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The Name Prize is the highest international award in contemporary literature, which is awarded to the best children's writers ( Hans Christian Andersen Author Award) and illustrators ( Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration). For "children's" authors, this award is the most prestigious of the international awards, it is often called the "Small Nobel Prize».

The award was organized in 1956 by the International Council for Children and youth literature UNESCO ( International Board on Books for Young People- IBBY) at the initiative of Ella Lepman () - a cultural figure in the field of world children's literature.

Andersen presents three awards: Gold medal with a profile of a great storyteller ( Hans Christian Andersen Awards); Honorary Diploma for the best children's and youth books recently published in the countries; inclusion of the laureate in the Andersen Honorary List.

The award is patronized by UNESCO, Her Highness Queen Margaret II of Denmark; sponsored by Nissan Motor Co.

Candidates for the award are nominated by the national sections of the International Council on Children's Books. The prize is awarded only to living writers and artists, and is awarded on April 2 - the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen at the next IBBY congress. The jury of the award is made up of experts in children's literature from around the world, who, by secret ballot, determine the most suitable contenders for the main prize. The winners receive a Gold Medal, the prize has no monetary equivalent.

Every two years, since 1956, the award has been given to a writer for a significant contribution to literature for children, and since 1966 to an illustrator.

Over the entire history of the award (56 years), 30 writers and 24 illustrators of children's books have become its laureates. The geography of the award reached 24 countries of the world.

Unlike the Medal, the same writer or artist can receive the Honorary Diploma several times - for various works. The Andersen Diploma is also awarded best translations. In 1956 Andersen diplomas were awarded to 15 authors from 12 countries. 2writers, artists and translators from 65 countries.

The third award is the "Andersen Honor List", which lists the names of literary and artistic figures who, over a certain period, have created the best works for children or designed a children's book.

The first owner of the "Children's Nobel Prize" in 1956 was the English storyteller Eleanor Farjohn, known to us for her translations of the books "I Want the Moon", "The Seventh Princess". In 1958, the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren received the Gold Medal. Among the other laureates there are also many world-famous stars - German writers Erich Köstner and James Krüs, Italian Gianni Rodari, Tove Jansson from Finland, Bogumil Rigi from Czechoslovakia, Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger...

Unfortunately, the work of twelve Andersen medal winners is completely unknown to the domestic reader - their books have not been translated into Russian and Ukrainian. Spaniard Jose-Maria Sanchez-Silva, Americans Paula Fox and Virginia Hamilton, Japanese Mitio Mado, Brazilian writers Lizhie Bojunge and Ana Maria Machado, Argentinean Maria Teresa Andruetto, Australian children's writer Patricia Wrightson, New Zealand author Margaret Mahi, Swiss Yurgu Schubiger, British author Aidan Chambers, and Irishman Martin Waddell.

Unfortunately, our compatriots are not on the list of "Andersenites". Only illustrator Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina () received the Gold Medal in 1976. But there are holders of the Honorary Diploma for individual books for children, for their illustration and the best translations into the languages ​​of the world. And among the winners are writers Radiy Pogodin, Yuri Koval, Valentin Berestov, Agniya Barto, Sergei Mikhalkov; artists Lev Tokmakov, Boris Diodorov, Viktor Chizhikov, Mai Miturich; translators Yakov Akim, Yuri Kushak, Irina Tokmakova, Boris Zakhoder, Lyudmila Braude. In different years, honorary diplomas were awarded to writers Anatoly Aleksin for the story “ Characters and performers”, Valery Medvedev for the poem “Barankin’s Fantasies”, Yuri Koval for the book of novels and short stories “The Lightest Boat in the World”, Eno Raud for the first part of the tetralogy of fairy tales “Coupling, Polboinka and Moss Beard” and others.

Over the past years, about twenty names and titles of works by children's writers and artists from the CIS countries have been included in the Andersen Honorary List, including: S. Alekseev, Ch. Aitmatov, N. Dumbadze, G. Pavlishin and others.

There are among the numerous laureates awarded with Honorary Diplomas and included in the "Andersen Honorary List" and Ukrainian authors. The first domestic laureate was Bogdan Chaly for the fantastic adventures of his magical Periwinkle from the fairy tale poem "Periwinkle and Spring" in 1973. The second Ukrainian writer who was included in the Andersen Honorary List in 1979 was Vsevolod Nestaiko and his adventure novel"Toreadors from Vasyukovka".

