Winners of the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Jacqueline Woodson (Photo credit: Tiffany A. Bloomfield)
Albertine
On 4th May, IBBY International announced the winners of the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award: Jacqueline Woodson of the USA as Author and Albertine of Switzerland as Illustrator. As author, Jacqueline Woodson has a prolific body of writing from picture books to young adult literature, all of which feature lyrical language, powerful characters, and an abiding sense of hope. As illustrator, Albertine creates books with multiple levels of interpretation, with drawings made with infinite precision that are lively and full of humour.
- Films from the virtual IBBY Press Conference can be found here.
- The full media release can be downloaded here.
- Learn more about IBBY UK’s nominees: John Agard (writing) and Helen Oxenbury (illustration).