Roald Dahl Funny Prize Shortlist 2012

A sequel to children’s classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Frank Cottrell Boyce, who wrote the script for the much lauded London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, has been selected as one of the books on the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlists. Cottrell Boyce, already an award-winning children’s author, is joined on the upper age category shortlist by David Walliams with a book about a jewel thief granny. It is Walliams’ third book to have been shortlisted for the Prize – unique in its recognition of the funniest books for children – since its inception in 2008.

The 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlists are:
 
Funniest book for children aged six and under:

The Baby that Roared by Simon Puttock, illustrated by Nadia Shireen (Nosy Crow)
My Big Shouting Dayby Rebecca Patterson (Random House Children’s Books, Jonathan Cape)
Oh No, George!by Chris Haughton (Walker Books)
The Pirates Next Doorby Jonny Duddle (Templar)
Stuckby Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie (Simon & Schuster)

Funniest book for children aged seven to 14:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1: Flies Againby Frank Cottrell Boyce, illustrated by Joe Berger (Macmillan Children’s Books)
The Teenage Years (Dark Lord)by Jamie Thomson, illustrated by Freya Hartas (Hachette Children’s Books, Orchard Books)
The Dragonsitterby Josh Lacey, illustrated by Garry Parsons (Andersen Press)
Gangsta Grannyby David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross (HarperCollins Children’s Books) Goblins by Philip Reeve, illustrated by Dave Semple (Marion Lloyd Books)
Socks Are Not Enough by Mark Lowery (Scholastic Children’s Books)

 
The 2012 shortlists were judged by a panel of funny judges comprising author and Chair of Judges Michael Rosen; broadcaster and comedian Mel Giedroyc; author and journalist Lucy Mangan; author, illustrator and winner of the 2011 seven-fourteen category Liz Pichon; and illustrator and author Ed Vere.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Unicorn Theatre on 6 November, 2012,