Orphaned owl tale the sauce of Bisto books

LOOK out, JK Rowling, the next superstar of children’s literature may be about to emerge.

Chris Haughton, author and illustrator of the children’s picture book, A Bit Lost, was yesterday declared winner of the 2011 Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Award, which comes with a prize of €10,000.

A Bit Lost tells the story of an orphaned owl, who, after falling from his nest while sleeping, sets out with the help of new friends to find his way home.