products across a whole range of industries.

My body
This delightful book provides lots for little children to look at and talk about as they find out about the human body.

First atlas

Learning Magazine 2013 Teachers’ Choice Award

The US Teachers' Choice Awards honour products of exceptional quality and outstanding performance. The panel of teacher evaluators use each product in their classrooms and homes to find the best products for teachers and parents.

First atlas
An essential introduction to the basics of our world, including continents and countries, their peoples and physical geography.

Pull-back busy helicopter book

Winner - Creative Play Awards 2012

Pull-back Busy Helicopter Book has won the 'Books and Teaching Resources' category in the Creative Play Awards 2012. The awards aim to seek out the best in creative play, and are sponsored and organised by Creative Steps Magazine.

Pull-back busy helicopter book
Little children will love to pull back the yellow helicopter and watch it fly around the four different tracks.

Baby's very first touchy-feely playbook

Bronze - Right Start Best Toy Awards

Winners of the Right Start Best Toy Awards 2012 feature in the Right Start Magazine's Best Toy Guide, packed full of top play-and-learn products, every one tried-and-tested in a home setting. Winning products combine the all-important play value with safety, durability and value for money so you can buy with confidence.

Baby's very first touchy-feely playbook
A delightful board book with vibrant illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.

That's not my elephant...

Gold- 2012 Bizziebaby Awards

Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products across a whole range of industries.

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

Eat up, Max and Millie

Bronze- 2012 Bizziebaby Awards

Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products from across a whole range of industries.

Eat up, Max and Millie
‘Yuck!’ is Max’s reaction to the food at lunchtime. Will things be any better when Millie comes over for a meal?

See inside inventions

Shortlisted - The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2012

The Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize celebrates the best science books designed for young readers. Announcing the shortlist, the judges said about See Inside Inventions: “It’s wonderful to see a whole book devoted to the stories behind the world’s most important inventions and we hope that this one might inspire the next generation of young entrepreneurs.” The six titles on the shortlist are now being judged by panels of young people across the UK, before the winner is announced at the award ceremony on 15 November 2012.

See inside inventions
Over 60 flaps to lift to discover the wonderful, mysterious and often funny stories behind some of the world’s most ground-breaking inventions.

Drawing, doodling and colouring

Parents' Choice 2011 Recommended Award Winner

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

Baby's very first touchy-feely playbook

Highly Commended - Creative Play Awards

The Creative Play Awards are the only awards designed specifically to recognise excellence in creative play products and resources. Each product is tested by independent childcare professionals. The results highlight the best products available to enhance creative development in young children.

Baby's very first touchy-feely playbook
A delightful board book with vibrant illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.

Pull-back busy car book

Shortlisted - Right Start Best Toy Awards 2011

Children and parents road tested hundreds of books in their own homes, carefully assessing them for play value, child appeal, safety, durability and value for money. Pull-back Busy Car was awarded a Bronze Award.


Pull-back busy car book
Little children will love to pull back the little red car and watch it whiz around the four different tracks.

Baby's very first touchy-feely getting dressed book

Shortlisted - Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012

Shortlisted in the 'Never too young' category. This award is for the best book for babies and young children from birth to four. Even the tiniest baby is not too young to enjoy books like these! Anybody, wherever they live and whatever their age, can vote and give their opinions on the short-listed books.

Baby's very first touchy-feely getting dressed book
A delightful board book with high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.

The story of astronomy and space

Shortlisted: The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2011

This prize is awarded by The Royal Society - a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists - to a recent book that best communicates science to young people.

The story of astronomy and space
An introduction to the mysteries of space and the secrets of astronomy.

The Usborne book of Greek myths

Shortlisted - Junior Design Awards 2011

The Junior Design Awards are 'the only awards that recognise excellence in style and design – and everything beautiful in a child's life.' From the chicest children's fashion labels, to the most innovative pushchairs, the most stylish interiors, the best restaurants, the handiest travel products, the most brilliant books... and much more!

The Usborne book of Greek myths
A sumptuously illustrated treasury of Greek myths filled with lively retellings of stories of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, presented in a luxury, cloth-covered hardback.

50 things to do with your baby: 12+ months

Shortlisted - Nasen Awards 2011

The Nasen Awards are about celebrating Inclusive Practice. They recognise products that support and enable young people with learning needs and/or disabilities to develop skills and knowledge.

50 things to do with your baby: 12+ months
Fifty cards with ideas for very simple games, songs, action rhymes and other fun things to do with a baby or toddler.

50 things to do with your toddler

Shortlisted - Nasen Awards 2011

The Nasen Awards are about celebrating Inclusive Practice. They recognise products that support and enable young people with learning needs and/or disabilities to develop skills and knowledge.

50 things to do with your toddler
Fifty cards with ideas for very simple games, songs, action rhymes and other fun things to do with toddlers.

My very first art book

Winner - SLA Information Book Awards 2011


My Very First Art Book won the Children's Choice Award in the under 7s category.

The judges said of this book:
"A bright, cheerful and extremely inviting book with a host of practical and achievable activities related to some carefully selected art examples: the binding allows any reference page needed to stay open too."

The School Libraries Award (SLA) Information Book Award 2011 is a new prize.

My very first art book
A fantastic book filled with famous works of art accompanied by simple art activities using some of the same techniques as the artists.


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