The Mother Goose Award was an award annually presented to "the most exciting newcomer to British children's book illustration."
It was inaugurated in 1979 and last awarded in 1999. Sponsored by Books for Children booksellers, award winners received £1,000 and a gilded goose egg. The judges included Clodagh Corcoran, Shirley Hughes, Jane Little, Colin McNaughton, Fiona Waters, Sally Grindley, Jan Ormerod, and Kathleen Gribble.
Winners
Twenty illustrators were recognised in 21 years. Year Illustrator Title distinct Author 1979 Michelle Cartlidge Pippin and Pod — 1980 Reg Cartwright Mr Potter's Pigeon Patrick Kinmonth 1981 Juan Wijngaard Green Finger House Rosemary Harris 1982 Jan Ormerod Sunshine — 1983 Satoshi Kitamura Angry Arthur Hiawyn Oram 1984 Patrick Benson The Hob Stories William Mayne 1985 Susan Varley Badger's Parting Gifts — 1986 (no award) 1987 P. J. Lynch A Bag of Moonshine (British folktales retold) Alan Garner 1988 Emma Chichester Clark Listen to This Laura Cecil, compiler 1989 Charles Fuge Bush Vark's First Day Out — 1990 David Hughes Strat and Chatto Jan Mark 1991 Amanda Harvey A Close Call — 1992 Ted Dewan Inside the Whale and Other Animals Steve Parker 1993 Claire Fletcher The Seashell Song Susie Jenkin-Pearce 1994 Lisa Flather Where the Great Bear Watches James Sage 1995 Flora McDonnell I Love Animals — 1996 Bruce Ingman When Martha's Away — 1997 Clare Jarrett Catherine and the Lion — 1998 Mary Fedden Motley the Cat Susannah Amoore 1999 Niamh Sharkey The Gigantic Turnip (from The Giant Turnip, publ. 1863) Aleksei Tolstoy
Collections Records of the Mother Goose Award from 1978 to 1986 are held in the archives of the Institute of Education, University College London.Materials dated 1978 to 1986.
See also
Kate Greenaway Medal Kurt Maschler Award Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award
External links
Papers relating to Mother Goose Award at the Institute of Education, University College London
References