The winners of the Scottish Book Trust's Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's books were announced on 23rd February at a ceremony at the Tramway Theatre in Glasgow. The winners in each of the three categories were as follows:

1. Early Years (Bookbug) Category (0 - 7 years): What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson
2. Young Readers Category (8 - 11 years): Invisible Fiends - Mr Mumbles by Barry Hutchison
3. Older Readers Category (12 - 16 years): Grass by Catherine MacPhail

Record numbers of children took part in the awards this year, with over 16,000 children from all over Scotland voting for their favourite books - 1000 more than last year - and almost a quarter of all Scottish schools registering to take part.

CALL Scotland worked with the Scottish Book Trust, the authors and publishers so that children with print disabilities who find it hard to read a standard book could get accessible digital copies of the shortlisted books on CD. CALL received requests for CDs from 57 schools and local authorities, allowing many more children to read the books and vote for their favourite. It is still possible to request a CD with electronic copies of the books in a particular category from the CALL Scotland Books for All web site.

Further information about the Royal Mail Book Awards is available from Creative Scotland and the Scottish Book Trust.