David Almond Short-Listed for The 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award

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BfK No. 192 - January 2012

This issue’s cover illustration is from The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan. Thanks to David Fickling Books for their help with this January cover.

The Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) today announced the 2010 shortlist.

Five authors and five illustrators have been selected including David Almond.

The award, considered the most prestigious in international Children's literature, is given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People to a living author and illustrator whose complete works have made lasting contributions to children's literature.

The winners will be announced on Tuesday, March 23rd at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.

The five short-listed authors in alphabetical order are:

Ahmad Reza Ahmadi from Iran

David Almond from the United Kingdom

Bartolomeu Campos de Queiros from Brazil

Lennart Hellsing from Sweden

Louis Jensen from Denmark

The five short-listed illustrators in alphabetical order are:

Jutta Bauer from Germany

Carll Cneut from Belgium

Etienne Delessert from Switzerland

Svjetlan Junakovic from Croatia

Roger Mello from Brazil

A full list of candidates can be found at www.ibby.org