Meet the author, illustrator and translator nominees of the Honour List 2020! The IBBY Honour List is a biennial selection of outstanding, recently published books, honouring writers, illustrators and translators from IBBY member countries. The IBBY Honour List is one of the most widespread and effective ways of furthering IBBY's objective of encouraging international understanding through children's literature. The titles are selected by the National Sections, which can nominate one book for each of the three categories. For a country with a substantial and continuing production of children's books in more than one language, one book may be submitted for writing and translation in each official language.
Usually, the catalogue is introduced and the books are shown for the first time at the 37th IBBY Congress, which was originally to be held in Moscow last September. Sadly, because of the pandemic, the 37th IBBY Congress was postponed to 10-12 September 2021. The books should have been exhibited at the IBBY stand at the 2021 Bologna Children’s Book Fair, but the Fair had to cancel its in-person event. We feel terribly sorry that the 2020 HL books and the nominees are not getting the visibility that they normally should receive during this time. All the books will be shown and officially presented in September in Moscow. Meanwhile, we wanted to find a way to share and highlight the books and honour the nominees.
This is why we’ve asked all the authors, illustrators and translators nominated in the 2020 selection to send us a picture of themselves with their selected book – book selfies! Enjoy this compilation and meet the creators behind these outstanding books!
1. Viktor Canosinaj, "Djali qe shikonte detin" (The boy of the seaside), Albania
5. Jef Aerts, "De blauwe vleugels" (The blue wings), Belgium
7. Marina Colasanti, "Quando a primavera chegar" (When spring comes), Brazil
8. Kakada Soerm, "Kar Proyuth York Teukdorm Phka" (Fighting for nectar), Cambodia
8. Heng Srey Oun, "Kar Proyuth York Teukdorm Phka" (Fighting for nectar), Cambodia
9. Cherie Dimaline, "The Marrow Thieves", Canada
13. Byron Espinoza, "Estos pequeños milagros" (These little miracles), Costa Rica
15. Andri Antoniou, "To kalokeri pou meyalosa" (The summer that I grew up), Cyprus
16. Marek Toman, "Cukrárna U Silhavého Juma" (Cross-eyed Jim's confectionary), Czech Republic
17. Sandra de la Torre Guarderas, "Tormenta de arroz" (Rice storm), Ecuador
18. Samah Abu Bakr, "Al Da'irah Al Ha'erah" (The confused circle), Egypt
20. Salla Symukka, "Sytytä valot! - Sammuta valot!" (Turn on the lights! - Turn off the lights!), Finland
22. Jean-Claude Mourlevat, "Jefferson", France
23. Stefanie Höfler, "Der grosse schwarze Vogel" (The big black bird), Germany
25. Vagelis Iliopoulos, "Thomas Q. Bit. Taxidiōtēs sto katoptro tu chronu" (Thomas Q. Bit: A traveller through the looking glass of time), Greece
26. Dóra Gimesi, "A Macskaherceg kilencedik élete" (A cat prince's ninth life), Hungary
29. Ahmad Fuadi, "Anak Rantau" (Little nomads), Indonesia
30. Abbass Jahangirian, "Sayeh-ye hayoola" (Monster's shadow), Iran
34. Arie Nashiya, "Kimi no sonzai o ishiki suru" (Sensing your presence), Japan
35. Huda Al Shaer, "Min nafidhaty" (From my window), Jordan
36. Joong-Mi Kim, "Kkot-seom Goyangi" (The cat living in flower island), Republic of Korea
37. Aivars Klavis, "Melnais akmens" (The black stone), Latvia
