Supported by Bookstart and the Unwin Foundation, The Booktrust Early Years Awards aim to celebrate, publicise and reward the books being published today for babies, toddlers and pre-school children. The Awards aim to promote and make these books accessible to as wide an audience as possible. The award covers three categories: The best book for babies under one year old, the best book for pre-school children, up to five years of age and the award for the best new illustrator.

The judges include Children's Book Consultant Wendy Cooling, illustrator Nick Sharratt and HRH The Countess of Wessex.

  Baby Book Award Shortlist No Bed Wihtout Ted by Nicola Smee (Bloomsbury)
Poppy Cat's Farm by Lara Jones (Campbell Books)
Look at Me! by Joanne Partis (Chrysalis Books)
Bathtime Peekaboo! by DK Team (Dorling Kindersley)
Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? by John Butler (Little Orchard)
Not So Loud, Oliver! by Tony Maddox (Little Orchard)   Pre School Award Shortlist Duck's Key Where Can it be? by Jez Alborough (HarperCollins Children's)
The Very Dizzy Dinosaur by Jack Tickle (Little Tiger Press)
Pond Goose by Caroline Jayne Church (OUP)
Doing the Animal Bop by Jan Ormerod, illus. Lindsey Gardiner (OUP)
A Chair for Baby Bear by Kaye Umansky, illus. Chris Fisher (OUP)
My Friend Gorilla by Atsuko Morozumi (Mathew Price Books)