Hans Christian Andersen Award

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 children`s literature.
  The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children`s books. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the Patron of the Andersen Awards.
  The nominations are made by the National Sections of IBBY and the recipients are selected by a [ ... ]