Laugh Out Loud Book Awards

Resource type: Book awards

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3

Region(s): All of UK

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (LOLLIES) celebrate the best and funniest children’s books in the UK and Ireland and were set up by Scholastic UK in 2015 after the withdrawal of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Funny books are often overlooked by other awards but can play an important role in encouraging children to become readers.

A shortlist of four titles for each of the seven award categories is selected by a panel of experts, but the winners are voted for by children across the country. The award categories include:

Picture Books
Books for 6-8 year-olds
Books for 9-12 year-olds
Books for Teens
Poetry books
Non-fiction Books
Illustrator of the Year

See the winner and shortlist announcement for the Lollies 2024.

Timetable:

The 2025 shortlists will be announced in spring 2025.
Voting will take place during the summer term.
The winners will be announced in the autumn term 2025.

Cost: Free.

About Scholastic UK: Scholastic UK is part of Scholastic Corporation, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books.

Further resources:

Resources such as review sheets, a class vote activity pack and classroom decoration kits will be available to download from the Lollies website.
To find past winners of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards, click here.
Other book awards that offer an opportunity for children to vote for their favourite title(s) include the Excelsior Award, the FCBG Children’s Book Award, the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Shadowers’ Choice Awards, the Shropshire Bookfest Book Awards, the SLA Information Book – Children’s Choice Awards, the Spark! School Book Awards, and the Young People’s Book Prize.
For a full list of children’s book awards, click here.