The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt has won the overall prize for The Red House Children’s Book Award, a book award in the UK that is chosen by children.
“Children across the UK have been reading and reviewing books all year long and the shortlist below is drawn up from the most popular nominations across three categories – Books for Younger Children, Books for Younger Readers and Books for Older Readers,” explains the website.
Demon Dentist by David Walliams won the award for Books for Younger Readers. Sophie Mckenzie’s Split Second took the Books for Older Readers prize.