THE SHORTLISTS FOR the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards, the 'Nibbies', have been announced. Jacqueline Wilson's KISS is one of five children's books up for the W H Smith Children's Book of the Year award.

The shortlist is as follows:

BORN TO RUN by Michael Morpurgo (HarperCollins)
THAT'S NOT MY PENGUIN by Fiona Watt (Usborne)
MY PONY CARE BOOK by Katie Price (Random House)
KISS by Jacqueline Wilson (Random House)
HORRID HENRY AND THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN by Francesca Simon (Orion)

The winner will be announced on the 9th April.