Pratchett has sold 27 million books around the world
Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been named winner of the prestigious Carnegie Medal for the best children's book of 2001 - his first mainstream literary award, despite being one of the UK's best-selling authors.
Pratchett was described as an "international publishing phenomenon" by the prize organisers.
Judges said his winning book, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, was an "outstanding work of literary excellence".
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