Rowling and Jacqueline Wilson were not on the list because they have never won the prize. The competition was formidable, said Jonathan Douglas, director of the National Literacy Trust and one of the top ten judges. The top ten includes some of the greatest children s writing of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Mr Douglas said that Northern Lights was a deserving winner and that Pullman s His Dark Materials trilogy had redefined children s literature and changed the way we think about children s books. They are classics. Pullman s books have sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages.
The Golden Compass has been made into a film which is due out in December, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. Meanwhile, Dogger by Shirley Hughes has been voted the nation s favourite Kate Greenaway Medal winner of all time. The Kate Greenaway Medal is the Carnegie s sister prize.
It was established in 1956 for outstanding illustration in a children s book and is judged in the same way. Hughes has written and illustrated more than 200 books and has twice won the Greenaway. Her latest book, Alfie and the Big Boys, is due to be published in August.
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