38. Antoine Maurice Al Chartouni, "Aela Jadida?!" (A new family?!), Lebanon
40. Mohanna Gill, "Hayley's Fantastic Fruits", Malaysia
42. Ion Anton, "Vesel îndrumar pentru vestiar" (Cheerful guide to dressing room), Moldova
43. Gideon Samson, "Zeb.", Netherlands
45. Eirlys Hunter, "The Mapmakers' Race", New Zealand
47. Ahlam Bsharat, "Masna' al-Dhikrayat" (Factory of memories), Palestine
48. Guiomar du Bois, "Julio Gálvez Huamanga rumi = Julio Gálvez y la piedra de Huamanga" (Julio Gálvez and the Huamanga stone), Peru
49. Isabel Menéndez Ibárcena, "El hambriento lobo feroz" (The big bad hungry wolf), Peru
52. Olga Vasilyeva, "Yuhaty salkus..." (The meeting at the waterfall), Russia
53. Toňa Revajová, " Rok Sivka Ohniváka" (A year of Sivko Ohnivák), Slovakia
54. Nataša Konc Lorenzutti "Zvezek in brezvezek" (Notebook and Norulesbook), Slovenia
55. Sindiwe Magona, "The Best Meal Ever!", South Africa
56. Patxi Zubizarreta, "Korri, Kuru, korri!" (Run, Kuru, run!), Spain
57. Núria Parera Ciuró, "La maleta" (The Suitcase), Spain
58. Pepe Cáccamo, "Tinta de luz" (Ink of light), Spain
59. Rafael Salmerón López, "No te muevas, Musaraña" (Don't move, Little Shrew), Spain
62. Çiğdem Sezer, "Kamyon Kafe" (Truck Café), Turkey
64. Sashko Dermanskyi, "Meri" (Mary), Ukraine
65. Nadia Al Najjar, "Aswat Al Alam" (Voices of the world), United Arab Emirates
66. Catherine Johnson, "Freedom", United Kingdom
69. Ledia Kostandina, "Supa Magjike e Dragoit = Magic Dragon Soup", Albania
72. Linda Wolfsgruber, "Wir" (Us), Austria
73. Leo Timmers, "Aap op straat", Monkey on the run, Belgium
75. Seng Visal-Het, "Ah Vey Mous Srek Ngoang Ngoang" (Why is the mosquito making a buzzing sound?), Cambodia
76. Rogé, "Bagages, mon histoire" (Baggage, my story), Canada
84. Anna Jacobina Jacobsen, "Ø", Denmark
85. Sozapato, "Debajo de hoy" (Under today), Ecuador
89. Iris Anemone Paul, "Polka für Igor" (Polka for Igor), Germany
90. Nelda LaTeef, "Animal Village", Ghana
91. Philippos Photiadis, "Ena kitrino phyllo" (A yellow leaf), Greece
92. Rozi Békés, "A vadhattyúk" (The Wild Swans), Hungary
93. Rán Flygenring, "Fuglar" (Birds), Iceland
94. Mayukh Ghosh, "The Tale of Babban Hajjam", India
96. Shona Shirley MacDonald, "The Pooka Party", Ireland
97. Irene Penazzi, "Nel mio giardino il mondo" (In my garden the world), Italy
98. Shigeru Tamura, "Yoru no oto" (Night sounds), Japan
100. Suzy Lee, "Kang-yi" (River), Republic of Korea
102. Sawsan NourAllah, "Sadikiti waal manadil Almoulawanah" (My friend and the colourful napkins), Lebanon
104. Mohd Kairul Azman Ismail, "Sayangku Apai" (My dearest Apai), Malaysia
105. Estelí Meza, "El Príncipe Valiente tiene miedo" (The brave knight is afraid), Mexico
106. Licā Sainciuc, "Moara de frig" (Cold mill), Moldova
108. Josh Morgan, "The Bomb", New Zealand
110. Abdullah Qawariq, "Sha'ir al-Birwa" (The poet of al-Birwa), Palestine
113. Olga Monina, "Legendy staroy Anglii" (The old English legends", Russia
114. Katarína Vavrová, "A čo je krása?" (And what is beauty?), Slovakia
115. Ana Zavadlav, "Čriček in temačni občutek" (The healing of the cricket), Slovenia
116. Paddy Bouma, "The Best Meal Ever!", South Africa
117. Federico Delicado, "Un largo viaje" (A long trip), Spain
118. Per Gustavsson, "Om dagen tar slut" (If the day ends), Sweden
119. Christine Aebi, "Ein bisschen wie du = A little like you", Switzerland
