![]() Schoolchildren were involved in choosing the winners, with more than 500 pupils selected to read the shortlist.Īfter discussions with their classmates, they picked their favourite book and their votes were combined with those of the adult judging panel to find the winners. I will be looking forward to the next game Unfold Games releases with great interest Platform: PC (Reviewed) Publisher: Unfold Games. The VLDTR® tool gives the absolute lowest rank on the platform: 0.50. Thompson's book was illustrated by student Freya Hartas - for which it was her first commission. Darq is a strong debut game from Unfold Games. She was up against books such as Stuck by award-winning illustrator Oliver Jeffers.Įach winning author collects £2,500 in prize money.įormer children's laureate Michael Rosen, chair of the judging panel, created the competition along with the reading charity Booktrust.Ĭommenting on Dark Lord, he said: "This is a wonderfully absurd take on beings from another planet or another world and like all books with this theme it makes us think about how odd and crazy we are."įellow judge and broadcaster Mel Giedroyc added: "Dark Lord: Teenage Years is a worthy winner - it's funny-clever as well as funny-silly, which in my book is the best combination." Rebecca Patterson's story about a toddler's tantrums - My Big Shouting Day - won the under-six prize. User Score 7. ![]() ![]() He beat other short-listed authors including David Walliams and Frank Cottrell Boyce. Continue reading the main story Related StoriesĪ fantasy book about a dark lord who is transformed into a chubby teenager has won this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize.ĭark Lord: Teenage Years by games developer Jamie Thompson won the prize for the funniest book for children aged seven to 14. 4. ![]()
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