The Booktrust Early Years Awards, originally the Sainsbury’s Baby Book Award(s), was a set of annual literary prizes for children's picture books. It was administered by Booktrust, an independent charity that promotes books and reading; from 1999 to 2004. The Booktrust Early Years Awards was sponsored by the supermarket chain Sainsbury's with its last award give in 2010.
As of 2005 there were three categories: the Baby Book Award, the Pre-School Award, and the Best Emerging Illustrator Award. The winners in each category received £2000 with the Emerging Illustrator also receiving a specially commissioned award. The publishers of the winning books were given awards too.
| 1999 | N/A | Tickle, Tickle | Walker Books | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woof! | Macmillan Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| Humpty Dumpty and Other Nursery Rhymes | Macmillan Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| and Anthea Sieveking | Find My Cake! | Frances Lincoln | Shortlist | ||
| Peek-a-Boo! | Dutton Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| Macmillan Children's Books | Shortlist | ||||
| 2000 | N/A | Boo Barney | Orchard Books | Winner | |
| 2001 | N/A | Baby Faces | Baby Campbell | Winner | |
| Where, Oh Where, is Baby Bear? | Little Orchard | Shortlist | |||
| If You're Happy and You Know It... | Child's Play | Shortlist | |||
| Baby's Very First Book: Farm | Baby Campbell | Shortlist | |||
| and Kate Merritt | Peekaboo Baby! | Ladybird | Shortlist | ||
| Sleepyhead | Baby Campbell | Shortlist | |||
| 2002 | N/A | Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes | Child's Play | Winner | |
| 2003 | N/A | Happy Dog, Sad Dog | Little Tiger Press | Winner | |
| Goodnight, Poppy Cat | Campbell Books | Shortlist | |||
| Baby Activity Centre | Priddy Books | Shortlist | |||
| Baby Fun: Five in the Bed | Dorling Kindersley | Shortlist | |||
| and Rachel Wells | That's Not My Bear | Usborne Publishing | Shortlist | ||
| and Fiona Macmillan | Baby Boo! | Templar | Shortlist | ||
| 2004 | Baby Book | and Mike Jolley | I Love You! | Templar | Winner |
| New Illustrator | Polly and the North Star | Orion | Winner | ||
| Pre-School | , illus. by Axel Scheffler | Macmillan Children's Books | Winner | ||
| 2005 | Baby Book | Poppy Cat's Farm | Campbell Books | Winner | |
| Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? | Little Orchard | Shortlist | |||
| Not So Loud, Oliver! | Little Orchard | Shortlist | |||
| Look at Me! | Chrysalis Books | Shortlist | |||
| No Bed Without Ted | Bloomsbury | Shortlist | |||
| Bathtime Peekaboo! | Dorling Kindersley | Shortlist | |||
| New Illustrator | Little Tiger Press | Winner | |||
| , written by Alec Sillifant | Little Green Monsters | Meadowside | Shortlist | ||
| , written by Rachel Elliot | Eric the Liontamer | Meadowside | Shortlist | ||
| Russell the Sheep | HarperCollins Children's | Shortlist | |||
| Pre-School | The Very Dizzy Dinosaur | Little Tiger Press | Winner | ||
| Duck's Key Where Can it be? | HarperCollins Children's | Shortlist | |||
| Pond Goose | Oxford University Press | Shortlist | |||
| My Friend Gorilla | Mathew Price Books | Shortlist | |||
| and Lindsey Gardiner | Doing the Animal Bop | Oxford University Press | Shortlist | ||
| and Chris Fisher | Oxford University Press | Shortlist | |||
| 2006 | Baby Book | How Do You Feel? | HarperCollins Children's | Winner | |
| and Kate Merritt | Night, Night, Baby | Ladybird | Shortlist | ||
| and Paul Howard | Look at You! | Walker Books | Shortlist | ||
| Peek-a-Boo! | Child’s Play | Shortlist | |||
