On April 2, the birthday of H. C. Andersen, every two years, children's writers and artists are awarded main award- The International Prize named after the great storyteller with a gold medal is the most prestigious international award, which is often called the “Small Nobel Prize.” Gold medal with the profile of the great storyteller are presented to the laureates at the next congress of the International Council on Children's Books (IBBY is now the most authoritative organization in the world, uniting writers, artists, literary scholars, librarians from more than sixty countries). According to its status, the award is awarded only to living writers and artists.
The prize for writers has been approved since 1956, for illustrators since 1966. It is awarded every two years. Over the years, 22 children's book illustrators have become Andersen Prize laureates.
1966 Alois Carigier (1902-1985), Switzerland Alois Carigier
1968 Jiri Trnka (1912-1969), Czechoslovakia Jiri Trnka
1970 Maurice Sendak (1928), USA Maurice Sendak
1972 Ib Spang Olsen (1921), Denmark Ib Spang Olsen
1974 Farshid Mesghali (1943), Iran Farshid Mesghali
1976 Tatyana Mavrina (1902—1997), Russia Tatjana Mawrina
1978 Svend Otto (1916-1996), Denmark Svend Otto
1980 Suekichi Akaba (1910-1990), Japan Suekichi Akaba
1982 Zbignew Rychlicki (1922-1989), Poland Zbignew Rychlicki
1984 Mitsumasa Anno (1926), Japan Mitsumasa Anno
1986 Robert Ingpen (1936), Australia Robert Ingpen
1988 Dusan Kallay (1948), Czechoslovakia Dusan Kallay
1990 Lizbeth Zwerger (1954), Austria Lizbeth Zwerger
LISBETH ZWERGER
1990, Austria
Lisbeth Zwerger was born in 1954 in Vienna, where she studied at college applied arts. From the very beginning she wanted to become an illustrator and tried herself in the most different genres- classical fiction, nonsense literature, fairy tales, legends, sagas and fables. Zwerger made her debut in 1977, choosing to illustrate “The Wonderful Child” by Hoffmann. And then followed amazing illustrative interpretations of Dickens, Wilde, Nesbit, the Brothers Grimm, Andersen, Carroll, Baum, Morgenstern, medieval legends, in particular the legend of Till Eulenspiegel. The artist drew inspiration from the works of such English illustrators as Rackham, Leach, Shepard.
Lisbeth Zwerger works in ink and watercolor - although in recent years she has also used gouache. She started out with dark, gloomy watercolors, such as “Hansel and Gretel,” but over time began to use the entire palette, making the colors sparkle.
DUSAN KALLAY
1988, Czechoslovakia
Dusan Kallay was born in Bratislava in 1948. Currently the artist is a professor at the Bratislava Academy Fine Arts, where I once studied. Dusan Kallay devoted himself to graphics, book illustration, painting, bookplate and stamp design, as well as animation. He has illustrated several books for adults and many children's books, including books by authors such as Walter Scott, the Brothers Grimm and Carroll, not only for Slovakian, but also German, Austrian, Taiwanese and Japanese publishers. Kallay is a graphic artist and painter both by profession and by vocation. This was reflected in the style of his illustrations, which combine graphics and painting. Traditional graphics are black and white illustrations made with a pen. Kallay's illustrations are distinguished by their particular sophistication, dynamic shading, careful attention to detail and sense of image.
Traditional children's world magical images and colors are presented with the greatest brightness in the artist’s color illustrations. It is in them, thanks to symbolic rethinking, that the depicted objects appear in their most expressed form. A composition that reflects the main idea in a precisely calibrated relationship of details helps to achieve pictorial unity, which is enriched by a unique, original atmosphere created by the master.
ROBERT INGPEN
1986, Australia
Robert Ingpen was born in Melbourne in 1936, but grew up and studied in Geelong, Victoria. After attending art school, he worked as a graphic artist and illustrator for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and later for the UN missions in Mexico and Peru. In Australia he painted murals for public buildings, designed postage stamps, coat of arms and flag for the Australian Northern Territory. The artist actively participated in the development of tourism and recreation and promoting public understanding of the ideas of environmental protection and national heritage.
After the publication of Storm Boy in 1974, Ingpen began illustrating children's books. His books convey an unforgettable sense of the vast and bleak Australian coastline and the heartfelt, unsentimental relationships of a lonely boy with his surroundings, including his beloved pelican.
MITSUMASA ANNO
1982, Japan
Mitsumasa Anno is famous for his detailed, masterful illustrations. They reveal his love for mathematics and the exact sciences, a thirst for travel and a desire to learn about other cultures. His drawings are often compared to the works of the Danish artist Escher. There are not only optical illusions and optical illusions, but also an irrepressible sense of humor. Jokes and tricks serve not only to entertain the reader, but also to make him think creatively about numbers, counting, the alphabet, and complex concepts such as time and space. Anno's books appeal to different levels of understanding and are addressed to both children and adolescents.
Mitsumasa Anno was born in 1926 in Tsuwano, a small isolated settlement in a valley surrounded by mountains. As a child, he really wanted to know what was beyond the mountains. This theme appeared frequently in his books for children. During the Second World War, A. was drafted into the army. In 1948, he received a degree from Yamaguchi Teachers College. Before becoming an artist, he taught at an elementary school in Tokyo for ten years.
