Children's Book
Winner:
- Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake, How Tom Beat Captain Najork & His Hired Sportsmen
- Jill Paton Walsh, The Emperor's Winding Sheet
Read more about this topic: 1974 Whitbread Awards
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