The Picture Book Award is the indicator for many parents to choose picture books to buy. There are many picture book awards, including domestic ones, foreign ones, and international ones; some are awarded to finished products, some to book manuscripts, and some to people; some are awarded to writers, some to illustrators; some are awarded to local picture books, and some are world-compatible; some first prizes will be vacant, and some first prizes will not be vacant... The winning picture books are all professionally judged Selected, the value is guaranteed, select to introduce some picture book awards, and discover treasures of Chinese and foreign classic picture books.

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International Andersen Award

Hans Christian Andersen Award

Nationality: Denmark

Birthday : 1956 (every two years)

Parents: International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY, The International Board on Books for Young People)

Awards: Literature Award; Illustration Award

Scope: Only awarded to people, not to works. Writers and illustrators around the world can only receive it once in a lifetime. It is a personal lifetime achievement award for children's literature writers and illustrators

Judgment: Judgment will be based on all works of the nominated writers and illustrators. The works must have an artistic sense and deep connotation, pay attention to humanistic care, and pay attention to the trauma issues that children are most vulnerable to. Writers who have turned from adult literature to children's literature should not be awarded.

Extension: The "Nobel Prize" in the children's book world. In 1956, there was only a writer award, and in 1966, an illustrator award was added. The International Andersen Award is named after the fairy tale master Andersen. This award has no prize money. Each winner will be awarded a gold medal engraved with Andersen's face and a certificate of honor. Chinese children's literature writer Cao Wenxuan won the 2016 International Hans Christian Andersen Award for Literature. Maurice Sendak, Mitsumasa Anno, Anthony Brown, etc., who are familiar to many mothers, are winners of the International Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration.

Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal

Nationality: United States

Birthday: 1938 (once a year)

Awards: The Caldecott Medal (Gold Medal of Honor); Honor Books (Silver Medal of Honor)

Scope: Finished picture books, and Only American picture books, foreign picture books will not be reviewed

Judges: More emphasis will be placed on the creativity and artistic value of the work, whether it is entertaining, whether it inspires children's imagination, and whether it gives children sufficient space to think, etc.

Extension: The most authoritative picture book award in the United States, the "Oscar" of the picture book industry, is named after Randolph Caldecott, the most important British illustrator of the 19th century and the "father of modern picture books" , which mainly rewards “children’s picture books with the most outstanding artistic expression and image interpretation”.

Link: Caldecott Medal picture books over the years

84 Caldecott Gold Medal picture books (1938-2021)

Caldecott Silver Medal picture book (Part 1) (1938) -1984)

Caldecott Silver Medal Picture Book (Part 2) (1985-2019)

Kate Greenaway Medal

Kate Greenaway Medal

Nationality: British (the highest award for British children's picture books)

Birthday: 1955 (once a year)

Parents: British Library Association

Awards: "Kate Greenaway Award"; "Nomination Award"

Scope: Finished picture books; only awarded to illustrators, not writers; it is an international award, and the winners are not limited to the UK National Illustrators

Jury: The selection criteria are strict and meticulous. In addition to illustrations being the most important element, artistic style, format, combination of graphics and text, and visual impression are all major considerations, which are further subdivided into four categories: Among the five small projects, the selected works are particularly worthy of trust and expectation.

Extension: "The Most Picky Picture Book Award".

Established in memory of the 19th century children's book illustrator Ms. Kate Greenaway. Ms. Kate Greenaway was one of the artists closest to children's hearts in the British Victorian era. Her children's books were not only warm and touching, elegant in style, but also good at using See the world through children's eyes.

Bratislava International Illustration Biennial Award

Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB)

Nationality: Czechoslovakia

Birthday: 1967 (every two years)

Parents: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovakia, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and International Federation of Children's Books (IBBY)

Awards: 1 Annual Grand Prize, 5 Golden Apple Awards, 5 Badge Awards, 1 Children's Jury Award, 3 Honorable Mention Awards from the Publishing House and 1 Special Award from the Mayor of Bratislava.

Scope: Finished picture books from around the world; awarded only to illustrators

Jury: The main audience is children. BIB's award-winning works represent world-class illustration art standards, are rich in unique artistic value and distinctive cultural characteristics, and are highly innovative and cutting-edge.

Extension: The world’s earliest and largest non-commercial international illustration award. To participate in BIB, you must submit published books and be nominated by relevant organizations in various countries. It is the most important exhibition and exhibition in the international illustration field with the highest threshold. Awards. The BIB first prize winner will have the right to hold a personal exhibition at the next BIB.

Shandong Education Press published the award-winning book series of the Bratislava International Illustration Biennale.

Bologna International Children's Book Fair Best Children's Book Award

Bologna Ragazzi Award

Nationality: Italian

Birthday: 1966 (once a year )

Parents: Bologna International Children's Book Fair

Awards: Fiction Award (Fiction), Non-Fiction Award (Non-Fiction) and Newcomer Award (Opera Prima), " "New Horizons" (rewarding the most innovative works), a new fixed award will be added in 2020 - Comics

Scope: International

Judging: Based on the criteria of “creativity, educational value, and artistic design”.

Extension: The Bologna International Children's Book Fair is the world's largest, most authoritative and influential children's book fair and annual children's book expo. Books that win the "Best Children's Book Award" are labeled as high-quality books.

German Picture Book Award

Nationality: Germany

Birthday: 1956 (once a year)

Parents: German Youth Literature Association

Award: Picture Book Award

Scope: Not limited to local German writers

Extension: The "German Youth Literature Award" is the only national youth literature award in Germany. The Picture Book Award is the picture book award in the "German Youth Literature Award". In Europe, the German Picture Book Award is the most important and authoritative picture book award.

Japanese Picture Book Award

Nationality: Japanese

Birthday: 1995 (once a year)

Parents: Japan School Library Association< /p>

Awards: The best work is the "Japan Picture Book Award Grand Prize", the outstanding work is the "Japan Picture Book Award", the outstanding translation work is the "Japan Picture Book Award Translation Award", and the readers' selection is the "Japan Picture Book Award" Readers' Award"

Scope: New picture books published in Japan that year

Jury: Strict selection, selected by an expert jury of writers, painters, picture book researchers, art critics, etc. Produce excellent works. Paying attention to the artistry and literature of picture books, most of the award-winning works have become best-sellers. The Translation Award refers to the translation of foreign works, and the Reader's Award may also be for foreign works. Therefore, some picture books will win other awards such as the Caldecott Medal, and also win the Reader's Award or the Translation Award.

Extension: Japan’s most authoritative and high-profile picture book award.

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