ZBIGNEW RYCHLICKI
1982, Poland
Zbigniew Rychlicki (1922–1989) was a painter, graphic artist and illustrator, born in Orzechówka, Poland. Graduated from the Krakow Academy of Arts. Worked as an art editor, director art department and deputy director of the state children's publishing house "Nasha Kshengarnia" in Warsaw.
Rykhlitsky's artistic credo is based on the conviction that children's books have a special moral and social value. The illustration should lead to real life and foster a sense of social inclusion in children and adolescents. Thanks to his creative approach to book design tasks, his work continues to have a great influence on the development of modern Polish illustration. Rykhlitsky explored new forms of illustration and considered book graphics as an area of creativity closely related to painting and national and international graphic art. Passionate creative process illustration, he believed that visual perception develops creative thought and action.
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ASUEKICHI AKABA
1980, Japan
Suekichi Akaba (1910–1990) was born in Tokyo. In 1931 he emigrated to Manchuria, where he lived for fifteen years. There he worked in industry and painted in his free time. In 1939 he sent his paintings to the Exhibition national art Manchuria, where he subsequently won special recognition three times. In 1947, after returning to Japan, he became a freelance artist and then worked for twenty years in the information department of the American Embassy in Tokyo.
Akaba is self-taught, having only worked as an artist's apprentice for one year early in his career. He never had a teacher. He independently mastered the technique of traditional painting, despite the fact that it was very difficult without instructions. Akaba was fifty years old when, in 1961, he created his first picture book, Kasa Jizo (Roku Jizo and the Hats), which (as well as subsequent picture books) was based on an old folk tale. In this work, the artist was able to realize his long-time dream: to make illustrations in ink. No one had used this technique in picture books before, assuming that children preferred bright colors. The story takes place during the snowy winter typical of Japan, which made it especially popular with children living in areas where there is a lot of snow. As an illustrator, Akaba was influenced by traditional Japanese painting. All his work is a natural continuation local traditions, there is also a slight influence from the Swiss illustrator Felix Hoffmann. Akaba's style reveals deep knowledge national clothes. In reality, he worked the way stage costume designers work.
SVEND OTTO
1978, Denmark
Sven Otto (1916–1996) began drawing as a child. He entered the evening department of the Danish School of Design early, then studied at other art schools in Copenhagen and London. He began his artistic career by commissioning covers for children's books. Sven Otto was one of the most sought after book illustrators and children's book creators in Denmark.
In the illustrations for “Children's Andersen,” a collection of the most “childish” works of the great storyteller, Sven Otto conveyed many of the qualities of these fairy tales: their poetry and magic, melancholy sadness and humor. The artist’s work is distinguished by his loving attention to detail, to the Danish landscape, and his understanding of children’s attitude towards magical world fairy tales All this gives his illustrations a unique originality. S. Otto’s first book was “The Christmas Tree” by Andersen. Sven Otto loved the forest and trees. He was a naturalist, he needed to feel and see everything he painted: trees, seasons, weather, children and animals.
TATJANA MAVRINA
1976, Russia
Tatyana Mavrina, a Russian artist, captivated the international jury with the brightness and originality of her pictorial world. “In Tatiana Mavrina’s illustrations one can hear echoes of ancient Russian art,” noted the jury members. “Her illustrations at times resemble folk toys, wooden carvings, painted gingerbread cookies, and sometimes glazed tiles or book miniatures, often all this is combined in one work. Mavrina knows how to subdue folklore tradition tasks of modern book illustration, thereby enriching his paintings with new bright colors and bold lines characteristic of the art of the early twentieth century."
Tatyana Mavrina’s illustrations to Russians are admirable. folk tales and fairy tales of A.S. Pushkin, but I especially want to note amazing books, born as a result of collaboration between the artist and the wonderful writer Yuri Koval. It was a happy coincidence of two creative individuals. Tatyana Mavrina did not illustrate short lyrical sketches about the nature of Koval, but selected drawings that were in tune with them from works already made. Books were created as collages of pictures and words. And what words! I can't wait for a publisher to be found to republish these wonderful books and bring back this amazing miracle to us. There is a real shortage of books like this one, which sound clear and clear. Can be found in used bookstores!
FASHID MESGHALI
1974, Iran
Farshid Mesghali was born in 1943 in Tehran. While studying art at Tehran University, he began working graphic designer and an illustrator in the magazine "Negin" in 1964. After graduating from university in 1968, he began working at the Institute of Intellectual Development of Children and Adolescents in Tehran: he illustrated books for children, and for the first time began to make animated films. From 1970 to 1978, he created most of his award-winning cartoons, made movie posters, and illustrated children's books. In 1979, Farshid Mesghali moved to Paris, where for four years he painted and worked as a sculptor.
In 1986 he moved to southern California and opened a studio graphic design. In 1994, he began working for a multimedia company in San Francisco, creating and designing virtual environments on the Internet. In 1998, he returned to Iran, where he became the artistic editor of the multi-volume monumental work "The History of Children's Literature in Iran", the first two volumes of which were published in 2001. Further
IB SPANG OLSEN
1972, Denmark
Ib Spang-Olsen is an artist from the country of his childhood. His starting point, his way of expression, is a drawing, which he subsequently colors. He is a master draftsman. His drawings are material, full of details that you can smell, touch, taste. They have a taste for life, an abundance of forms and humor, the pleasure of the creator and the delight of the researcher, but also sensitivity to the intimate and fragile.
