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Sunday Times National Union of Students Drama Festival Award 1968 Backbone

Signal Poetry Award 1982 You Can't Catch Me

Children's Rights Workshop 'Other Award' 1983 Everybody Here

Smarties Best Children's Book of the Year Award 1990 We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award 1990 (USA) We're Going On A Bear Hunt

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 1990 (USA) We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Horn Book Fanfare Title 1990 (USA) We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Japanese Picture Book Award sponsored by Mainichi Newspapers, Outstanding Picture Book from Abroad 1991 We're Going On A Bear Hunt

Publishers Weekly Cuffies Award: Best Anthology or Collection 1992 (USA) Walking the Bridge of Your Nose

National Association of Parenting Publications Best Book Award 1993 (USA) Poetry For The Very Young

Glennfiddich Award for the Best Radio Programme on the subject of food 1996 Treasure Islands Special: Lashings of Ginger Beer

Eleanor Farjeon Award for distinguished services to children's literature 1997

Parent magazine's Play and Learn Award 1998 Snore

Talkies Award for the Best Poetry Audio Tape of the year 1998 You Wait Till I'm Older Than You

An International Reading Association Teachers' Choices Award Winner 1999 (USA) Classic Poetry

Sony Radio Academy Silver Award 2001 Radio feature: 'Dr Seuss: Who Put The Cat In The Hat?'

Sony Radio Academy Gold Award 2003 Radio short form: 'On Saying Goodbye

Honorary Doctorate, Open University 2005

National Literacy WOW Award 2005 Alphabet Poem

Books - Radio/TV - Articles - Profiles/Criticism - Awards

Bear in the Cave

"My latest book is a sequel to We're Going on a Bear Hunt but this time the Bear goes to the city hoping to have a good time. I read the words on the CD that goes with the book."

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