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Roald Dahl Funny prize winners

Children's laureate Michael Rosen last week revealed the winners of the first Roald Dahl Funny prize, an award launched by Booktrust that honours the funniest books for children.

The winners were presented with a cheque for 2,500 at theceremony at the Unicorn Theatre, London. They were The Witch's ChildrenGo To School by Ursula Jones, for children aged six and under, and MrGum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton, for children aged seven to 14.The other judges were Dahl's granddaughter Sophie, comedian DaraO'Briain, author Chris Riddell and author Kaye Umansky.

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