Born in 1921, his childhood, full of adventures in parks and gardens, was spent in Copenhagen and left a mark on all his subsequent work. He became a teacher, then a graphic artist and painter. He worked in various fields: he illustrated books, including his own, drew cartoons and posters, worked in cinema, theater and television. Ib Spang-Olsen combined the mythical and invented with the instructive and educational. He was characterized by childish curiosity, a thirst for knowledge, and the ability to be surprised. He readily shared his knowledge and imagination. Further
MAURICE SENDAK
1970, USA
American artist Maurice Sendak is one of central figures modern children's literature. And, we add, one of the most mysterious and controversial. His work is well known in England, France, Germany, Scandinavia, and Japan. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious literary awards - the Caldecott Medal (1964), the International H. C. Andersen Medal (1970), the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1983) and many others. But, although the recognition of Maurice Sendak can now be considered unconditional, debate about the master’s work still does not subside. Maurice Sendak was born in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish Jewish parents. The family was not rich, the area was poor, and the children spent most of time outside. These street impressions subsequently returned more than once to Sendak’s books. However, he was a sickly boy, and could rather observe life than participate in it. The 30s were not only the time of the Great Depression, but also the heyday of American pop culture, the reign of Disney, King Kong, and comic books. Sendak admits that as a child, two figures dominated his thoughts: “Mickey Mouse and the stern, bearded grandfather,” whom Maurice knew only from a photograph, but who for him personified the entirety of Jewish culture and history. “He seemed very much like God to me.” Further
JIRI TRNKA
1968, Czechoslovakia
Jiri Trnka was born in 1912 in Pilsen. Since childhood he was interested in dolls. His interest in them intensified at school, where he was taught drawing by one of the leading Czechoslovak puppeteers. On the advice of his teacher, Trnka entered the Prague School of Applied Arts.
Trnka later became known as the "Puppet Wizard". Dolls are present throughout his work. He is a pioneer in working with puppet plays, with a magic lantern, an outstanding set and costume designer, film artist and animator. In the forties, Trnka was Disney's only real rival in Europe. “Jiri Trnka is a magician who can give shape to childhood dreams,” Jean Cocteau said about him. Trnka himself said: “Any work of art is an artistic stylization of reality... Each artist has his own view of things, his own method of stylization. If my figures look like dolls, then this is a feature of the style that characterizes my work.”
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ALOIS CARIGIET
1966, Switzerland
Thanks to everyone who posted illustrations by these artists in their magazines for the opportunity to get to know their work more fully.))
The Hans Christian Andersen Prize is a literary prize that recognizes the best children's writers and illustrators. Established in 1956 by the International Council for Children's and Youth Literature of UNESCO. Awarded once every two years. The prize is awarded on the second of April - the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. On the initiative and decision of the International Council, as a sign of deep respect and love for G.-H. Andersen, in 1967 April 2 was declared International Children's Book Day.
The laureates - writer and artist - are awarded gold medals with a profile of Hans Christian Andersen and diplomas of honor for the best children's and youth books recently published in countries that are members of the International Council.
The first to receive the “little Nobel Prize” was Eleanor Farjeon from England in 1956, who wrote many fairy tales, and in Russia is known for her translations of the books “The Seventh Princess” and “I Want to Go to the Moon.” And the famous Astrid Lindgren was awarded this prize in 1958.
Laureates International Prize At different times, many world-famous writers became named after H.-H. Andersen, for example, Gianni Rodari from Italy, German storytellers James Crews and Erich Kästner, Austrian writer Christine Nestlinger, Czechoslovakian Bohumil Rzhiga and many others.
Many Russians - writers, illustrators, translators - were awarded Honorary Diplomas. The prize was awarded to a representative of the USSR only once - in 1976, the medal was awarded to Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina, an illustrator of a children's book. In 1972, the International Jury especially noted the work of Sergei Mikhalkov, and in 1976 - Agnia Barto.
In different years, honorary diplomas were awarded to the writers Shaukat Galiev for the children's Tatar book, translated into Russian “Hare on exercises”, Anatoly Aleksin for the story “Characters and Performers”, Valery Medvedev for the poem “Barankin’s Fantasies”, Yuri Koval for a book of stories and the stories “The Lightest Boat in the World”, Eno Raud for the first part of the tetralogy of fairy tales “Muff, Polbotinka and Moss Beard” and others; illustrators Yuri Vasnetsov, Viktor Chizhikov, Evgeniy Rachev and others; translators Boris Zakhoder, Irina Tokmakova, Lyudmila Brauda.
At the 56th International Exhibition “Bologna Children's Book Fair 2018” the winner of the H. C. Andersen Prize was announced. For 62 years now, this award has been recognizing the best children's writers and illustrators in the world. It is not for nothing that it is called the “Small Nobel Prize” .
In 2018 best illustrator was named Oleynikov Igor Yulievich.
For the first time since 1976, after the triumph of Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina, an artist from Russia received this honorary award.
The jury highly appreciated his work on the editions of the books “The Nightingale” by Andersen, “The Adventures of Despereaux the Mouse” by Kate Dicamillo, “Everybody Runs, Flys and Jumps” by Daniil Kharms and others. “This outstanding illustrator knows how to breathe life into books in a way that others may envy. He created a number of incredible characters. The Russian art school, style and passion can be felt in Oleinikov’s works.”, says the jury's verdict.
Igor Oleynikov(born January 4, 1953) - Russian artist, book illustrator. Born in the small town of Lyubertsy near Moscow. Since childhood, he was passionate about drawing thanks to his mother, an artist, but he entered a technical university. Oleinikov does not have a special art education, but looking at his fabulous magical illustrations, it’s hard to believe it. To create his unique style, he uses gouache and dry brush, obtaining texture and roughness, which can play out differently, depending on the artist’s intention.
