Thomas Flintham’s Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy! – a graphic novel about (and for!) kids who love gaming – wins first place in the Children’s Book Award 2024.
The Children’s Book Award is the only national award for children’s books that is voted for entirely by children.
Thomas Flintham's Press Start! Game On Super Rabbit Boy! won the Books for Younger Readers category, before going on to win the overall prize.
The Final Year written by Matt Goodfellow, and illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton, won the Books for Older Readers category, and Gigantic, written and illustrated by Rob Biddulph, was the Books for Younger Children category winner.
Press Start! Game On, Super Rabbit Boy tells the story of Sunny, whose favourite game is Super Rabbit Boy – and he loves to play against King Viking, who hates fun and happiness and wants to steal Singing Dog and bring sadness to Animal Town FOR EVER. Can Sunny help Super Rabbit Boy get to Level 6, and rescue Singing Dog and restore joy to Animal Town – does he have the gaming skills necessary?
The Children's Book Award is owned and coordinated by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups and is highly respected by teachers, parents and librarians. It has brought acclaim and strong sales to past winners such as J.K. Rowling, Patrick Ness, Andy Stanton, Malorie Blackman, Anthony Horowitz and Michael Morpurgo – who has won a record four times. The award has often been the first to recognise the future stars of children’s fiction and has the ability to turn popular authors into bestsellers.
A dedicated page on the FCBG website showcases all the shortlisted titles. The ceremony will also be available to view after being livestreamed on 8th June.