Hampshire Illustrated Book Award 2007
Shortlisted titles
The Wizard, the Ugly and the Book of Shame – Pablo Bernasconi
The wizard lives in a castle up 17,209 steps, but the climb is worth it because the wizard can 'bring you your innermost wish'. His assistant Chancery never smiles and the villagers call him ugly. What disasters occur when Chancery tries to use the wizard’s Red Book of Spells to make himself handsome?
Wolves – Emily Gravett
This looks like a very simple story about a rabbit visiting a library to borrow a book on wolves. As he reads about wolves they seem to be hiding on every page, with 'sharp claws...bushy tails', lots of teeth, eating 'mainly meat'. The wolves have crept up on the rabbit and – well, which ending do you prefer?
Traction Man is here – Mini Grey
This is a story about heroes - Traction Man is sent on a number of missions always wearing an action outfit. Whether he is searching for the lost wreck, or rescuing buried dollies, Traction Man is always dressed for action. But when he is given an 'all-in-one knitted green romper suit and matching bonnet' he becomes a figure of fun. How does he rescue his reputation?
Baby Brains Superstar – Simon James
Baby Brains isn't just smart; he's also a musical genius. He plays piano tuba, cello, and timpanis at music school, but the electric guitar wins his heart. He wows the audience at a local talent contest, and finds himself as the opening act at "the biggest outdoor music concert of all time." From then on, it's pampered rock star for Baby Brains or is it?
The Incredible book-eating boy – Oliver Jeffers
Henry loves books...but not like you and I. He loves to EAT books! This story follows the diet of a boy with a huge appetite for books. Henry discovers his unusual taste by mistake, and is soon devouring every delicious book in sight! Better still, he realises that the more books he eats, the smarter he gets. Henry dreams of becoming the Incredible Book Eating Boy; the smartest boy in the world! But a book-eating diet has it’s problems, as Henry soon finds out...
Castles – Colin Thompson
Can you find the kings, queens, princes and princesses hidden within each castle? In this world there are castles in space, floating castles, castles in the sky and castles made of glass. Did you find the musical castle and the mushroom castle? There are puzzles to solve and lots of things to discover in this book if you look carefully.