Igor Oleynikov worked at the Soyuzmultfilm studio from 1979 to 1990, having a hand in creating the cartoons “The Secret of the Third Planet,” “The Tale of Tsar Saltan,” and “Caliph the Stork.” Oleynikov drew illustrations for children's periodicals ("Tram", "Sesame Street").
Over 42 years, Igor Oleinikov illustrated about 100 books, including the following books published in Nikaia: “ Snow Queen"Hans Christian Andersen, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, "The Ox and the Donkey in the Manger" by Jules Supervielle, a collection of military prose "This is us, Lord!", "The Magic Tree" by Andrei Usachev, "Bible Stories for Children", and also calendars and posters.
In 2009, Igor Yulievich left animation and since then has worked only as a book illustrator.
Eiko Kadono(born January 1, 1935) is a Japanese writer, author of short stories, essays, and children's books. Visiting Professor at Nihon Fukushi University.
Eiko Kadono was born in Tokyo. Her father did his best to fill Eiko's world with early years a variety of stories, especially traditional fairy tales. When Eiko learned to read, she escaped the hardships of post-war Japan by studying books. Her favorite works were the mystical stories of Edogawa Rampo and Japanese translations Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Eliza Burnett, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson and books by Tolstoy, including Childhood and Boyhood.
Most of Eiko Kadono's books are intended for children. In 1985, she published the novel Kiki's Delivery Service, which later became the basis for an animated film of the same name directed by Hayao Miyazaki. For this book, Eiko Kadono was awarded the Noma Debut Literary Prize for children's work, and also produced a hugely popular cartoon, which prompted her to write five more books as a sequel.
The book "Kiki's Delivery Service" tells the story of the young witch Kiki and her talking cat Ji-ji, flying from home to the unfamiliar seaside town of Koriko to undergo a kind of internship for young witches. There she opens a delivery service using her broom as transport. As the story progresses, the heroine overcomes various difficulties of adult life.
Eiko is currently a professional writer and has received numerous awards, including the Obunsha Children's Literature Award, the Noma Literary Award.
Eiko now lives in the ancient city of Kamakura, Japan.
On April 4, at the annual International Exhibition (Fair) of Children's Books in Bologna (Italy), the jury of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize announced the winners of 2016.
Best children's writer, who received a “small Nobel”, became Cao Wen-Hsuan from China,
A Best Illustrator - Rotraut Suzanne Berner from Germany.
The jury's decision was made unanimously because Cao Wen-Hsuan“writes beautifully about the complex lives of children facing great challenges.” The chairman of the award jury, Patricia Aldana, called Cao’s books “deeply humanistic”; they talk about children with a difficult fate: about those who grew up during the “cultural revolution”, about children with Down syndrome... “All my books take place in China, they are Chinese history. But at the same time, these are the stories of all humanity,” says Cao. Among his works, literary scholars especially note the stories “The Hut,” “Bronze and Sunflower,” “The Brand,” as well as several collections.
Cao Wen-Xuan is a professor of Chinese and children's literature at Peking University. He is well known in literary circles in China and is the winner of several Chinese awards. His works have been translated into English, French, German, Japanese and other languages.
Berner Rotraut Susanna- German children's writer and illustrator.
She has worked in the field of book illustration since 1977 and during this time has become one of the most famous German children's writers and book illustrators.
In 1994, she released her first book with her own texts. Her most famous books - a series of five educational and educational picture books about the Town and its inhabitants - have become popular in many countries around the world. Over the course of her career, Berner has illustrated more than 80 books for children and young adults, and created approximately 800 covers.
Writer and poet Andrei Usachev and illustrator Katya Tolstaya were nominated from Russia this year.
On March 24, 2014, the International Children's Book Council IBBY announced the names of the 2014 Andersen Prize winners. They became Japanese writer Uehashi Nahoko(Uehashi Nahoko) and Brazilian illustrator Roger Mello(Roger Mello).
The award jury noted that the writer Uehashi Nahoko, selected from 28 applicants, is distinguished by unique ability create various fantasy worlds based on traditional Japanese mythology and great respect for nature and all sentient beings.
The work of Roger Mello, the best of 30 applicants, according to the jury, gives the child the opportunity to explore the history and culture of Brazil, allowing him to go through it with his own imagination.
Uehashi Nahoko writes mainly in the fantasy genre and is very popular in Japan. In addition to the Andersen Prize, the writer also received many literary awards.
Japanese writer Nahoko Uehashi was born in 1962. At the university she studied as an anthropologist, and then defended her doctoral dissertation, which was dedicated to the Australian Aborigines. Now she not only writes books for children and teenagers, but also teaches ethnology at a university in Tokyo. Uehashi's work is greatly influenced by traditional Japanese myths and legends. As an anthropologist, she uses her knowledge to create magical worlds in her books, which are largely based on the culture of ancient East Asia.
She is best known for her Guardian books, fantasy stories about a girl warrior, many of which have been translated into European languages. In 2004, the fifth book in the series, Kami no Moribito (God's Guardian), was included in the IBBY Book Honor List. Uehashi's books are being adapted for television, manga is being drawn from them, and radio plays are being staged.
Roger Mello was born and lived for a long time in the capital of Brazil, then moved to study and work in Rio de Janeiro. Having received education as a designer, he worked in various fields of art: cinema, theater, illustration.
