He added that the awards and the “Bookbug Bags” scheme - which provides free books to every child in Scotland from birth to the first year of primary school - play “a vital role in Scotland’s literary life, engaging with children across the country and encouraging them to enjoy books and reading - so we collectively owe the Scottish Book Trust a huge debt of gratitude”. With the very best picture books, our reading and interpretation of both picture and word can lead to a deeper response than a novel.” The best-loved picture book of the year - according to 23,000 children aged 3-7 - is a tale of a primate with a penchant for ice cream. Copies of the book and two other shortlisted titles - The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee by Michelle Sloan and Kasia Matyjaszek, and Little Owl’s Egg by Debi Gliori and Alison Brown - were also sent to every pupil in the first year of primary school as part of the recent Book Week Scotland. A record 22,857 votes were cast in the Scottish Book Trust contest by children aged 3-7, either at school or with help from parents.

He summed up the importance of picture books with a quote from Mathew Tobin, senior lecturer in English and children’s literature at Oxford Brookes University: “There is an accessibility to picture books that the written word cannot offer. Synopsis: Little Sam Sundae is an ice cream king, watch him work his magic for these five hungry animals. Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA18128 Openlibrary_editionEarlier this month, North Yorkshire headteacher Simon Smith shared with Tes readers the 10 picture books that he believes every primary school should own. Winning author Chae Strathie said: “The most important thing is that the prize is decided by the children who read the books, rather than a panel of grown-up judges. It’s those children I write for, so getting the seal of approval from them means a great deal.” ‘Bookbug Bags’ scheme Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-06-29 07:05:52 Associated-names O'Byrne, Nicola, illustrator Boxid IA1834021 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier The Bookbug Picture Book Prize is managed by Scottish Book Trust in partnership with Creative Scotland and Browns Books for Students.

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