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The Roald Dahl Funny Prize was presented annually by Booktrust, a UK reading and writing charity. There were two categories: Funniest Book for Children Aged Six and Under and Funniest Book for Children Aged Seven to Fourteen. Winners received £2,500. The shortlists were announced on Roald Dahl Day (13 September) and any book first published in the previous year in the UK or Ireland was eligible.
In September 2015, the Roald Dahl Funny prize for children's books was closed down.
2013
Age 7 to 14:
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Winner: I am still not a loser Jim Smith - The grunts all at sea Philip Ardagh; illustrated by Axel Scheffler
- My parents are out of control Pete Johnson
- Pants are everything Mark Lowery
- Geek girl Holly Smale
- Fish-Head Steve Jamie Smart
Age 6 and Under:
- Winner: Monkey nut Simon Rickerty
- Weasels Elys Dolan
- Spaghetti with the Yeti Charlotte and Adam Guillain and Lee Wildish
- Troll swap Leigh Hodgkinson
- Do not enter the monster zoo! Amy Sparkes and Sara Ogilvie
- Noisy bottoms Sam Taplin and Mark Chambers
2012
Age 7 to 14:
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Winner: Dark Lord: the teenage years Jamie Thomson - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flies again Frank Cottrell Boyce; illustrated by Joe Berger
- The dragonsitter Josh Lacey; illustrated by Garry Parsons
- Socks are not enough Mark Lowery
- Goblins Philip Reeve
- Gangsta Granny David Walliams; illustrated by Tony Ross
Age 6 and Under:
- Winner: My big shouting day Rebecca Patterson
- The pirates next door Jonny Duddle
- Oh no, George! Chris Haughton
- Stuck Oliver Jeffers
- The worst princess Anna Kemp
- The baby that roared Simon Puttock
2011
Age 7 to 14:
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Winner: The brilliant world of Tom Gates Liz Pichon - Letters from an alien schoolboy Ros Asquith
- The wrong pong Steven Butler; illustrated by Chris Fisher
- The Get Rich Quick Club Rose Impey
- Animal tales Terry Jones
- Penny Dreadful is a magnet for disaster Joanna Nadin; illustrated by Jess Mikhail
Age 6 and Under:
- Winner: Cats ahoy! Peter Bently; illustrated by Jim Field
- First week at Cow School Andy Cutbill; illustrated by Russell Ayto
- A place to call home Alexis Deacon; illustrated by Viviane Schwarz
- Limelight Larry Leigh Hodgkinson
- Marshall Armstrong is new to our school David Mackintosh
- Bedtime for monsters Ed Vere
2010
Age 7 to 14
W
ithering tights Louise Rennison
Age 6 and Under
Dog loves books Louise Yates
2009
Age 7 to 14
Stinking rich and just plain stinky Philip Ardagh; illustrated by Jim Paillot
Age 6 and Under
Mr Pusskins best in show Sam Lloyd
2008
Age 7 to 14
Mr Gum and the dancing bear Andy Stanton; illustrated by David Tazzyman
Age 6 and Under
The witch’s children go to school Ursula Jones; illustrated by Russell Ayto