This is an unusually prolific author: in 15 years he has illustrated more than a hundred books, about twenty of which were written by himself. Melu draws inspiration from a variety of sources, primarily from folk art and pop culture. In his books there is an abundance of rich colors of his home country combined with traditional patterns and shapes borrowed from European art XX century. Melu prefers to create picture books with a minimum of text or no words at all: after all, children also begin to perceive the world first through visual images, and then through words. In this he is similar to many other illustrators from Latin America and Spain, who tell their stories with colorful brushstrokes and energetic silhouettes.
Founded in 1956, Internationalname award Hans Christian Andersen(Hans Christian Andersen Award) is the most prestigious in the field of children's books and is comparable in importance to the Nobel Prize. This prize was founded by the International Council for Children's and Youth Literature of UNESCO, thanks to the idea of a cultural figure in the field of children's literature, Jelle Lepman (1891-1970). The honorary mission of guardianship of the prize is performed by the Queen of Denmark. The prize is awarded by a jury that brings together writers and specialists in children's literature from different countries.
Once every two years, on the birthday of one of the best storytellers of all time, Hans Christian Andersen, a ceremony is held to award the best children's writer and, since 1966, the best illustrator of children's books. April 2nd best writer and artists selected from a list nominated by the National Sections of the Children's Book Council receive gold medals bearing Andersen's profile and diplomas. There is no cash equivalent of the award. Among the winners of the award over the years were Astrid Lindgren, Tove Jansson, Quentin Blake, Erich Kästner, David Almond.
Founders of the International awards name Hans Christian Andersen, as a tribute to the memory of the great children's writer, announced April 2 as International Children's Book Day. This day is celebrated in various countries as part of Children's Literature Week. Every year, one of the sections of the Children's Book Council carries out the honorable mission of organizing the holiday. It is mandatory to create a colorful poster and write an international message for children around the world, designed to popularize reading children's books.
Another literary prize has been established in Denmark - bonus named after Hans Christian Andersen(Hans Christian Andersen Litteraturpris), which distinguishes the worthy among those children's writers whose book ideas are similar to the ideas of the works of the genius himself. The award was first presented in 2007 famous writer Paulo Coelho. Unlike the International awards named after Hans Christian Andersen this award has a cash equivalent of 2222 euros.
Andersen Prize Laureates
List of award-winning writers
1956 Eleanor Farjeon (UK)
1958 Astrid Lindgren (Swedish Astrid Lindgren, Sweden)
1960 Erich Kästner (German: Erich Kästner, Germany)
1962 Meindert DeJong (eng. Meindert DeJong, USA)
1964 René Guillot (French)
1966 Tove Jansson (Finnish: Tove Jansson, Finland)
1968 James Krüss (German: James Krüss, Germany), Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva (Spain)
1970 Gianni Rodari (Italian: Gianni Rodari, Italy)
1972 Scott O'Dell (eng. Scott O'Dell, USA)
1974 Maria Gripe (Swedish Maria Gripe, Sweden)
1976 Cecil Bødker (Denmark)
1978 Paula Fox (USA)
1980 Bohumil Říha (Czech. Bohumil Říha, Czechoslovakia)
1982 Lygia Bojunga (port. Lygia Bojunga, Brazil)
1984 Christine Nöstlinger (German: Christine Nöstlinger, Austria)
1986 Patricia Wrightson (Australia)
1988 Annie Schmidt (Dutch Annie Schmidt, Netherlands)
1990 Tormod Haugen (Norwegian Tormod Haugen, Norway)
1992 Virginia Hamilton (USA)
1994 Michio Mado (Japanese: まど・みちお, Japan)
1996 Uri Orlev (Hebrew: אורי אורלב, Israel)
1998 Katherine Paterson (USA)
2000 Anna Maria Machado (port. Ana Maria Machado, Brazil)
2002 Aidan Chambers, UK
2006 Margaret Mahy (New Zealand)
2008 Jürg Schubiger (German: Jürg Schubiger, Switzerland)
2010 David Almond (UK)
2012 Maria Teresa Andruetto (Spanish: María Teresa Andruetto), Argentina
List of award-winning illustrators
1966 Alois Carighiet (Switzerland)
1968 Jiri Trnka (Czechoslovakia)
1970 Maurice Sendak (USA)
1972 Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)
1974 Farshid Mesghali (Iran)
1976 Tatyana Mavrina (USSR)
1978 Svend Otto S. (Denmark)
1980 Suekichi Akaba (Japan)
1982 Zbigniew Rychlicki (Polish: Zbigniew Rychlicki, Poland)
1984 Mitsumasa Anno (Japan)
1986 Robert Ingpen (Australia)
1988 Dusan Kallay (Czechoslovakia)
1990 Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)
1992 Kveta Patovska (Czech Republic)
1994 Jörg Müller (Switzerland)
1996 Klaus Ensikat (Germany)
1998 Tomi Ungerer (French: Tomi Ungerer, France)
2000 Anthony Brown (Great Britain)
2002 Quentin Blake (UK)
2004 Max Velthuijs (Netherlands)
2006 Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)
2008 Roberto Innocenti (Italy)
2010 Jutta Bauer (German: Jutta Bauer, Germany)
2012 Peter Sís (Czech Peter Sís, Czech Republic)
How to choose good books children? Why not choose the best then? Prize named after G.Kh. Andersen is a kind of analogy Nobel Prize, but only for children's literature. The prize has been awarded to the best author every two years since 1956, so parents who want to instill a taste for a good book in their children have a choice. Another thing is that other authors, even quite modern ones, are not translated into languages accessible to us. This is both a question and a proposal to our respected publishers: if all the best is for children, then isn’t it time to introduce young readers to truly outstanding writers?
