The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish.
Many bestselling, internationally renowned authors have won a "Bisto", including Eoin Colfer, John Boyne and several times winner Kate Thompson.
It was chosen by 10 Junior Juries from all around Ireland, and was awarded to Jane Mitchell's Chalkline.
Fiction: Run with the Wind; Run to Earth; Run Swift; Run Free by Tom McCaughren, Jeanette Dunne (Wolfhound Press) Information Books: Exploring the Book of Kells: Brendan the Navigator by George Otto Simms, David Rooney (O'Brien Press) Books for Young Readers: Grandma's Bill by Martin Waddell, illus.
Jane Johnson (Simon & Schuster) Irish Language: An Chanáil by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, transl.