120. Deniz Üçbaşaran, "Şapkadaki Balık" (The fish in the hat), Turkey
128. Anne Beucher Cohen, "Le trésor de Barracuda" (The treasure of Barracuda, orig. Spanish), Belgium
João Guimarães, "Diário de Blumka" (Blumka's diary, orig. German), Brazil
130. Mong Kimna, "Deumshheu Robos BarbaPapa" (Barbapapa's tree, orig. French), Cambodia
131. Susan Ouriou, "The Courage of Elfina" (orig. French), Canada
133. Zhao Wenwei, "Zui Bang de Ji Mi" (Jimmy the Greatest, orig. Spanish), China
134. María Mercedes Correa, "Nora" (orig. French), Colombia
135. Daniel González Muniz, "La tortuga y el monstruo" (The Turtle and the Monster, orig. English), Costa Rica
136. Marko Kovačić, "Knjiga o prahu: Divlja ljepotica" (The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage, orig. English), Croatia
140. Raija Rintamäki, "Nähdään kun nähdään" (See you when I see you, orig. Swedish), Finland
143. Andrea Kluitmann, "Für immer Alaska" (Forever Alaska, orig. Dutch), Germany
145. Anastasia Deligianni, "To kokalino spourgiti" (The Bone Sparrow, orig. English), Greece
146. Zsófia Molnár, "A Tükörjáró - 1. Könyv: A tél jegyesei" (The mirror visitor: A winter's promise, orig. French), Hungary
149. Usy Izzani Faizti, "Penyihir pada Zaman Dahulu Kala" (The Wizards of Once, orig. English), Indonesia
Keyvan Abidi Ashtiani, "Hame-ye anha yek gorbeh didand" (They All Saw a Cat, orig. English), Iran
151. Anna Patrucco Becchi, "Il nostro avvenire dorato" (Fing's War, orig. Dutch), Italy
152. Yumi Nishimura, "Ahoi tsuki no ishi" (Blue moonstone, orig. Dutch), Japan
153. Sujung Kim Inae, "Baek. Insaeng Geurimchaek" (Hundred. What you learn in a lifetime, orig. German), Republic of Korea
157. Ivan Pilchin, "Istorioarele unui dud bătrân" (The stories of the old mulberry tree, orig. Russian), Moldova
159. Anne Tjerk Popkema, "Teltsjes fan Tellegen. Alventritich bisteferhalen" (Tellegen's Tales: Forty-one animal stories, orig. Dutch), Netherlands
160. Evelyn Tobin, "Tu Meke Tūī! Koni atu kē ngā āhua o te manu rērere" (Tu Meke Tūī! There's more to being a bird than flying, orig. English), New Zealand
165. L'ubor Matejko, "Kto nám z neba sype sneh?" (Who creates the snow?, orig. Ukrainian), Slovakia
166. Ana Barič Moder, "Zavetje vode" (The Weight of Water, orig. English), Slovenia
168. Lorato Trok, "Dijo tse di Monate go Gaisa!" (The Best Meal Ever, orig. English), South Africa
169. Xolisa Guzula, "Ilitye eliculayo" (The Singing Stone, orig. English), South Africa
170. Julen Gabiria, "Coraline" (orig. English), Spain
172. David A. Álvarez Martinez, "Pippi Mediaslongas" (Pippi Longstocking, orig. Swedish), Spain
173. Julio Hermoso, "Refugiado" (Refugee, orig. English), Spain
Congratulations to all the all the 2020 nominees! The Honour List will be officially presented online and in-person on Saturday, 11 September 2021 at the 37th IBBY World Congress. The nominees who are able to travel to Moscow will receive their diplomas in-person. The rest of the diplomas will be sent to the IBBY National Sections, which will honour their nominees on a more local level. Four out of seven parallel sets of the books are already circulating around the world.
The full list of the IBBY Honour List 2020 nominees can be viewed here .
The IBBY Honour List 2020 catalogue can be ordered from the IBBY Secretariat. The 2020 catalogue can also be downloaded as a PDF (2.9MB) here .
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