Seventh Princess
Eleanor Farjeon, 1956
Elinor Farjeon is one of the most widely read and admired storytellers in Britain. Over her long writing life, she published about 60 books for children and adults. Farjeon received a prestigious international award for her collection “The Little Library.” Fairy tales and stories from the famous collection are included in this book. With a slight smile, Elinor Farjeon tells her young readers about the most important things in the world - about simple but true love, about compassion for others, about faith in people and about cherished dreams.
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren, 1958
Pippi is not just a girl, she is a cult. This is exactly the heroine of a children's book who does not fit into any “pink” girl canons. If you need to correct your children's ideas about gender equality, read to them about Pippi.
Emil and the detectives
Erich Kästner, 1960
The boy Emil Tyshbein lives with his mother in the small provincial town of Neustadt. During the holidays, the mother decided to send her son to visit his grandmother in Berlin, providing him with 140 marks. On the way, the boy fell asleep and was robbed. Emil realizes how hard this money was earned and decides to find the thief and take his money from him. Therefore, leaving the train ahead of time, he begins surveillance in a large and unfamiliar city. Unexpectedly, Emil finds help in the form of local Berlin guys who really want to take part in catching the thief. From this moment on, Operation Emil proceeds according to a strictly developed plan and with iron discipline. Very reasonable and appropriate behavior of children. The ability to be friends and come to each other’s aid is perhaps the most valuable thing the book teaches.
Wheel on the roof
Meindert De Jong, 1962
Six guys from a tiny fishing village want storks to fly to their Primorka. And for this you need to get at least one cart wheel so that the birds have somewhere to build a nest. And finding the wheel turned out to be not so easy... What there are no negative characters in the village of Primorka are. All residents of Primorka and surrounding farms - good people. It's so good to read something like this from time to time good books. Kind and warm. Where no one kills anyone. Where you just have to believe and your dream will come true. Storks will fly and bring happiness.
White mane
Rene Guillot, 1964
In his homeland, Rene is a classic, during his lifetime he managed to receive the Andersen Prize in 1964, but in our country only this one was translated short story. The boy's friendship with a foal, which turns into a snow-white proud leader in the course of the action, takes place against the backdrop of the Camargue marshes - a protected corner of Provence with a foggy and extremely untouched nature. A romantic story with beautiful black and white illustrations.
All about the Moomins
Tove Jansson, 1966
Wonderful, kind, funny characters. Incredible, fantastic adventures. In the Moomin series there are also deeply philosophical books, for example “The Magical Winter”.
Tim Thaler or sold laughter
James Crews, 1968
Hamburg. Early 1930s. A little boy Tim Thaler lives with his father and misses his deceased mother, a cheerful and kind woman. But one day his father decides to get married, and hard times come for Tim. Soon the father dies at a construction site. It becomes even harder for Tim: his stepmother uses him mercilessly, practically not caring about his condition. He has only one way to help him survive any troubles - his infectious laughter. But one day the boy meets the mysterious Baron Treach, who makes a strange deal with Tim: the boy gains the ability to win any bet, even the most fantastic one. But in return, Treach took away Tim's happy laugh. Tim's stepmother, having learned about his gift, uses it for her own purposes. He escapes from his cruel and greedy stepmother and sets off to wander the world to find happiness and regain his laughter.
The Adventures of Cipollino
Gianni Rodari, 1970
In fact, Rodari wrote social satire for adult readers, but the result was a book about friendship for children. The class struggle and solidarity of workers, peasants and progressive intelligentsia, however, have not disappeared from the agenda, neither in Rodari’s homeland, nor here, therefore classic book can become a kind of introduction to social studies for a child.
Island of Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell, 1972
The heroine of the book is an Indian girl, Karana, one of the entire tribe left on a small island off the Californian coast. Karana managed to establish a life in solitude, provide herself with food and safe shelter. The most important thing for Karana is her relationship with animals. For her, “animals and birds are the same people, only with their own language and their own manner of behavior. Without them, life in this world would be very dreary.”
"Island of the Blue Dolphins" received the Newbery Medal in 1961.
Cecilia Agnes - a strange story
Maria Grippe, 1974
The heroine of the story was left an orphan after the death of her parents and lives with relatives. After moving to a new house, she begins to feel someone's invisible presence, which turns out to be connected with her personal history. Strange doll, mysterious phone calls, vague memories of family secrets create the tension characteristic of “Gothic” literature. In fact, this is a book about the experiences of a teenager who is acutely aware of his loneliness.
Silas and Voronoi
Cecile Skaar Boedker, 1976
Silas lives in an evil, rude and cruel world, the culprits of which are adults - their mistrust, their dishonesty, their falsehood. In this terrible world of physical and mental violence against the weak and disadvantaged, Silas constantly has to fight for his existence. He can only rely on himself. Silas lives in fantasy world, among circus performers, lives outside of time and space. The most important thing about Silas is his strength, agility, ability to overcome difficulties and fight the world of evil. And also a love for music. To the animals. Silas is extremely musical and is most often himself when he plays the flute. And he is very kind to his black one. All this creates a complex and contradictory image of the boy.
