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Award-Winning Books! from Usborne Books

By Usborne Books - Best Books Ever!

10/21/2013 Usborne books have received many awards worldwide, including the prestigious UK Times Literary Supplement Award and the Royal Society Junior Prize for Science Books.Latest awards
Baby's very first noisy nursery rhymes
Silver - Right Start Best Toy Awards
Winners of the Right Start Best Toy Awards feature in the Right Start Magazine's Best Toy Guide, packed full of top play-and-learn products, every one tried-and-tested in a home setting. The awards look for a combination of play value, safety, durability and value for money in winning products.
Baby's very first noisy nursery rhymes
Little hands will love pressing the buttons on this bright and colourful board book to hear the tunes of their favourite nursery rhymes.
Illustrated nursery rhymes (giftbook with slipcase)
Bronze - Practical Pre-School Awards
Decided by an independent panel of judges, including children and their teachers, the Practical Pre-School Awards recognise products that excel in a number of criteria, including appeal to children, educational value, play value, durability, value for money and adaptability.
Illustrated nursery rhymes (giftbook with slipcase)
A beautiful gift edition of over 100 nursery rhymes, lavishly presented with a clothbound cover in an attractive presentation slipcase.
Baby's very first touchy-feely animals play book
Finalist - Progressive Preschool Awards
Baby's Very First Play Books series has reached the finals of the Best Preschool Publishing Range category in the first ever Progressive Preschool Awards. A judging panel comprised of buyers from top names such as Harrods, Mothercare, Boots, Toys R Us, Selfridges, Sainsbury's, JoJoMamanBebe and Waitrose selected the six finalists in each of the award's four categories. The winners will be announced on 11th November 2013.
Baby's very first play books
Baby's very first black and white gift tray
Winner - Loved by Parents Best Baby Book 2013
One of three Usborne winners, the Baby's Very First Black and White Books series recieved the bronze award in the TheLovedbyparents Awards 2013. The awards recognise products, brands and businesses that parents truly love. Parent testers and their little ones were tasked with testing hundreds of entries from all over the world, and winning entries were decided by the public.
Baby's very first black and white books
Illustrated nursery rhymes (giftbook with slipcase)
Winner - Loved by Parents Best Baby Book 2013
One of three Usborne winners, Illustrated Nursery Rhymes recieved the silver award in the TheLovedbyparents Awards 2013. The awards recognise products, brands and businesses that parents truly love. Parent testers and their little ones were tasked with testing hundreds of entries from all over the world, and winning entries were decided by the public.
Illustrated nursery rhymes (giftbook with slipcase)
A beautiful gift edition of over 100 nursery rhymes, lavishly presented with a clothbound cover in an attractive presentation slipcase.
That's not my lamb...
Winner - Loved by Parents Best Baby Book 2013
One of three Usborne winners, That's not my Lamb recieved the gold award in the TheLovedbyparents Awards 2013. The awards recognise products, brands and businesses that parents truly love. Parent testers and their little ones were tasked with testing hundreds of entries from all over the world, and winning entries were decided by the public.
That's not my lamb...
A sweet touchy-feely board book with five adorable little lambs for young children to meet.
Look inside space
Shortlisted - The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2013
The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize celebrates the best science books designed for young readers. Announcing the shortlist, the judges said Look Inside Space was: "A fantastically interactive book for younger children. Full of flaps to lift (and flaps under flaps) that reveal amazing facts about space!". The six titles on the shortlist are now being judged by panels of young people across the UK.
Look inside space
Why do stars shine? And how was the moon made? Children can blast off into space with this fantastic interactive flap book revealing the secrets of the Universe.
Baby animal stories
Bronze Bizziebaby award
Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products across a whole range of industries.
Baby animal stories
A cosy collection of six baby animal stories for little children, just the right length for sharing at bedtime.
My body
Bronze Bizziebaby award
Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products across a whole range of industries.
My body
This delightful book provides lots for little children to look at and talk about as they find out about the human body.
First atlas
Learning Magazine 2013 Teachers' Choice Award
The US Teachers' Choice Awards honour products of exceptional quality and outstanding performance. The panel of teacher evaluators use each product in their classrooms and homes to find the best products for teachers and parents.
First atlas
An essential introduction to the basics of our world, including continents and countries, their peoples and physical geography.
Pull-back busy helicopter book
Winner - Creative Play Awards 2012
Pull-back Busy Helicopter Book has won the 'Books and Teaching Resources' category in the Creative Play Awards 2012. The awards aim to seek out the best in creative play, and are sponsored and organised by Creative Steps Magazine.
Pull-back busy helicopter book
Little children will love to pull back the yellow helicopter and watch it fly around the four different tracks.
Baby's very first touchy-feely play book
Bronze - Right Start Best Toy Awards
Winners of the Right Start Best Toy Awards 2012 feature in the Right Start Magazine's Best Toy Guide, packed full of top play-and-learn products, every one tried-and-tested in a home setting. Winning products combine the all-important play value with safety, durability and value for money so you can buy with confidence.
Baby's very first touchy-feely play book
A delightful board book with vibrant illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.
That's not my elephant...
Gold- 2012 Bizziebaby Awards
Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products across a whole range of industries.
That's not my elephant...
A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text.
Eat up, Max and Millie
Bronze- 2012 Bizziebaby Awards
Decided entirely by parent reviewers, the Bizziebaby Awards recognise the very best in children's products from across a whole range of industries.
Eat up, Max and Millie
‘Yuck!' is Max's reaction to the food at lunchtime. Will things be any better when Millie comes over for a meal?
See inside inventions
Shortlisted - The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2012
The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize celebrates the best science books designed for young readers. Announcing the shortlist, the judges said about See Inside Inventions: "It's wonderful to see a whole book devoted to the stories behind the world's most important inventions and we hope that this one might inspire the next generation of young entrepreneurs." The six titles on the shortlist are now being judged by panels of young people across the UK, before the winner is announced at the award ceremony on 15 November 2012.
See inside inventions
Over 60 flaps to lift to discover the wonderful, mysterious and often funny stories behind some of the world's most ground-breaking inventions.
Drawing, doodling and colouring
Parents' Choice 2011 Recommended Award Winner
Drawing, doodling and colouring
A hugely creative book with fabulous scenes to customise and colour, and doodles that can grow and grow and grow!
Baby's very first touchy-feely play book
Highly Commended - Creative Play Awards
The Creative Play Awards are the only awards designed specifically to recognise excellence in creative play products and resources. Each product is tested by independent childcare professionals. The results highlight the best products available to enhance creative development in young children.
Baby's very first touchy-feely play book
A delightful board book with vibrant illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.
Pull-back busy car book
Shortlisted - Right Start Best Toy Awards 2011
Children and parents road tested hundreds of books in their own homes, carefully assessing them for play value, child appeal, safety, durability and value for money. Pull-back Busy Car was awarded a Bronze Award.


