Chae Strathie, Janis MacKay and Claire McFall are all winners of the award after being voted for by 38,000 children in Scotland
Read Janis MacKay's top ten books set on the ocean
Check out Claire McFall's quickfire interview
Experience Chae Strathie's guide to tidying your room – in pictures
Over 38,000 children in Scotland have voted and given their verdict on the best Scottish writers of 2013.
The winners have just been announced and ta dahhh... we are proud to share the results of the Scottish children's book awards for 2013.
The Bookbug Readers award (for younger readers aged 3-7) goes to Chae Strathie for his picture book Jumblebum, illustrated by Ben Court (published by Scholastic): "I'm beyond delighted to have won this fantastic reward. Best of all the award was chosen by children from all over Scotland and from every kind of background. They're the ones I write for, so to get the seal of approval from them means the world to me."
What's Jumblebum about? Johnny thinks that his room has its own special style. But Mum thinks his room is a MESS! Johnny doesn't care... until the chaos attracts the terrible Jumblebum Beast. Is Johnny about to end up in the Jumblebum's TUM – or can his secret plan save the day?
Check out this hilarious image gallery on the theme of tidying your room that Chae has shared especially for the Guardian children's books site to celebrate his win.
You can also read a review of Jumblebum in our family reviews roundup.
Janis Mackay is the proud winner of the younger readers award (8-11 year-olds) for The Accidental Time Traveller (published by Kelpies): "I am completely thrilled, and can't quite believe it. I feel chuffed, and have already written the sequel!"
What's The Accidental Time Traveller about? One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl appears suddenly in the middle of the road. She doesn't understand traffic, or the things in shops, and she's wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves. Her name is Agatha Black. Agatha Black is from 1812, and Saul needs to find a way to get her back there. With help from his mates Will and Robbie, he tries to work out how to make time travel happen.
Janis Mackay has shared her top 10 books set by the ocean to celebrate her win and you can also read ChristopherW's review of The Accidental Time Traveller.
Our final winner is Claire McFall who won the older readers category of the Scottish children's book awards, with her very first novel Ferryman (published by Templar): It's not really a word, but I feel it's the only appropriate expression to describe how I feel: awesomeness!"
What's Ferryman about? When teenager Dylan emerges from the wreckage of a train crash onto a bleak Scottish hillside, she meets a strange boy who seems to be waiting for her. But Tristan is no ordinary teenage boy and the journey across the desolate, wraith-infested wasteland is no ordinary journey.
Claire McFall has dared to take our quickfire interview so we can get to know her a bit better!
*Record numbers of children took part in this year's awards, with over 38,000 votes cast from over 1,700 Scottish schools registering to take part. You can find out more about the award on the Scottish Book Trust website.* Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago.
Read Janis MacKay's top ten books set on the ocean
Check out Claire McFall's quickfire interview
Experience Chae Strathie's guide to tidying your room – in pictures
Over 38,000 children in Scotland have voted and given their verdict on the best Scottish writers of 2013.
The winners have just been announced and ta dahhh... we are proud to share the results of the Scottish children's book awards for 2013.
The Bookbug Readers award (for younger readers aged 3-7) goes to Chae Strathie for his picture book Jumblebum, illustrated by Ben Court (published by Scholastic): "I'm beyond delighted to have won this fantastic reward. Best of all the award was chosen by children from all over Scotland and from every kind of background. They're the ones I write for, so to get the seal of approval from them means the world to me."
What's Jumblebum about? Johnny thinks that his room has its own special style. But Mum thinks his room is a MESS! Johnny doesn't care... until the chaos attracts the terrible Jumblebum Beast. Is Johnny about to end up in the Jumblebum's TUM – or can his secret plan save the day?
Check out this hilarious image gallery on the theme of tidying your room that Chae has shared especially for the Guardian children's books site to celebrate his win.
You can also read a review of Jumblebum in our family reviews roundup.
Janis Mackay is the proud winner of the younger readers award (8-11 year-olds) for The Accidental Time Traveller (published by Kelpies): "I am completely thrilled, and can't quite believe it. I feel chuffed, and have already written the sequel!"
What's The Accidental Time Traveller about? One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl appears suddenly in the middle of the road. She doesn't understand traffic, or the things in shops, and she's wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves. Her name is Agatha Black. Agatha Black is from 1812, and Saul needs to find a way to get her back there. With help from his mates Will and Robbie, he tries to work out how to make time travel happen.
Janis Mackay has shared her top 10 books set by the ocean to celebrate her win and you can also read ChristopherW's review of The Accidental Time Traveller.
Our final winner is Claire McFall who won the older readers category of the Scottish children's book awards, with her very first novel Ferryman (published by Templar): It's not really a word, but I feel it's the only appropriate expression to describe how I feel: awesomeness!"
What's Ferryman about? When teenager Dylan emerges from the wreckage of a train crash onto a bleak Scottish hillside, she meets a strange boy who seems to be waiting for her. But Tristan is no ordinary teenage boy and the journey across the desolate, wraith-infested wasteland is no ordinary journey.
Claire McFall has dared to take our quickfire interview so we can get to know her a bit better!
*Record numbers of children took part in this year's awards, with over 38,000 votes cast from over 1,700 Scottish schools registering to take part. You can find out more about the award on the Scottish Book Trust website.* Reported by guardian.co.uk 2 hours ago.