Maurice's room
Paula Fox, 1978
Fox's novels are about children suffering from what is called a lack of imagination. The stories take place both in abandoned city outskirts and in beautiful houses in the countryside. The main characters of Fox's books are often uncommunicative, inhibited teenagers who perceive life inadequately. The works touch on issues such as AIDS, alcoholism, homelessness, and death. Often in Fox's stories, it's not environment, and adults. Not bad, but completely benevolent people cannot understand why their offspring try to be different from them, forgetting that for teenagers other paths seem more attractive.
Chernushka
Emiliyan Stanev, 1979
Emilian Stanev once said to his wife: “One is given the ability to understand the stars, another – herbs and flowers, and a third – birds and animals. I think this is my gift." Such high self-esteem of one of the greatest experts and artists of nature is completely justified.
Gonzik's trip to the village
Bogumil Rzhiga, 1980
Modern guys and their adventures are like an analogue of Kotka and Pavlik from the stories of Nosov or Deniska and Mishka - Dragunsky.
Yellow bag
Lizhia Bojunga, 1982
The big yellow bag that the heroine of the story, Raquel, carries with her everywhere, contains all her dreams: she wants to be a boy, grow up and become independent, and she also wants to write books. And, of course, this is what Raquel thinks, being an adult and independent is much better than being small. Let's grow up quickly!
What wonderful dreams. But the family just laughs at them. And then Raquel decides to hide her desires in a yellow bag. No one will laugh at them anymore...
New stories about Franz
Christine Nestlinger, 1984
It would seem that what could happen in the life of an ordinary preschool boy? But it turns out that it is full of events! For example, do you remember how you wanted to learn to read? Was it difficult? But Franz mastered reading very quickly - only one small problem remained... You will find out about it when you read the story yourself. Franz also went on a visit on his own for the first time. Not just anywhere, but to my grandmother, who lives in a nursing home. Of course, you can’t leave home without asking, but mom told Franz not to come into her sight again! Just what can happen when you come to visit without warning? That's right, no one is waiting for you. Well, well! What will Franz do?
Dark shine of water
Patricia Wrightson, 1986
Australian Patricia Wrightson began her career as a realist writer. And in 1972, while working on the book Ancient Magic, she realized that Australia must have its own mysterious creatures, born of the evergreen Australian bush and red deserts, blindingly bright light and pale shadows. P. Wrightson searched for and found records of Aboriginal folklore made by anthropologists and ethnographers and introduced them, perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, into urban stories. In the process of work, the writer found her style; her poetic language was most fully revealed in her main work and masterpiece - the trilogy “The Song of Virrun” (“The Ice is Coming”; “The Dark Shine of Water”; “At the Back of the Wind”).
Sasha and Masha (originally "Yip and Janneke")
Annie Schmidt, 1988
When Annie Schmidt was invited to receive the H. C. Andersen Prize Gold Medal in Oslo in 1988, she prepared a speech. So her speech was called “Appeal to the Next World”! This has never happened before! Annie Schmidt spoke with Andersen himself (and he has been dead for more than 100 years!). Here are just a few phrases from this speech: “Dear Hans Christian, I received your award! Needless to say, how happy I am, I was an ugly duckling for a very, very long time, and now I am an ugly old swan. But still a swan! Always yours, with respect, Annie." And then Annie Schmidt read Andersen’s answer: “Dear Annie, congratulations on receiving my prize!.. Just don’t write plays. I tried and it didn't work. So hold on to your stupid fairy tales, like I do... See you, your friend H.C. Andersen." It is humor and kindness that distinguish Annie Schmidt's books.
Night birds
Turmud Haugen, 1990
Night Birds, a novel about the real and imagined fears of children and adults, won literary awards in Norway and Germany, was recommended by psychological associations, was translated into 20 languages, and became Turmud Haugen's most famous novel in the world.
Zili
Virginia Hamilton, 1992
Virginia Hamilton writes about black boys, raising issues of racial discrimination in America and the new connection between different cultures.
Magic pocket
Michio Mado, 1994
Run, boy, run
Uri Orlev, 1996
The plot of the book echoes the memories of the author’s own childhood. Uri Orlev was born in Warsaw. During World War II, he and his entire family were deported to the Warsaw Ghetto, where he remained from 1940 to 1943. After the murder of his mother by the Nazis, he was deported with his brother to the Bergen-Belsen camp, where he spent about two years. After the war, Uri moved to Israel. This book talks about extraordinary life and the adventures of a Jewish boy from Poland, who lost his parents, was left completely alone in this world, was on the verge of death more than once and still survived despite all the blows of fate. While reading this book, you always feel fear for its hero, but you also rejoice when the hero, thanks to his ingenuity, courage and charm, overcomes all the adversities that befall him. The book teaches how to fight for life, not fall into despair, and look for and find solutions in the most hopeless conditions.
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Patterson, 1998
Ten-year-old Jess Aarons is a boy from a poor family, he is bullied at school, his mother is always busy at home, his father spends all his time at work, and Jess’s older sisters ignore him. But one day the Burke family comes to the neighboring house - a couple with a daughter, Leslie, who enters the same class as Jess. A strong friendship gradually develops between Jess and Leslie. They create their own country, Terabithia, in the forest next to their house, which can only be reached by jumping over a river while holding onto a rope hanging from a tree. Being mentally in Terabithia, they feel more confident and can resist the bullying of older students. But one day Leslie goes to Terabithia alone... The wonderful book was filmed in 2006.
