| Year & Illustrator | Title | Search for Books by Illustrator |
| 1956 Edward Ardizzone | Tim All Alone | Edward Ardizzone |
| 1957 V. H. Drummond |
Mrs. Easter
and the Storks
|
V H Drummond |
| 1958 No award given | ||
| 1959 William Stobbs | Kashtanka and a Bundle of Ballads | William Stobbs |
| 1960 Gerald Rose | Old Wrinkle and the Seagulls | Gerald Rose |
| 1961 Antony Maitland | Mr. Cockle's Cat | Antony Maitland |
| 1962 Brian Wildsmith | A. B. C. | Brian Wildsmith |
| 1963 John Burningham |
Borka: The Adventures of a Goose With No Feathers |
John Burningham |
| 1964 C. Walter Hodges |
Shakespeare's
Theatre
|
C Walter Hodges |
| 1965 Victor Ambrus for |
The Three Poor
Tailors
|
Victor Ambrus |
| 1966 Raymond Briggs | Mother Goose Treasury | Raymond Briggs |
| 1967 Charles Keeping | Charley, Charlotte and the Golden Canary | Charles Keeping |
| 1968 Pauline Baynes | Dictionary of Chivalry | Pauline Baynes |
| 1969 Helen Oxenbury | The Quangle Wangle's Hat and The Dragon of an Ordinary Family | Helen Oxenbury |
| 1970 John Burningham for | Mr. Grumpy's Outing | John Burningham |
|
1971 Jan Pienkowski
|
The Kingdom Under The Sea | Jan Pienkowski |
| 1972 Krystyna Turska | The Woodcutter's Duck | Krystyna Turska |
| 1973 Raymond Briggs |
Father
Christmas
|
Raymond Briggs |
| 1974 Pat Hutchins | The Wind Blew | Pat Hutchins |
| 1975 Victor Ambrus |
Horses in
Battle and Mishka
|
Victor Ambrus |
| 1976 Gaile Haley |
The Post Office Cat
|
Gaile Haley |
| 1977 Shirley Hughes | Dogger | Shirley Hughes |
| 1978 Janet Ahlberg | Each Peach Pear Plum | Janet Ahlberg |
| 1979 Jan Pienkowski for | The Haunted House | Jan Pienkowski |
| 1980 Quentin Blake | Mr. Magnolia | Quentin Blake |
| 1981 Charles Keeping | The Highwayman | Charles Keeping |
| 1982 Michael Foreman | Long Neck and Thunder Foot and Sleeping Beauty and other Favourite Fairy Tales | Michael Foreman |
| 1983 Anthony Browne | Gorilla | Anthony Browne |
| 1984 Errol Le Cain | Hiawatha's Childhood | Errol Le Cain |
| 1985 Juan Wijngaerd |
Sir Gawain and
the Loathly Lady
|
Juan Wijingaerd |
| 1986 Fiona French | Snow White in New York | Fiona French |
| 1987 Adrienne Kennaway | Crafty Chameleon | Adrienne Kennaway |
| 1988 Barbara Firth | Can't You Sleep Little Bear? | Barbara Firth |
| 1989 Michael Foreman | War Boy: A Country Childhood | Michael Foreman |
| 1990 Gary Blythe for | The Whales' Song | Gary Blythe |
| 1991 Janet Ahlberg | The Jolly Christmas Postman | Janet Ahlberg |
| 1992 Anthony Browne for | Zoo | Anthony Browne |
| 1993 Alan Lee | Black Ships Before Troy | Alan Lee |
| 1994 Gregory Rogers | Way Home | Gregory Rogers |
| 1995 P. J. Lynch | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey | P J Lynch |
| 1996 Helen Cooper | The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed | Helen Cooper |
| 1997 P. J. Lynch for | When Jessie Came Across the Sea | P J Lynch |
| 1998 Helen Cooper for | Pumpkin Soup | Helen Cooper |
| 1999 Helen Oxenbury | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Helen Oxenbury |
| 2000 Lauren Child | I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato | Lauren Child |
| 2001 Chris Riddell | Pirate Diary | Chris Riddell |
| 2002 Bob Graham | Jethro Byrde- Fairy Child | Bob Graham |
| 2003 Shirley Hughes | Ella's Big Chance | Shirley Hughes |
| 2004 Chris Riddle | Jonathan Swift's " Gulliver" | Chris Riddell |
| 2005 Emily Gravett | Wolves | Emily Gravett |
| 2007 Mini Grey | The Adventures of the Dish and the spoon | Mini Grey |
| 2008 Emily Gravett | Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears | Emily Gravett |