Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2012 Hans Christian Anderson Winners Announced

The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) announced the winners of the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards from the Bologna Book Fair on Monday. María Teresa Andruetto from Argentina has won the 2012 Author Award and Peter Sís from the Czech Republic has won the 2012 Illustrator Award.

The Hans Christian Andersen Award, which is considered the most prestigious in international children’s literature, is given biennially IBBY to a living author and illustrator whose complete works are judged to have made lasting contributions to children's literature.  Click here to read a full announcement from Publisher's Weekly.

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