He added that the awards and the “Bookbug Bags” scheme - which provides free books to every child in Scotland from birth to the first year of primary school - play “a vital role in Scotland’s literary life, engaging with children across the country and encouraging them to enjoy books and reading - so we collectively owe the Scottish Book Trust a huge debt of gratitude”. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-06-29 07:05:52 Associated-names O'Byrne, Nicola, illustrator Boxid IA1834021 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier A record 22,857 votes were cast in the Scottish Book Trust contest by children aged 3-7, either at school or with help from parents. The best-loved picture book of the year - according to 23,000 children aged 3-7 - is a tale of a primate with a penchant for ice cream.

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Winning author Chae Strathie said: “The most important thing is that the prize is decided by the children who read the books, rather than a panel of grown-up judges. It’s those children I write for, so getting the seal of approval from them means a great deal.” ‘Bookbug Bags’ scheme

Earlier this month, North Yorkshire headteacher Simon Smith shared with Tes readers the 10 picture books that he believes every primary school should own.

Copies of the book and two other shortlisted titles - The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee by Michelle Sloan and Kasia Matyjaszek, and Little Owl’s Egg by Debi Gliori and Alison Brown - were also sent to every pupil in the first year of primary school as part of the recent Book Week Scotland. He summed up the importance of picture books with a quote from Mathew Tobin, senior lecturer in English and children’s literature at Oxford Brookes University: “There is an accessibility to picture books that the written word cannot offer. Synopsis: Little Sam Sundae is an ice cream king, watch him work his magic for these five hungry animals. Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Old_pallet IA18128 Openlibrary_edition