Meeres Stille und Glückliche Fahrt by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (text) and Peter Schössow (illustration), Brundibar (Brundibár) by Tony Kushner (text) and Maurice Sendak (illustration), Echte Kerle (Boys Are Best!) by Manuela Olten, Children's book: Die Kurzhosengang by Viktor Caspak and Yves Lanois/ Andreas Steinhöfel (translation) and Ole Könnecke (illustration), Nominees: Despereaux (The Tale of Despereaux) by Kate DiCamillo (text) and Timothy Basil Ering (illustration), 35 Kilo Hoffnung (95 pounds of Hope) by Anna Gavalda, Die furchtbar hartnäckigen Gapper von Frip (The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip) by George Saunders (text) and Lane Smith (illustration), Bartimäus: Das Amulett von Samarkand (The Amulet of Samarkand) by Jonathan Stroud, Was ich vergessen habe by Edward van de Vendel, Youth book: Schneeweiß und Russenrot (Snow White and Russian Red) by Dorota Masłowska, Nominees: Busfahrt mit Kuhn by Tamara Bach, Martyn Pig (Martyn Pig) by Kevin Brooks, Doing it (Doing It) by Melvin Burgess, Monsterwochen (Stoner and Spaz) by Ron Koertge, Lauf, Junge, lauf (Run, boy, run) by Uri Orlev, Non-fiction book: Nester bauen, Höhlen knabbern by Anne Möller, Nominees: Nano?! Die Technik des 21. Jahrhunderts by Niels Boeing, Sternenflug und Sonnenfeuer: Drei Astronominnen und ihre Lebensgeschichten by Charlotte Kerner (text & Publisher), Claudia Eberhard-Metzger (text) and Renate Ries (text) Das Buch von der Zukunft: Ein Reiseführer by Andreas Eschbach, Warum? (Why?) by Lila Prap, Der Baum des Lebens (The Tree of Life) by Peter Sís, Special prize for Translation: Harry Rowohlt 2004 Young People's Prize: Das Schwert in der Stille (Across the Nightingale Floor) by Lian Hearn, Nominees: Höhenflug abwärts by Jana Frey, Tintenherz (Inkheart) by Cornelia Funke, Das Orangenmädchen (The Orange Girl) by Jostein Gaarder, Sie hatten einen Traum by Thomas Jeier, Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) by J. K. Rowling, Picture book: Fuchs (Fox) by Margaret Wild (text) and Ron Brooks (illustration), Nominees: Du schon wieder by Zoran Drvenkar (text) and Ole Könnecke (illustration), Nelson, der Käpt'n und ich by Katja Gehrmann, Der hölzerne Mann by Melanie Kemmler, Kwatsch (Baloney (Henry P.)) by Jon Scieszka (text) and Lane Smith (illustration), Einer, der nichts merkte by Robert Walser (text) and Käthi Bhend (illustration), Children's book: Ein Schaf fürs Leben by Maritgen Matter (text) and Anke Faust (illustration), Nominees: Neun nackte Nilpferddamen by Gerda Anger-Schmidt (text) and Renate Habinger (illustration), Der beste Hund der Welt (Love That Dog) by Sharon Creech (text) and