Alligators Mouth Book Award

The award was founded in 2018 by The Alligator’s Mouth in partnership with The Bright Agency with the aim of championing and celebrating highly-illustrated fiction for children aged 6-8-years-old. Book wholesalers Gardners joined the prize as an official partner in 2019.

WINNER 2024

Adventuremice: Otter Chaos

Reeve, Philip ISBN: 9781788452670
Paperback / softback

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Meet Pedro. He's tiny, but while looking for a BIG adventure he is rescued by the ADVENTUREMICE - a brave, determined team who keep all the Mouse Islands safe from harm. Pedro's dream is to show he's heroic enough to join their ranks. And he soon gets the chance to prove himself, when a big scary otter starts causing trouble in the waters nearby . . .

- Browns Books Synopsis

Shortlist 2024

MacDonald, Alan ISBN: 9781788954174
Paperback / softback

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Reeve, Philip ISBN: 9781788452670
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Jarvis ISBN: 9781529513707
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Davidson, Zanna ISBN: 9781474969918
Paperback / softback

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French, Vivian ISBN: 9781803289731
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The Alligator’s Mouth Award is a children’s book prize for highly illustrated early fiction, set up by The Alligator’s Mouth bookshop and The Bright Agency. The award, returning for a fourth year, celebrates the best books for readers aged 6-8, and champions authors and illustrators.