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{{short description|Annual literary prizes for children's picture books}}
{{update|date=December 2012}}
The '''Booktrust Early Years Awards''', originally the '''Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award'''(s), was a set of annual [[literary awards|literary prizes]] for [[children's literature|children's picture books]]. It was administered by [[Booktrust]], an independent charity that promotes books and reading; from 1999 to 2004. The Booktrust Early Years Awards was sponsored by the supermarket chain [[Sainsbury's]] with its last award give in 2010.<ref name=awards2010/>

As of 2005 there were three categories: the ''Baby Book Award'', the ''Pre-School Award'', and the ''Best Emerging Illustrator Award''. The winners in each category received £2000 with the Emerging Illustrator also receiving a specially commissioned award.<!--trophy?--> The publishers of the winning books were given awards too.

==Honorees==
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2023}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Booktrust Early Years Award winners and shortlists
!Year
!Category
!Author/Illustrator
!Title
!Publisher
!Result
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |[[1999 in literature|1999]]
! rowspan="6" |N/A
|{{sortname|last=Oxenbury|first=Helen}}
|''Tickle, Tickle'' 
|[[Walker Books]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bland|first=Steve}}
|''Woof!'' 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Cousins|first=Lucy}}
|''Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes'' 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=MacKinnon|first=Debbie}} and [[Anthea Sieveking]]
|''Find My Cake!'' 
|[[Frances Lincoln]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ormerod|first=Jan}}
|''Peek-a-Boo!'' 
|[[Dutton Children's Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Sharratt|first=Nick}}
|''{{sort|Bear with a Pear|2=A Bear with a Pear}}''
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
![[2000 in literature|2000]]
!N/A
|{{sortname|last=Ayliffe|first=Alex}}
|''Boo Barney'' 
|[[Orchard Books]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |[[2001 in literature|2001]]
! rowspan="6" |N/A
|{{sortname|last=Lousada|first=Sandra}}
|''Baby Faces'' 
|Baby Campbell
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Gliori|first=Debi}}
|''Where, Oh Where, is Baby Bear?'' 
|Little Orchard
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Kubler|first=Annie}}
|''If You're Happy and You Know It...'' 
|Child's Play
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Lodge|first=Jo|nolink=1}}
|''Baby's Very First Book: Farm'' 
|Baby Campbell
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ross|first=Mandy}} and Kate Merritt
|''Peekaboo Baby!'' 
|Ladybird
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smee|first=Nicola}}
|''Sleepyhead'' 
|Baby Campbell
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
![[2002 in literature|2002]]
!N/A
|{{sortname|last=Kubler|first=Annie}}
|''Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'' 
|Child's Play
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |[[2003 in literature|2003]]
! rowspan="6" |N/A
|{{sortname|last=Lloyd|first=Sam|nolink=1}}
|''Happy Dog, Sad Dog'' 
|Little Tiger Press
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Lara|nolink=1}}
|''Goodnight, Poppy Cat'' 
|Campbell Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Priddy|first=Roger}}
|''Baby Activity Centre'' 
|Priddy Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Team|first=DK}}
|''Baby Fun: Five in the Bed'' 
|[[Dorling-Kindersley|Dorling Kindersley]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Watt|first=Fiona|dab=author}} and [[Rachel Wells]]
|''That's Not My Bear'' 
|[[Usborne Publishing]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Wood|first=Amanda}} and [[Fiona Macmillan]]
|''Baby Boo!''
|Templar
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |[[2004 in literature|2004]]
!Baby Book  
|{{sortname|last=Ellwand|first=David}} and [[Mike Jolley]]
|''I Love You!'' 
|Templar
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
!New Illustrator  
|{{sortname|last=Horner|first=Polly}}
|''Polly and the North Star'' 
|[[Orion Publishing Group|Orion]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
!Pre-School  
|{{sortname|last=Donaldson|first=Julia}}, illus. by [[Axel Scheffler]]
|{{Sort|Snail and the Whale|''[[The Snail and the Whale]]''}} 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="16" |[[2005 in literature|2005]]
! rowspan="6" |Baby Book  
|{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Lara}}
|''Poppy Cat's Farm'' 
|Campbell Books
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Butler|first=John|nolink=1}}
|''Can You Cuddle Like a Koala?'' 
|Little Orchard
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Maddox|first=Tony|dab=author/illustrator}}
|''Not So Loud, Oliver!'' 
|Little Orchard
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Partis|first=Joanne}}
|''Look at Me!'' 
|[[Chrysalis Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smee|first=Nicola}}
|''No Bed Without Ted'' 
|[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Team|first=DK}}
|''Bathtime Peekaboo!'' 
