Annal:2004 Kate Greenaway Medal

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Results of the Kate Greenaway Medal in the year 2004. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver

Martin Jenkins, Chris Riddell

Retold by Martin Jenkins. First published in 1726, this magnificent edition of Jonathan Swift's classic adventure story contains all four of Gulliver's extraordinary voyages.

 

The Boat

Helen Ward, Ian Andrew

An old man, wary of other people, looks after many neglected and strange animals on his lonely hill-top shack. Across the valley, the townspeople are fearful of the old man. When a huge deluge of rain turns the man's hill into an island, the actions of one brave boy save the man and his animals, and bring harmony to the valley.

 

One More Sheep

Mij Kelly, Russell Ayto

Sam has ten sheep, and he has to be sure, that he's fetched them all in, from the wild windy moor. To do this, Sam has to count them... but everyone knows counting sheep tires you out and sends you to sleep!

 

Dougal's Deep-Sea Diary

Simon Bartram

Dougal is unable to see what's going on behind his back. Count the hidden mermaids and mermen guiding Dougal on his search for the lost city of Atlantis.

 

Michael Rosen's Sad Book

Michael Rosen, Quentin Blake

Who is sad? Sad is anyone. It comes along and finds you.

We all have sad stuff. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died. In this book he writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to try to cope with it.

 

The Whisperer

Nick Butterworth

A story of two rival inner-city cat gangs; the Gingers and the Black and Whites, as told by a watchful rat narrator.

 

Guess Who's Coming For Dinner?

Cathy Tincknell, John Kelly

A gluttonous pig and his good lady goose tell the story of what transpired the evening they were invited to dine at the mysterious Eatum Hall.

 
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