2008 Eleanor Farjeon Award

The winner of the Eleanor Farjeon Award for 2008 is Chris Brown, a former Head Teacher and the Reviews Editor of the School Librarian magazine. The Eleanor Farjeon Award is made for distinguished service to the world of children's books and is given to someone whose commitment and contribution is deemed to be outstanding. The spirit of the award is to recognise the unsung heroes who contribute so much to every aspect of children's books. The shortlist also includded Michael Morpurgo, Elizabeth Hammill and Mary Briggs, joint founders of Seven Stories, the Children's Book History Society and David Wood the dramatist whose adaptations include 'Babe, the Sheep Pig' as well as 'The Tiger who Came to Tea'. Last year's winner of the award was Jane Nissen, the founder of Jane Nissen Books, which has been successful in bringing some of the best-loved children's books of the 20th century back into print. More information