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Bad Guy Gum bags big kids’ book prize
Posted on 06/06/09
Community Services
Being a bad guy can be great. Especially if you are fictional bad guy Mr Gum, recently picked by Leicestershires children as their top read of the year.
Youre a Bad Man Mr Gum by Andy Stanton is the winner of Leicestershire Library Services first ever childrens book prize
Over 1,300 children from across Leicestershire voted online, in libraries and in Borders bookshops for their favourite book from a shortlist of titles selected by children aged 10 -13.
The Leicestershire Childrens Book Prize was launched in 2008 as part of the National Year of Reading. Its main aim was to promote great books and to encourage reading for pleasure for children in school years 6 and 7.
Andy Stanton will attend a prize-giving at Borders Books in Leicester on Thursday, June 11th. The event will be attended by children from Weavers Close Church of England Primary School in Earl Shilton.
Weavers Close was the winner from a prize draw of schools that had actively supported the Childrens Book Prize and has won 200 pounds worth of books from the prize sponsor, Borders.
Children voting for Mr Gum loved it because:
It was very funny and rather mad.
It was funny and made me laugh so much my sides almost split
It is a revolting comedy book
It creates a good picture in my head and it is funny
Runners Up for the Prize were:
2nd Michael Morpurgo for Born to Run, 3rd Jacqueline Wilson for Jacky Daydream and 4th Andrew Cope for Spy Dog
Find out more at www.leics.gov.uk/childrensbookprize
Maggie Boyd, Development Librarian - 0116 3053833 or mboyd@leics.gov.uk
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