Biennial

Supported by:
Nissan Motor Co of Japan

Patron:
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

For further information contact:
International Board on Books for Young People
Nonnenweg 12 Postfach
CH-4003-Basel
Switzerland
tel: (+4161) 272 2917
fax: (+4161) 272 2757
email: ibby@eye.ch
website: www.ibby.org

The highest international recognition given to authors and illustrators, these awards are presented to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children’s literature.

The nominations are made by the National Sections of IBBY and the winners are selected by a distinguished international jury of children’s literature specialists. The awards are presented during the biennial IBBY Congress.

2004

Author:
Martin Waddell (IRL)

Illustrator:
Max Velthuijs (Netherlands)


2002

Author:
Aidan Chambers (UK)

Illustrator:
Quentin Blake (UK)

Past Winners

Since 1966, this prize has been awarded to an author and an illustrator whose works have made an important contribution to children's literature. Listed below are all past winners, author first, followed by illustrator. Prior to 1966, only an author award was presented.

2000
Ana Maria Machado (Brazil)
Anthony Browne (UK)

1998
Katherine Paterson (USA)
Tomi Ungerer (France)

1996
Uri Orlev (Israel)
Klaus Eniskat (Germany)

1994
Michio Mado (Japan)
Jörg Müller (Switzerland)

1992
Virginia Hamilton (USA)
Kveta Pacovská (Czecholslovakia)

1990
Tormod Haugen (Norway)
Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)

1988
Annie M G Schmidt (Netherlands)
Dusan Kállay (Czechoslovakia)

1986
Patricia Wrightson (Australia)
Robert Ingpen (Australia)

1984
Christine Nöstlinger (Austria)
Mitsumasa Anno (Japan)

1982
Lygia Bojunga Nunes (Brazil)
Zbigniew Rychlicki (Poland)

1980
Bohumil Riha (Czechoslovakia)
Suekichi Akaba (Japan)

1978
Paula Fox (USA)
Svend Otto S. (Soerensen) (Denmark)

1976
Cecil Bødker (Denmark)
Tatjana Mawrina (USSR)

1974
Maria Gripe (Sweden)
Farshid Mesghali (Iran)

1972
Scott O'Dell (USA)
Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)

1970
Gianni Rodari (Italy)
Maurice Sendak (USA)

1968
joint winners of author award:
James Krüss (Germany) & José Maria Sanchez-Silva (Spain)
Jirí Trnka (Czechoslovakia) (illustrator)

1966
Tove Jansson (Finland)
Alois Carigiet (Switzerland)

1964
René Guillot (France)

1962
Meindert De Jong (USA)

1960
Erich Kästner (Germany)

1958
Astrid Lindgren (Sweden)

1956
Eleanor Farjeon (UK)