These days awards and prizes abound for what their judges consider to be the best new children's books. Each fortnight inspiringyourkids.com is running a competition giving visitors to the site the chance to win their pick of the current crop of shortlisted and winning books for kids highlighted by some of the leading awards.
Our last competition was won by Anita Gracey from Belfast who correctly answered the question we set by identifying the name of the the current Children's Laureate as that of Michael Rosen who serves for a two year period. Well done Anita.
This time again we're offering our competition winner their choice from the shortlist of the 2007 Guardian Children's Fiction prize while in the coming weeks you'll have the chance to bag a book from the shortlists from the likes of the Aventis Junior Science Book Of The Year; the Nestle Children's Book Prize; the Red House Children's Book Of The Year Award; the Carnegie Medal; the Costa Children's Book Of The Year and the W H Smith Children's Book Of The Year.
To enter simply browse through the books featured below and then email the answer to the competition question posed at the bottom of this page indicating which title you would like sent to you should you be the winner.
Children's Books Shortlisted For The 2007 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The winner, which was announced recently, was Jenny Valentine's debut novel 'Finding Violet Park' from amongst the eight strong shortlist. The judging panel comprising three children's authors were Philip Reeve, winner of the Prize last year with 'The Darkling Plain', Linda Newbery, this year's winner of the Costa Children's Book Of The Year with 'Set In Stone', and the creator of the Montmorency novels Elanor Updale.
 The Boyhood Of Burglar Bill
Alan Ahlberg's tale of friendship and football as a group of boys rise to some challenges in the years following the second world war. Suitable for children in the 6 - 8 year old bracket, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from Waterstones
 Mr Gum And The Biscuit Billionaire
Mr Gum doesn't like lots of things including children but he does like money. When he hears about a very rich gingerbread man with electric muscles he sets out to relieve him of his cash. Suitable for children in the 6 - 8 year old bracket, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from Pickabook
 The Falconer's Knot
Mary Hoffman intermingles poison, passion and mysterious puzzles in her medieval whodunit. Suitable for children in the 9 - 12 year old bracket, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from Amazon
 Stoneheart
When an ancient power triggers the statues of London to come to life George strives to survive when he enters their strange world in Charlie Fletcher's imaginative adventure story. Suitable for children in the 9 - 12 year old bracket, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from The Good Book Guide
 The Truth Sayer
Imbued with special powers he may be, but Niam is determined to resist becoming a Truth Sayer in his world and so escapes to ours in Sally Prue's fantasy adventure. Suitable for children in the 9 - 12 year old bracket, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from Waterstones
 Fearless
When Little Fearless escapes from the City Community Faith School to reveal that a thousand girls are suffering there under a forced labour regime why is she met with disbelief? Suitable for teenagers, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from Pickabook
 The Penalty
South America's top sports journalist Paul Faustino is forced to confront the consequences of slavery and the power of the occult when he sets out to unravel the mysterious disappearance of a football star. Suitable for teenagers, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from Amazon
 Finding Violet Park
Violet Park is dead. Lucas didn't know her when alive, but finding out a little bit about her makes him seek to discover more. His moving quest leads him to make increased sense of his own life. Suitable for teenagers, you can try to win it by entering our competition or buy a copy from The Good Book Guide
Current inspiringyourkids.com Competition Question
What well known author is funding the 'Young Minds' Book Award 2007? And name one of the five judges.
Enter by noon on Monday October 29th by sending us an email to competition @inspiringyourkids.com giving your answers together with the details of your choice of book should you win. The winner will be randomly selected from amongst all entrants providing the correct answer. We will contact the winner by email on Tuesday October 30th to arrange dispatch of their prize.
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