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Millennium Children's Book Award

The Millennium Children's Book Award celebrated the history of best of children's literature in the 20th Century

Millennium Children’s Book Award

YLG, SLG and the SLA had a joint millennium celebration to highlight some of the best books of the 20th century chosen by librarians, teachers, publishers and others who have been involved in producing and promoting children’s books. The century was dived into 5 periods. Winners were identified for each period and there was an overall winner.

1900 – 1919
Kenneth Grahame “The Wind in the Willows”

1920 –1939
J.R.R. Tolkien “The Hobbit”

1940 –1959
C.S. Lewis “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

1960 –1979
Roald Dahl “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

1980 –1999
J.K. Rowling “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”

C.S. Lewis “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” was voted Personal Choice of the Century.

For a full list of titles and more details see
http://www.la-hq.org.uk/groups/ylg/archive/ylr29_6.htm

Banquet of Reading

A literary lunch for 90 people was held to celebrate reading and to raise funds for the Keith Barker fund in February 2001. It was planned in cooperation with Puffin Books to also celebrate their 60th birthday. The venue was the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Speakers were Anne Fine, Roger Mc Gough and Chris Riddell.

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Updated: 06 May 2008

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Millennium Children's Book Award