Just Plain Stinky Philip Ardagh wins the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009

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Michael Rosen announced the winners of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009 at a ceremony at the Unicorn Theatre.

For children aged six and under, the winning book was Mr Pusskins Best in Show by Sam Lloyd (Orchard Books)

For children aged seven to fourteen, the winning book was Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinkyby Philip Ardagh, illustrated by Jim Paillot (Faber)

Mr Pusskins Best In Show is the story of a grumpy but loveable cat who just has to get his paws on a trophy for the Best-Looking Pet at the beauty show. Sam Lloyd is a Brighton based author and illustrator whose first book Mr Pusskins was a New York Times Children’s Bestseller.

Philip Ardagh, who is known as Beardy Ardagh on account of his impressive facial hair, won with his Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky, illustrated by Jim Palliot.

The story of a town of oddballs plotting to rid Grubtown of the disgusting Manual Org, whose breath smells of ‘two-thirds of a pickled raw herring, a pickled onion, eleven gherkins and one jar of sandwich spread (one month past its sell-by date)’ delighted the judges.

Philip Ardagh has written over seventy books for children and collaborated with Sir Paul McCartney in 2005 on his children’s book, but has never been awarded a major literary prize.

The judging panel comprised Michael Rosen, the comedian Bill Bailey, last year’s winner author Andy Stanton, author Louise Rennison and author and illustrator Mini Grey.

For further information please contact Katherine Solomon on 0208 875 4583 or katherine@booktrust.org.uk

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