Pull-back busy car book
Little children will love to pull back the little red car and watch it whiz around the four different tracks.
Baby's very first touchy-feely getting dressed book
Shortlisted - Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012
Shortlisted in the 'Never too young' category. This award is for the best book for babies and young children from birth to four. Even the tiniest baby is not too young to enjoy books like these! Anybody, wherever they live and whatever their age, can vote and give their opinions on the short-listed books.
Baby's very first touchy-feely getting dressed book
A delightful board book with high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.
The story of astronomy and space
Shortlisted: The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2011
This prize is awarded by The Royal Society - a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists - to a recent book that best communicates science to young people.
The story of astronomy and space
An introduction to the mysteries of space and the secrets of astronomy.
Greek myths
Shortlisted - Junior Design Awards 2011
The Junior Design Awards are 'the only awards that recognise excellence in style and design - and everything beautiful in a child's life.' From the chicest children's fashion labels, to the most innovative pushchairs, the most stylish interiors, the best restaurants, the handiest travel products, the most brilliant books... and much more!
Greek myths
A sumptuously illustrated treasury of Greek myths filled with lively retellings of stories of brave heroes, powerful gods and terrible monsters, presented in a luxury, cloth-covered hardback.
50 things to do with your baby: 12+ months
Shortlisted - Nasen Awards 2011
The Nasen Awards are about celebrating Inclusive Practice. They recognise products that support and enable young people with learning needs and/or disabilities to develop skills and knowledge.
50 things to do with your baby: 12+ months
Fifty cards with ideas for very simple games, songs, action rhymes and other fun things to do with a baby or toddler.



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