British Book Awards: Children's author wins big prize
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Katherine Rundell's books are for children but the adults judging the prize loved them too
A children's writer has won best author at the British Book Awards - which is a big and important prize for writers.
Katherine Rundell's recent fantasy book - Impossible Creatures - is all about saving a magical world.
The best author award is usually won by people who write books for adults, and hasn't been won by a children's author since 2018.
What has been your favourite book so far this year? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page.
Katherine Rundell's previous book, The Explorer, won another book prize in 2017
Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell's book follows a girl from a mystical land and a boy from our world as they try save a place full of magical creatures.
They journey around the mysterious 'Archipelago', on a mission to bring back magic.
The book also won in the best children's book category at the British Book Awards - in the past this has been won with books like Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl and Horrid Henry.
The British Book Awards also have a children's non-fiction prize, which was won this year by a book all about looking after your mental health.
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