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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

The Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009 shortlists announced

The shortlists for The Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009 have been announced:

The funniest book for children aged six and under

* The Great Dog Bottom Swap by Peter Bently, illus. Mei Matsuoka (Andersen Press)

* Octopus Socktopus by Nick Sharratt (Alison Green Books)

* Elephant Joe is a Spaceman! by David Wojtowycz (Alison Green Books)

* Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All! by Sean Taylor, illus. Hannah Shaw (Frances Lincoln)

* Mr Pusskins Best in Show by Sam Lloyd (Orchard Books)

* The Pencil by Allan Ahlberg, illus. Bruce Ingman (Walker Books)

The funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen

* The Galloping Ghost by Hilda Offen (Catnip Publishing)

* Eating Things on Sticks by Anne Fine, illus. Kate Aldous (Doubleday)

* Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky by Philip Ardagh, illus. Jim Paillot (Faber and Faber)

* The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams, illus. Quentin Blake (HarperCollins)

* Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater by Sean Taylor, illus. Helen Bate (Frances Lincoln)

* Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan (Simon & Schuster)

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