Roald Dahl never won a children’s book prize in his lifetime, but today he has gone one better, as the shortlists for a literary prize bearing his name are announced.
Founded by the children’s laureate Michael Rosen, the Roald Dahl Funny prize celebrates honours the most hilarious children’s authors. The inaugural winners will receive £2,500 – a slightly more serious prize than the Gloucester Old Spot pig handed over to winners of the Wodehouse prize for adult comic fiction.
Rosen founded the prize to boost the profile of humorous books as part of his campaign to put the fun back into children’s reading. More from Guardian UK.
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