Michael Rosen comments on the winning books.
For children aged six and under:
The Witch’s Children Go to School by Ursula Jones, illustrated by Russell Ayto (Orchard Books).
“A rumbustious tale in the tradition of mischievous spirits causing mayhem and disorder where it's least wanted. Every page shouts with the sound of chaos and surprise: we are told that a school is turned into a storybook, the class teacher into the Mad Hatter and the school inspector is turned into a big smelly cheese. And that's not even half of it."
For children aged seven to 14:
Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton, illustrated by David Tazzyman (Egmont Press).
“Andy Stanton has developed a comic style all of his own, full of ludicrous similes, uproarious bathos, absurdity and grossness. Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear fulfils the requirement that a truly funny novel should have at least a laugh a page and a gasp-making denouement.”
Roald Dahl Funny Prize is run in association with the Booktrust.
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