Hans Christian Andersen Award

The Hans Christian Andersen Award, sometimes known as the "Little Nobel Prize", is an international award given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in recognition of a "lasting contribution to children's literature". There are two categories of award winners: authors, and illustrators.

The prize is named after the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, and winners receive a gold medal from the hand of the Queen of Denmark.

In addition to the Award, IBBY publishes a biennial "Honor List" of excellent new children's books, which are selected by the different national sections of IBBY, and recognize excellence in writing, illustration and translation of children's books.

Writing

The Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing has been awarded since 1956.

1956 - Eleanor Farjeon (United Kingdom)

1958 - Astrid Lindgren (Sweden)

1960 - Erich Kästner (Germany)

1962 - Meindert DeJong (USA)

1964 - René Guillot (France)

1966 - Tove Jansson (Finland)

1968 - James Krüss (Germany), José Maria Sanchez-Silva (Spain)

1970 - Gianni Rodari (Italy)

1972 - Scott O'Dell (USA)

1974 - Maria Gripe (Sweden)

1976 - Cecil Bødker (Denmark)

1978 - Paula Fox (USA)

1980 - Bohumil Říha (Czechoslovakia)

1982 - Lygia Bojunga Nunes (Brazil)

1984 - Christine Nöstlinger (Austria)

1986 - Patricia Wrightson (Australia)

1988 - Annie M. G. Schmidt (Netherlands)

1990 - Tormod Haugen (Norway)

1992 - Virginia Hamilton (USA)

1994 - Michio Mado (Japan)

1996 - Uri Orlev (Israel)

1998 - Katherine Paterson (USA)

2000 - Ana Maria Machado (Brazil)

2002 - Aidan Chambers (United Kingdom)

2004 - Martin Waddell (Ireland)

2006 - Margaret Mahy (New Zealand)

2008 - Jürg Schubiger (Switzerland)

Illustration

The Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration has been awarded since 1966.

1966 - Alois Carigiet (Switzerland)

1968 - Jiří Trnka (Czechoslovakia)

1970 - Maurice Sendak (USA)

1972 - Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)

1974 - Farshid Mesghali (Iran)

1976 - Tatjana Mawrina (USSR)

1978 - Svend Otto S. (Denmark)

1980 - Suekichi Akaba (Japan)

1982 - Zbigniew Rychlicki (Poland)

1984 - Mitsumasa Anno (Japan)

1986 - Robert Ingpen (Australia)

1988 - Dusan Kállay (Czechoslovakia)

1990 - Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)

1992 - Kveta Pacovská (Czech Republic)

1994 - Jörg Müller (artist) (Switzerland)

1996 - Klaus Ensikat (Germany)

1998 - Tomi Ungerer (France)

2000 - Anthony Browne (United Kingdom)

2002 - Quentin Blake (United Kingdom)

2004 - Max Velthuijs (Netherlands)

2006 - Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)

2008 - Roberto Innocenti (Italy)

See also

• Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
• Nobel Prize
• List of prizes, medals, and awards
• Caldecott Medal

External links

• International Board on Books for Young People
• Hans Christian Andersen Award Exhibit, Northwestern University Library - Informative multimedia site about the awards, and the 2004 nominees in particular, from the Northwestern University Library

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