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Writers - Laureates International Prize
name

1956 Eleanor Farjeon (Eng. Eleanor Farjeon, UK)

1958 Astrid Lindgren (Swed. Astrid Lindgren, Sweden)

1960 Erich Kästner (German: Erich Kästner, Germany)

1962 Meindert De Jong (born Meindert DeJong, USA)

1964 René Guillot (French René Guillot, France)

1966 Tove Jansson (fin. Tove Jansson, Finland)

1968 James Krüss (German James Krüss, Germany), Jose Maria Sanchez Silva (Spain)

1970 Gianni Rodari (ital. Gianni Rodari, Italy)

1972 Scott O'Dell (eng. Scott O'Dell, USA)

1974 Maria Gripe (Swedish Maria Gripe, Sweden)

1976 Cecil Bødker (d. Cecil Bødker, Denmark)

1978 Paula Fox (Eng. Paula Fox, USA)

1980 Bohumil Riha (Czech Bohumil Říha, Czechoslovakia)

1982 Lygia Bojunga (port. Lygia Bojunga, Brazil)

1984 Christine Nöstlinger (German: Christine Nöstlinger, Austria)

1986 Patricia Wrightson (English Patricia Wrightson, Australia)

1988 Annie Schmidt (Dutch. Annie Schmidt, Netherlands)

1990 Tormod Haugen (Norwegian Tormod Haugen, Norway)

1992 Virginia Hamilton (English Virginia Hamilton, USA)

1994 Michio Mado (jap. まど・みちお, Japan)

1996 Uri Orlev (Hebrew אורי אורלב‎, Israel)

1998 Katherine Paterson (English Katherine Paterson, USA)

2000 (Spanish: Ana Maria Machado, Brazil)

2002 Aidan Chambers (Eng. Aidan Chambers, UK)

2006 Margaret Mahy (Eng. Margaret Mahy, New Zealand)

2008 Jürg Schubiger (German: Jürg Schubiger, Switzerland)

2010 David Almond, UK

2012 (Spanish: María Teresa Andruetto, Argentina)

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Illustrators - Award Winners
name

1966 Alois Carigiet (Switzerland)

1968 Jiri Trnka (Czechoslovakia)

1970 Maurice Sendak (USA)

1972 Ib Spang Olsen (Denmark)

1974 Farshid Mesghali (Iran)

1976 Tatyana Mavrina (USSR)

1978 Svend Otto S. (Denmark)

1980 Suekichi Akaba (Japan)

1982 Zbigniew Rychlicki (Polish Zbigniew Rychlicki, Poland)

1984 Mitsumasa Anno (Japan)

1986 Robert Ingpen (Australia)

1988 Dusan Kallay (Czechoslovakia)

1990 Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria)

1992 Kveta Pacovska (Czech Republic)

1994 Joerg Müller (Switzerland)

1996 Klaus Ensikat (Germany)

1998 Tomi Ungerer (fr. Tomi Ungerer, France)

2000 Anthony Brown (UK)

2002 Quentin Blake (Eng. Quentin Blake, UK)

2004 Max Velthuijs (Netherlands Max Velthuijs)

2006 Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)

2008 Roberto Innocenti (Italy)

2010 Jutta Bauer (German: Jutta Bauer, Germany)

2012 Peter Sis (Czech Republic)

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Date of Birth

Writer

Performing

Year of the award

(Spanish) Maria Teresa Andruetto; R. 1954), Argentine writer

Eleanor Farjohn(English) Eleanor Farjeon; 1881–5 June 1965), popular English children's writer

Bogumil Riha(Czech. Bohumil Shiha;), Czech writer, public figure

Erich Kestner(German Erich Kastner; 1899 – 07/29/1974), German author, screenwriter, novelist, satirist, cabaretist

Uri Orlev(Hebrew אורי אורלב‎, b. 1931), Israeli prose writer, author of books for children and youth, translator of Polish-Jewish origin

Meindert De Jong(or Deyong; eng. Meindert DeJong; 1906-16.07.1991), American writer

Virginia Hamilton(or Hamilton, eng. Virginia Hamilton; 1936 - February 19, 2002), American writer

Margaret Mahy (Mahi or May, English Margaret Mahy; 1936–23 July 2012), New Zealand writer of novels for children and young adults

René Guyot(fr. Rene Guillot; 1900-03/26/1969), French writer

Cecile Boedker(German Cecil Bodker; R. 1927), Danish writer

Martin Waddell(or Waddell, eng. Martin Waddell; R. 1941), Irish writer

Paula Fox(English) Paula Fox; R. 1923), American writer

90 years old

Tormod Haugen(Nor. Tormod Haugen; 1945-10/18/2008), Norwegian writer and translator

David Almond(English) David Almond; R. 1951), English writer

Annie(dutch. Annie Maria Geertruida Schmidt, in another transcription Smidt; 1911 - 05/21/1995), Dutch writer

Scott O'Dell(Eng. Scott O'Dell; 1898-10/15/1989), famous American writer

115 years old

James Crews(German James Kruss; 1926–2.08.1997), German children's writer and poet

Patricia Wrightson(English) Patricia Wrightson, nee Patricia Furlonger; 1921 – 03/15/2010), Australian children's writer

Maria Gripe(Swede. Maria Gripe; born Maria Stina Walter / Maja Stina Walter; 1923-04/05/2007), famous Swedish writer

Lygia (Lygia) Bojunga Nunez(Spanish) Lygia Bojunga Nunes; R. 1932), Brazilian writer

