Hans Christian Andersen Award

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Hans Christian Andersen Award
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The Award

• Other name Nobel Prize for childrens literature
• Established International Board on Books for
  Young People
• Hold Every 2 years
• Two categories
• The Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing
  (since 1956)
• The Hans Christian Andersen Award for
  Illustration (since 1966)

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The Award

• Goal
• Every other year IBBY presents the Hans Christian
  Andersen Awards to a living author and
  illustrator whose complete works have made a
  lasting contribution to childrens literature.
• To forward children to read more, to promote the
  ability of esthetics and literature, to build up
  the positive vale and advance the peace of the
  world.
• Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the
  Patron of the Andersen Awards, which are
  supported by Nami Island Inc..
• A gold medal is presented to the winners at the
  biennial IBBY World Congress.

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About the Title of the Award

• It is named after the Danish author Hans
  Christian Andersen (1805-1875).
• Hans Christian Andersen is recognized as one of
  the masters of the fairy-tale genre. His writings
  encompassed fairy tales, plays, novels and travel
  books.
• Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
• 1 A Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet
• 2 Works The Princess and the Pea, The Little
  Mermaid, The Ugly Duckling, The Snow Queen, The
  Little Match Girl, Thumbelina, Emperor's New
  Clothes, etc.

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Criteria

• Nomination Made by IBBY National Section
• International Award
• (1) IBBY National Sections from 32 countries
  separately submit the nominees from the country
  they located.
• (2) Two categories- Authors and Illustrators
  Each section submits one author and one
  illustrator from their own country.
• (3) Criterion Living authors and illustrators
  who have made lasting contribution to childrens
  literature

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Criteria

• Works are judged on literary and artistic merit.
  Judges look for exceptional aesthetic qualities
  in writing or illustration, including treatment
  of plot, character, style, structure or language
  and for a portrayal of universal themes with
  lasting human virtues.
• Candidates who have been highly commended may be
  proposed again after an interval of five years.
  During the first years, the jury listed
  runnersup, then highly commended, and, in the
  last few years, author or illustrator finalist
  for the books that were in the final
  consideration.
• The Award consists of a gold medal and a diploma,
  presented at a festive ceremony during the
  biennial IBBY Congress.

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Winners 1990-2010

• Hans Christian Andersen Award
• for Illustration (2010 1990)
• 2010 Jutta Bauer (Germany)
• 2008 Roberto Innocenti (Italy)
• 2006 Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)
• 2004 Max Velthuijs (The Netherlands)
• 2002 Quentin Blake (UK)
• 2000 Anthony Browne (UK)
• 1998 Tomi Ungerer (France)
• 1996 Klaus Ensikat (Germany)
• 1994 Jörg Müller (Switzerland)
• 1992 Kveta Pacovská (Czech Republic)
• 1990 Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)

• Hans Christian Andersen
• Award
• for Writing (2010 1990)
• 2010 David Almond (UK)
• 2008 Jürg Schubiger (Switerzland)
• 2006 Margaret Mahy (New Zealand)
• 2004 Martin Waddell (Ireland)
• 2002 Aidan Chambers (UK)
• 2000 Ana Maria Machado (Brazil)
• 1998 Katherine Paterson (USA)
• 1996 Uri Orlev (Israel)
• 1994 Michio Mado (Japan)
• 1992 Virginia Hamilton (USA)
• 1990 Tormod Haugen (Norway)

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Hans Christian Andersen Award 2010
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Last time given 2010

• HCA Award Author Winner 2010
• David Almond - UK
• Skellig (1998) London Hodder Childrens Books.
• The Fire Eaters (2003) London Hodder Childrens
  Books.
• Clay (2005) London Hodder Childrens Books.
• Jackdaw Summer (2008) London Hodder Childrens
  Books.
• The Savage. Illus. by Dave McKean (2008) London
  Walker Childrens Books.

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Last time given 2010

• HCA Award Illustrator Winner 2010
• Jutta Bauer - Germany
• Selma (2003) Geneva La Joie de Lire Jeunesse.
• Die Königin oder Farben (The Queen of Colors)
  (1998) Weinheim Beltz Gelberg.
• Schreimutter (The Screaming Mother) (1998)
  Weinheim Beltz Gelberg.
• Opas Engel (Grandpa's Angel) (LAnge de
  grand-père) (2002) Paris Gallimard Jeunesse.
• Aller Anfang (The Very Beginning) By Juerg
  Schubiger and Franz Hohler (2006) Weinheim Beltz
  Gelberg.

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HCA Award Candidates for 2012

• IBBY National Sections from 32 countries have
  made their selections,
• submitting 27 authors and 30 illustrators as
  candidates for the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen
  Awards.
• The winners will be announced at the IBBY Press
  Conference at the Bologna Children's Book Fair on
  Monday, 19 March 2012.

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Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2012

• Bart Moeyaert
• Belgium
• Writer

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Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2012

• Pablo Bernasconi
• Argentina
• Illustrator
• http//www.pbernasconi.com.ar/home.htm

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The Illustrations for 2012
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The Illustrations for 2012
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What is IBBY?

• The International Board on Books for Young People
  (IBBY)
• It is a non-profit organization which represents
  an international network of people from all over
  the world who are committed to bringing books and
  children together.
• It was founded in Zurich, Switzerland in 1953
• Today, it is composed of more than seventy
  National Sections all over the world, including
  IBBY Canada, IBBY Ireland, IBBY Australia.

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IBBY Organization

• IBBY is committed to the principles of the
  International Convention on the Rights of the
  Child, ratified by the United Nations in 1990.
• One of its main proclamations is the right of the
  child to a general education and to direct access
  to information.
• Executive Committee ten people from different
  countries and a President, elected biennially by
  the National Sections at a General Assembly
  during the IBBY Congresses.
• The daily management of IBBY's affairs is
  conducted from its Secretariat in Basel,
  Switzerland.

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The Membership in IBBY

• National Sections
• Supporting Members
• Individuals
• All forms of membership have to be approved by
  the IBBY Executive Committee.

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IBBY has five key aims

• to promote international understanding through
  children's books
• to give children everywhere the opportunity to
  have access to books with high literary and
  artistic standards
• to encourage the publication and distribution of
  quality children's books, especially in
  developing countries
• to provide support and training for those
  involved with children and children's literature
• to stimulate research and scholarly works in the
  field of children's literature
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Honor List

• Besides the award, IBBY publishes a biennial
  Honor Listof excellent new childrens books,
  which are selected by the different national
  sections of IBBY, and recognize excellence in
  writing, illustration and translation of
  childrens books.
• It provides insight into the diverse cultural,
  political and social settings in which children
  live and grow and it can be used by all those
  involved with developing educational and literacy
  programs and publishing initiatives to develop
  exemplary international collections.

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Honor List
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Information

• http//www.ibby.org/index.php?id1021
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutta_Bauer
• http//www.google.com.tw/search?hlzhTWbiw1003b
  ih670qJutta20Bauergbv2ieUTF-8saNtabiw
  eicrlXT-n3IsGimQWM6czPDw

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