|[[Dorling-Kindersley|Dorling Kindersley]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4" |New Illustrator 
|{{sortname|last=Usui|first= Kanako}}
|''{{sort|1=Fantastic Mr Wani|2=The Fantastic Mr Wani}}''
|Little Tiger Press
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Allen|first=Heather|nolink=1}}, written by [[Alec Sillifant]]
|''Little Green Monsters''
|Meadowside
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Mayer|first=Uwe}}, written by [[Rachel Elliot]]
|''Eric the Liontamer'' 
|Meadowside
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Scotton|first=Rob}}
|''[[Russell the Sheep]]'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |Pre-School 
|{{sortname|last=Tickle|first= Jack}}
|''The Very Dizzy Dinosaur'' 
|Little Tiger Press
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Alborough|first=Jez}}
|''Duck's Key Where Can it be?'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Church|first=Caroline Jayne}}
|''Pond Goose'' 
|[[Oxford University Press]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Morozumi|first=Atsuko}}
|''My Friend Gorilla'' 
|Mathew Price Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ormerod|first=Jan}} and [[Lindsey Gardiner]]
|''Doing the Animal Bop'' 
|[[Oxford University Press]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Umansky|first=Kaye}} and Chris Fisher
|''{{sort|1=Chair for Baby Bear|2=A Chair for Baby Bear}}''
|[[Oxford University Press]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="22" |[[2006 in literature|2006]]
! rowspan="6" |Baby Book 
|{{sortname|last=Stanley|first= Mandy}}
|''How Do You Feel?'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Birkinshaw|first=Marie}} and [[Kate Merritt]]
|''Night, Night, Baby'' 
|Ladybird
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Henderson|first=Kathy}} and Paul Howard
|''Look at You!'' 
|[[Walker Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Kubler|first=Annie}}
|''Peek-a-Boo!'' 
|Child’s Play
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Rinaldo|first=Luana}}
|''Clackety-Clacks: Bee'' 
|Campbell Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Watt|first=Fiona|dab=author}} and [[Catherine-Anne MacKinnon]]
|''Sleepy Baby'' 
|[[Usborne Publishing|Usborne]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4" |Emerging Illustrator  
|{{sortname|last=Rayner|first=Catherine}}
|''Augustus and His Smile'' 
|Little Tiger Press
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Braun|first=Sebastien}}
|''I Love My Mummy'' 
|[[Boxer Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Brown|first=Petra}}, written by [[Beth Shoshan]]
|''If Big Can... I Can'' 
|Meadowside
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Chivers|first=Natalie}}, written by Peter Dixon
|''Dad’s Bug Bear'' 
|[[Red Fox Books|Red Fox]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |Pre-School  
|{{sortname|last=Lloyd|first=Sam|nolink=1}}
|''[[Mr. Pusskins]]'' 
|[[Orchard Books]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Allen|first=Jonathan|nolink=1}}
|''I'm Not Cute!'' 
|[[Boxer Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Butterworth|first=Nick}}
|''Tiger'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Dodd|first=Emma}}
|''What Pet to Get?'' 
|Templar Publishing
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Gravett|first=Emily}}
|''Orange Pear Apple Bear'' 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Jeffers|first=Oliver}}
|''Lost and Found'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |Baby Book  
|{{sortname|last=Stockham|first=Jess}}
|''Tucking In!'' 
|Child's Play
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=McKee|first=David}}
|''Elmer’s First Counting Book'' 
|[[Andersen Press]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Justine}} and Fiona Land
|''Baby Touch: Noisy Book'' 
|Ladybird
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Justine}} and Fiona Land
|''Baby Touch: Peekaboo Book'' 
|Ladybird
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Stockham|first=Jess}}
|''Looking Good!'' 
|Child’s Play
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Stoppard|first=Miriam}}
|''[[Happy Baby]]'' 
|[[Dorling-Kindersley|Dorling Kindersley]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="10" |[[2007 in literature|2007]]
! rowspan="4" |Emerging Illustrator  
|{{sortname|last=Gravett|first=Emily}}
|''Monkey and Me'' 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Chapman|first=Jason}}
|''Ted, Bo and Diz: The First Adventure'' 
|Little Tiger Press
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Schwarz|first=Viviane}}
|''Timothy and the Strong Pyjamas'' 
|Alison Green Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Wadham|first=Anna}}, written by [[Andrew Fusek Peters]]
|''{{sort|1=Andrew Fusek Peters|2=The Andrew Fusek Peters}}''
|Child’s Play
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |Pre-School  
|{{sortname|last=Dunbar|first=Polly}}
|''[[Penguin (book)|Penguin]]'' 
|[[Walker Books]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bergman|first=Mara}} and [[Nick Maland]]
|''Oliver Who Would Not Sleep'' 
|[[Hodder Children’s Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Clark|first=Emma Chichester}}
|''Eliza and the Moonchild'' 
|[[Andersen Press]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Cowell|first=Cressida}} and [[Neal Layton]]