| Clackety-Clacks: Bee | Campbell Books | Shortlist | |||
| and Catherine-Anne MacKinnon | Sleepy Baby | Usborne | Shortlist | ||
| Emerging Illustrator | Augustus and His Smile | Little Tiger Press | Winner | ||
| I Love My Mummy | Boxer Books | Shortlist | |||
| , written by Beth Shoshan | If Big Can... I Can | Meadowside | Shortlist | ||
| , written by Peter Dixon | Dad’s Bug Bear | Red Fox | Shortlist | ||
| Pre-School | Mr. Pusskins | Orchard Books | Winner | ||
| I'm Not Cute! | Boxer Books | Shortlist | |||
| Tiger | HarperCollins Children's | Shortlist | |||
| What Pet to Get? | Templar Publishing | Shortlist | |||
| Orange Pear Apple Bear | Macmillan Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| Lost and Found | HarperCollins Children's | Shortlist | |||
| Baby Book | Tucking In! | Child's Play | Winner | ||
| Elmer’s First Counting Book | Andersen Press | Shortlist | |||
| and Fiona Land | Baby Touch: Noisy Book | Ladybird | Shortlist | ||
| and Fiona Land | Baby Touch: Peekaboo Book | Ladybird | Shortlist | ||
| Looking Good! | Child’s Play | Shortlist | |||
| Happy Baby | Dorling Kindersley | Shortlist | |||
| 2007 | Emerging Illustrator | Monkey and Me | Macmillan Children's Books | Winner | |
| Ted, Bo and Diz: The First Adventure | Little Tiger Press | Shortlist | |||
| Timothy and the Strong Pyjamas | Alison Green Books | Shortlist | |||
| , written by Andrew Fusek Peters | Child’s Play | Shortlist | |||
| Pre-School | Penguin | Walker Books | Winner | ||
| and Nick Maland | Oliver Who Would Not Sleep | Hodder Children’s Books | Shortlist | ||
| Eliza and the Moonchild | Andersen Press | Shortlist | |||
| and Neal Layton | That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown | Orchard Books | Shortlist | ||
| Dexter Bexley and his Big Blue Beastie | Doubleday | Shortlist | |||
| and Tony Ross | Grill Pan Eddy | Andersen Press | Shortlist | ||
| 2008 | Baby Book | Is This My Nose? | Red Fox | Winner | |
| Baby's Very First Book: Day | Campbell Books | Shortlist | |||
| and Emma Dodd | Amazing Baby: Rainbow Fun! | Templar | Shortlist | ||
| and Rachael Parfitt | Baby Loves Peekaboo! | Dorling Kindersley | Shortlist | ||
| and Fiona Land | Baby Touch: Playtime Book and DVD | Ladybird | Shortlist | ||
| and Jane Chapman | Daddy Hug | HarperCollins Children's | Shortlist | ||
| Emerging Illustrator | Here Comes Frankie! | Macmillan Children's Books | Winner | ||
| That Yucky Love Thing | Gullane Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| Bridget Fidget | Puffin Books | Shortlist | |||
| Puffin Books | Shortlist | ||||
| Eliot Jones, Midnight Superhero | Scholastic Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| Ape | Walker Books | Shortlist | |||
| Pre-School | and Gwen Millward | The Bog Baby | Puffin Books | Winner | |
| and Russell Julian | It's a George Thing! | Egmont Books | Shortlist | ||
| and Russell Ayto | The Cow That Laid an Egg | HarperCollins Children's | Shortlist | ||
| Grizzly Dad | David Fickling Books | Shortlist | |||
| Wendel's Workshop | Macmillan Children's Books | Shortlist | |||
| and Garry Parsons | There's An Ouch in My Pouch! | Puffin Books | Shortlist | ||
| 2009 | Baby Book | Chick | Puffin Books | Winner | |
| Emerging Illustrator | Box of Tricks | Jonathan Cape | Winner | ||
| Pre-School | and Nick Maland | Oliver Who Travelled Far and Wide | Hodder Children's Books | Winner | |
| 2010 | Baby Book | I Love My Mummy | Orchard Books | Winner | |
| Emerging Illustrator | Templar | Winner | |||
| Pre-School | One Smart Fish | Red Fox | Winner |