Great-grandmother Bia, great-grandmother Bel
Anna Maria Machado, 2000
A theme that recurs in many of Machado's other works is that of memory and kinship. The girl Bel finds an old photograph of her great-grandmother, where she is depicted as a girl like Bel herself. They become very close, since the great-grandmother seems to live inside Bel and constantly talks to her, shares everything in the world and hears her voice in response. And one day Bel begins to hear another voice, a completely different one, which calls her, little Bel, great-grandmother! It turns out that in the distant future, her great-granddaughter finds her photograph in the same way, and this connection continues.
Bedtime book by Cordelia Kenn
Aiden Chambers, 2002
This last novel from a series of six books. One day, teenage girl Cordelia writes an "evening" book for her unborn daughter, talking about friendship, love, poetry, her favorite teacher Julie and a boy named Will.
Why are you not sleeping?
Martin Waddell, 2004
Waddell was born in Belfast and began his football career as a young man. When it became clear to Waddell that his career as a professional football player was not working out, he took up literary creativity. Almost all of Waddell's works bear the imprint of the events of his life and often unfold at the foot of the Mourne mountain range in Northern Ireland. His most famous works are books about bear cubs - “Why aren’t you sleeping, Little Bear?” (1988) and Let's Go Home, Little Bear (1993), as well as the Little Dracula series.
Dragon in an ordinary family
Margaret Mahy, 2006
Margaret Mahy's children's books A Lion in the Meadow ("The Lion in the Meadow" - not translated into Russian) and The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate ("The Man Whose Mother Was a Pirate" - not translated into Russian) are considered national classical literature New Zealand.
Where is the sea?
Jürg Schubiger, 2008
"Where is the sea?" - a collection of extraordinary stories about travel and self-discovery. The most unexpected objects become their heroes - for example, a carpet, a thumb, apple men, sorrel, a whale, another whale, longing, the sea, a traveler. These stories are touching and lyrical, at the same time absurd and funny.
Skellig
David Almond, 2010
This kind, fascinating and poetic book tells how two miracles suddenly enter the life of the most ordinary teenager, not too obedient, as befits a boy, who loves to kick a ball with his bosom friends: either a pterodactyl, or an angel living in among unnecessary rubbish in an old barn, and an amazing girl with burning eyes. The hero and the readers are faced with the question: should they believe in these miracles or dismiss them? The book received wide success; a film of the same name was made based on its plot, a theater production and an opera were staged.
Girl, heart and home
Maria Teresa Andruetto, 2012
The girl Tina is five years old, she lives with her father and grandmother. But mom lives in another house with Tina’s brother Pedro. But this is not at all because the parents separated. But because Pedro is sick. He has Down syndrome. On Sundays, the whole family meets, but little Tina will try to make sure that everyone always lives together.
Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit
Nahoko Uehashi, 2014
According to Andersen Prize jury chair Maria Jesús Gil, “Uehashi tells stories that are rich in imagination, culture and the beauty of complex processes and forms. At its core literary plots lies ancient Japanese mythology and science fiction fantasies that are deeply rooted in human reality." Based on the novel “Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit” in 2007, director Kamiyama Kenji made an anime of the same name.
The 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Prize longlist included 28 authors and 29 illustrators from 34 countries:
Argentina: writer Maria Laura Devetach; illustrator Bianchi
Australia; writer Ursula Dubossarsky; illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft
Austria: writer Renate Welsh; illustrator Linda Wolfsgruber
Belgium: writer Bart Muyaert; illustrator Rascal
Brazil: writer Marina Colasanti; illustrator Sisa Fittipaldi
UK: writer Elizabeth Laird; illustrator Chris Riddell
Denmark: writer Louis Jensen; illustrator Lilian Brögger
Germany: writer Miriam Pressler; illustrator Rotraut Suzanne Berner
Holland: writer Ted van Lieshout; illustrator Marit Törnqvist
Greece: writer Elena Dikaiou; illustrator Lida Varvarusi
Egypt: writer Affa Tobbala
Spain: writer Agusti Fernandez Paz; illustrator Miguel Anjo Prado Plana
Italy: writer Chiara Carminati; illustrator Alessandro Sanna
Iran: illustrator Peyman Rahimzadeh
Canada: writer Kenneth Oppel; illustrator Pierre Pratt
China: writer Cao Wen-Hsuan; illustrator Zhu Chen-Liang
Colombia: illustrator Claudia Rueda
Latvia: illustrator Anita Paegle
Mexico: illustrator Gabriel Pacheco
New Zealand: writer Joy Cowley
Norway: writer Tor Aage Bringsvärd; illustrator Lisa Aisato
Palestine: writer Sonia Nimr
Russia: writer Andrey Usachev; illustrator Mikhail Fedorov
Slovakia: writer Daniel Hevier; illustrator Peter Uchnar
Slovenia: writer Svetlana Makarovich; illustrator Marjan Manczek
USA: writer Lois Lowry; illustrator Chris Raschka
Türkiye: writer Gulcin Alpoge; illustrator Ferit Avci
France: writer Timothée de Fombelles; illustrator Francois Place
Croatia: writer Miro Gavran
Switzerland: writer Franz Hochler; illustrator Etienne Delessert
Sweden: illustrator Eva Lindström
Estonia: writer Piret Raud
South Korea: illustrator Susie Lee
Japan: writer Eiko Kadono; illustrator Ken Katayama
The winners will be announced at the IBBY press conference during the Bologna Children's Book Fair in March 2016. The award ceremony will take place in Auckland, Australia at the XXXV World Children's Book Congress.
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