Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2012 - winner

The winner of the 2012 Waterstones Children's Book Prize has been announced - and the winner (from the Picture Book category) is The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle. It is a charming picture book about a pirate family, the Jolley-Rogers who move to the quiet seaside town of Dull-on-Sea - creating quite a stir in the process!

Now in its eighth year, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize was created to champion new and emerging talent in children's writing. For the first time this year the prize has been split into three categories - Picture books, Fiction 5 - 12 and Teen books. The winner of each category received a £2,000 prize, and the overall winner received a total prize of £5,000 - one of the most valuable for children's writing in the UK. In addition, the winning author will see a significant boost in sales, and the promise of ongoing commitment to their writing career from Waterstones branches nationwide.