Author record · 2007 to 2025
Julia Donaldson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Julia Donaldson has won 3 awards, including the British Book Awards (2010) for Zog, with 7 shortlist or finalist places and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Axel Scheffler, Catherine Rayner, David Roberts, Lydia Monks, Rebecca Cobb
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Illustrated Book of the Year | |
| 2024 | The Bowerbird | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2023 | The Baddies | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Illustrated Book of the Year | |
| 2023 | What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Illustrated Book of the Year | |
| 2022 | The Christmas Pine | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Illustrated Book of the Year | |
| 2020 | The Smeds and the Smoos | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Illustrated & Non-Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2017 | The Giant Jumperee | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Picture Books | |
| 2014 | The Paper Dolls | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2013 | The Highway Rat | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2012 | Superworm | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2011 | The Highway Rat | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Book of the Year | |
| 2010 | Zog | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Book of the Year | |
| 2010 | Zog | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2010 | Zog | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2007 | Tyrannosaurus Drip | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's: Under-10s |
Books
- The Highway Rat2 sources · 2011 to 2013
- Zog2 sources · 2010
- Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin1 source · 2025
- Superworm1 source · 2012
- The Baddies1 source · 2023
- The Bowerbird1 source · 2024
- The Christmas Pine1 source · 2022
- The Giant Jumperee1 source · 2017
- The Paper Dolls1 source · 2014
- The Smeds and the Smoos1 source · 2020
- Tyrannosaurus Drip1 source · 2007
- What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas1 source · 2023