|''[[That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown]]'' 
|[[Orchard Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Stewart|first=Joel}}
|''Dexter Bexley and his Big Blue Beastie'' 
|[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Willis|first=Jeanne}} and [[Tony Ross]]
|''Grill Pan Eddy'' 
|[[Andersen Press]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="18" |[[2008 in literature|2008]]
! rowspan="6" |Baby Book  
|{{sortname|last=Birkett|first=Georgie}}
|''Is This My Nose?'' 
|[[Red Fox Books|Red Fox]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Brooksbank|first=Angela}}
|''Baby's Very First Book: Day'' 
|Campbell Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Hawkins|first=Emily}} and [[Emma Dodd]]
|''Amazing Baby: Rainbow Fun!'' 
|Templar
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Sirett|first=Dawn}} and [[Rachael Parfitt]]
|''Baby Loves Peekaboo!'' 
|[[Dorling-Kindersley|Dorling Kindersley]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Justine}} and [[Fiona Land]]
|''Baby Touch: Playtime Book and DVD'' 
|Ladybird
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Warnes|first=Tim}} and Jane Chapman
|''Daddy Hug'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |Emerging Illustrator  
|{{sortname|last=Hopgood|first=Tim}}
|''Here Comes Frankie!'' 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Ball|first=Victoria}}
|''That Yucky Love Thing'' 
|Gullane Children's Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Berger|first=Joe|dab=illustrator}}
|''Bridget Fidget'' 
|[[Puffin Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Millward|first=Gwen}}
|''{{sort|1=Bog Baby|2=The Bog Baby}}''
|[[Puffin Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Smith|first=Alex T.}}
|''Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero'' 
|Scholastic Children's Books
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=White|first=Vicky|nolink=1}}
|''Ape'' 
|[[Walker Books]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="6" |Pre-School  
|{{sortname|last=Willis|first=Jeanne}} and [[Gwen Millward]]
|''The Bog Baby'' 
|[[Puffin Books]]
|Winner
|-
|{{sortname|last=Bedford|first=David|nolink=1}} and [[Russell Julian]]
|''It's a George Thing!'' 
|[[Egmont Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Cutbill|first=Andy}} and [[Russell Ayto]]
|''The Cow That Laid an Egg'' 
|[[HarperCollins Children's Books|HarperCollins Children's]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Harrison|first=Joanna}}
|''Grizzly Dad'' 
|[[David Fickling Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Riddell|first=Chris}}
|''Wendel's Workshop'' 
|[[Macmillan Children's Books]]
|Shortlist
|-
|{{sortname|last=Willis|first=Jeanne}} and Garry Parsons
|''There's An Ouch in My Pouch!'' 
|[[Puffin Books]]
|Shortlist
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |[[2009 in literature|2009]]
!Baby Book  
|{{sortname|last=Vere|first=Ed}}
|''Chick'' 
|[[Puffin Books]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
!Emerging Illustrator  
|{{sortname|last=Cleminson|first=Katie}}
|''Box of Tricks'' 
|[[Jonathan Cape]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
!Pre-School  
|{{sortname|last=Bergman|first=Mara}} and [[Nick Maland]]
|''Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide'' 
|[[Hodder Children's Books]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="3" |[[2010 in literature|2010]]
!Baby Book  
|{{sortname|last=Andreae|first=Giles}}
|''I Love My Mummy'' 
|[[Orchard Books]]
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
!Emerging Illustrator  
|{{sortname|last=Pinfold|first=Levi}}
|''{{sort|1=Django|2=The Django}}''
|Templar
|Winner
|- style="background:#cddeff"
!Pre-School  
|{{sortname|last=Wormell|first=Chris}}
|''One Smart Fish'' 
|[[Red Fox Books|Red Fox]]
|Winner

|}
==See also==
{{Portal bar |Children's literature}}

==References==
{{reflist |refs=
<ref name=awards2010>
[http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes-and-awards/8/2010 "Booktrust Early Years Awards 2010"]. [[Booktrust]]. Retrieved 2012-12-01.</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060620205349/http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/eya.php Booktrust Early Years Awards] 
*[http://www.booktrust.org.uk/info/prizes.php?action=3&przid=269 Booktrust Early Years Awards at Booktrust] {{dead link |date=December 2012}}
*[http://www.booktrust.org.uk/info/prizes.php?action=3&przid=109 Sainsbury's Baby Book at Booktrust] {{dead link |date=December 2012}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080225004925/http://www.peters-books.co.uk/news0088.htm Booktrust Early Years Awards shortlists 2005]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080225004939/http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-miscellaneous/4650088-1.html Sainsbury's Baby Book shortlist 2001]
*[http://arts.independent.co.uk/books/news/article292452.ece Sainsbury's Baby Book shortlist 1999]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 

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[[Category:Picture book awards]]
[[Category:Illustrated book awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:2010 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Awards disestablished in 2010]]