The Prix Witch is a literary prize which distinguishes each year, since 1986, a work of the literature youth. It is decreed by the association of the specialized bookstores youth, in partnership, since 1989, with the ABF (Association of the librarians of France). Making following the creation of this price, of the “commissions witch” were born in various regional groups of the ABF, an aim of widening the actions organized around this price (meets authors taken precedence in libraries, days of formation over the book youth, etc)

List prizes winner by category

Toddlers category

• 1998 : Jeanne Ashibé, And inside there is… , the School of the Leisures, coll “Pastel”
• 1999: Christian Bruel, Alboum , Editions Being
• 2000: Antonin Building stone and Katy Couprie, A whole world , Editions Thierry Magnier
• 2001: Voutch, Pourquôôââ , Editions Thierry Magnier
• 2002: Ruth Brown (author), Ten small seeds , Gallimard Youth
• 2003: Chantal Groléziat, Paul Mindy and Élodie Nouhen, Counting rhymes and lullabies of the baobab tree , Didier Youth
• 2004: Martine Perrin, Muddle , Milan
• 2005: Jean Gourounas, bigwig , Editions of Rouergue
• 2006: Martine Perrin, Which where what , Milan

Albums category

• 1998 : Christian Voltz, Always nothing , Editions of Rouergue
• 1999: Anthony Browne, a history with four votes , Kaleidoscope
• 2000: Mickaël Morpurgo, illustrated by Christian Birmingham, the wisdom of Wombat , Gautier-Languereau
• 2001: Peter Located, Madlenka , Grasset-Youth
• 2002: David Wiesner, the three pigs , Circumflexe
• 2003: Rascal and Stephan Girel, Friend-Friend , the School of the Leisures, coll “Pastel”
• 2004: Rébecca Dautremer, in love , Gautier-Languereau
• 2005: Wolf Erlbruch, the Great question, Editions Being
• 2006: Magali the Bin, Sirens of Belpêchao , Didier youth

Category first readings

• 1998 : Anne Fine, Newspaper of a cat assassin , the School of the Leisures
• 1999: Thierry Lenain, Miss Zazie T it has a zizi? , Nathan
• 2000: Susie Morgenstern, illustrated by Mireille d' Allancé, Joker , the School of the Leisures
• 2001: Rascal, illustrated by Stephan Girel, Side heart , the School of the Leisures, coll “Pastel”
• 2002: Hubert Ben Kemoun, illustrated by François Roca, Terribly green!
• 2003 : Jean-François Chabas, the Father Car-Arm , Editions Thierry Magnier
• 2004: Claude Helft, illustrated by Jiang Hong Chen, Hatchiko dog of Tokyo , Desclé de Brouwer
• 2005: Hanno, On the end of the fingers , Editions Thierry Magnier
• 2006: Mathis, Five, six happinesses , Editions Thierry Magnier

Young novels category

• 1998 : Yaël Hassan, a large father fallen from the sky , Casterman
• 1999: Joanne Kathleen Rowling, Harry Potter at the school of the wizards , Gallimard
• 2000: Jean-Claude Mourlevat, the child Ocean , Pocket Junior
• 2001: Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by François Places, the kingdom of Kensuké , Gallimard Jeunesse
• 2002: Sylvie Weil, Mazal d' Elvina , the School of the Leisures, coll “Medium”
• 2003: Dominique Sampiero, illustrated by Monike Czarnecki, P' tite mother , Street of the World, Romance coll “of the World”
• 2004: Brigitte Smadja, It is necessary to save Saïd , the School of the Leisures
• 2005: Anne Vantal, Dear Théo , Editions Actes Sud Junior
• 2006: Thomas Lavachery, Bjorn Morphir , the School of the Leisures

Adolescent novels category

• 1998 : Berthe-Falcman, the child hidden , the Threshold
• 1999: Janine Teisson, With the cinema Lux , Syros
• 2000: Malika Ferdjoukh, Dark pumpkin , the School of the Leisures, coll “Medium”
• 2001: Louis Sachar, the passage , the School of the Leisures, coll “Medium”
• 2002: Anne-Dye stick Grobéty, the time of the words with low voice , joy of reading
• 2003: Célia Rees, the newspaper of a witch , the Threshold
• 2004: Anne-Laure Bondoux, Tears of the assassin , Millézime, Bayard
• 2005: Michael Morpurgo, Soldier Peaceful , Editions Gallimard Youth
• 2006: Marie-Sabine Roger, the Fourth ventilator , Editions Thierry Magnier

Category documentary

• 1998 : Marie Lagier, the book of the wolf , Nathan
• 1999: Pef, Zappe the war , Street of the World
• 2000: Chrystel Proupuech, Yapa the small aboriginal of Australia , Milan
• 2001: Marie Saddler, illustrated by Marion Lesage, Africa, small Chaka… , Meeting of the national museums
• 2002: Elizabeth Combres, Florence Thinard, Emmanuel of the Barn, Rebellious Worlds: junior , Michalon
• 2003: Claire D' Harcourt], Of the cock to the ass: The animals tell art , the Threshold - the Funambulist
• 2004: Ursus Wehrli, Art in bazaar , Milan
• 2005: Veronique Antoine-Andersen, art to include/understand the world , Editions Actes Sud Junior
• 2006: Catherine Louis, penmanships Shi Bo, My Chinese imagier , Picquier

Special price

• 2002 : Robert Cormier
• 2006: Claude Ponti

External bonds

• Site of the ABF - Presentation of the Price Witch
• Site of the ABF - Prizes winner of 1998 to 2003, presentation of certain books
• Site of the ABF - Prizes winner 2006, presentation of the books
• Site of the ABF - Prizes winner 2005, presentation of the books
• Site of the ABF - Prizes winner 2004, presentation of the books