Christine Nöstlinger(German Christine Nostlinger; R. 1936), Austrian children's writer

Katherine Walmendorf Paterson(English) Katherine Paterson; R. 1932), contemporary American children's writer

Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva and Garcia-Morales(Spanish) Jose Maria Sánchez-Silva and García-Morales;), spanish writer and screenwriter

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren(Swede. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, nee Ericsson, Swedish. Ericsson; 1907-28.01.2002), Swedish writer, author of a number of international famous books for kids

Aidan Chambers (or Aiden Chambers) Aidan Chambers; R. 1934), English writer

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On April 2, the birthday of H.K. Andersen, once every two years, children's writers and artists are awarded the main award - the International Prize named after the great storyteller with a gold medal - the most prestigious international award, which is often called the "Small Nobel Prize". The gold medal with the profile of the great storyteller is awarded to laureates at the next congress of the International Council for Children's Books (IBBY is now the most authoritative organization in the world, uniting writers, artists, literary critics, librarians from more than sixty countries). By status, the award is given only to living writers and artists.

The award for writers has been approved since 1956, for illustrators since 1966. Over the years, 23 writers and 17 illustrators of children's books - representatives of 20 countries of the world - have become laureates of the Andersen Prize.

The history of the award is inextricably linked with the name of the outstanding figure in the world of children's literature, Ella Lepman (1891-1970).
E. Lepman was born in Germany, in Stuttgart. During the Second World War, she emigrated to the United States, but Switzerland became her second home. From here, from Zurich, came her ideas and deeds, the essence of which was to build a bridge of mutual understanding and international cooperation through a book for children. Ella Lepman managed to do a lot. And it was Ella Lepman who initiated the establishment in 1956 International Prize them. H.K. Andersen. Since 1966, the same award has been given to the illustrator of a children's book.

Russian Children's Book Council to the organization International Council based on a children's book has been included since 1968. But so far, among the laureates of this organization there are still no Russian writers. But among illustrators there is such a laureate. In 1976, the Andersen medal was awarded to Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina (1902-1996).

Many thanks to all the sites and people who have done the main work, and I just took advantage of the results of their work.

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List of writers of laureates from 1956 to 2004:

1956 Eleanor Farjeon, UK
1958 Astrid Lindgren, Sweden
1960 Erich Kastner, Germany
1962 Meindert DeJong, USA
1964 Rene Guillot, France
1966 Tove Jansson, Finland
1968 James Kruss, Germany
Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva (Spain)

1970 Gianni Rodari (Italy)
1972 Scott O "Dell (Scott O" Dell), USA
1974 Maria Gripe, Sweden
1976 Cecil Bodker, Denmark
1978 Paula Fox (USA)
1980 Bohumil Riha, Czechoslovakia
1982 Lygia Bojunga Nunes (Brazil)
1984 Christine Nostlinger, Austria
1986 Patricia Wrightson (Australia)
1988 Annie M. G. Schmidt, Netherlands
1990 Tormod Haugen, Norway
1992 Virginia Hamilton (USA)
1994 Michio Mado (Japan)
1996 Uri Orlev (Israel)
1998 Katherine Paterson, USA
2000 Ana Maria Machado (Brazil)
2002 Aidan Chambers (UK)
2004 Martin Waddell (Ireland)
2006 MARGARET MAHY
2008 Jürg Schubiger (Switzerland)

ELEANOR FARGEON
www.eldrbarry.net/rabb/farj/farj.htm

"Seven maids with seven brooms, even if they worked for fifty years, they would never be able to sweep the dust of memories of the disappeared castles, flowers, kings, curls from my memory beautiful ladies, the sighs of poets and the laughter of boys and girls." These words belong to the famous English writer Elinor Farjohn (1881-1965). The writer found precious fairy-tale dust in the books she read as a child. Eleanor's father Benjamin Farjohn was a writer. The house where the girl grew up was full of books: "Books covered the walls of the dining room, overflowed into the mother's living room and into the bedrooms upstairs. It seemed to us that living without clothes would be more natural than without books. Not reading was as strange as not eating." Farther

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Dubravia:M. Sov.-Hung.-Austr. joint Enterprise Podium, 1993
• Little house(Poems)., M. House 1993, M: Bustard-Media, 2008 Buy
• Seventh princess:(Tales, stories, parables), Yekaterinburg Middle-Ural. book. publishing house 1993
• The seventh princess, and other fairy tales, stories, parables: M. Ob-tion of the All-Union. youth book. center, 1991
• I want the moon; M. Children's literature, 1973
• I want the moon and other stories ; M: Eksmo, 2003
• Fairy tales, M. Small scientific and production. enterprise Angstrem; 1993
• Little book room(Stories and fairy tales), Tallinn Eesti raamat 1987

The works of the Swedish children's writer Astrid Lindgren have been translated into more than 60 languages ​​of the world, more than one generation of children grew up on her books. About 40 films and cartoons have been shot about the adventures of Lindgren's heroes. Even during her lifetime, compatriots erected a monument to the writer.

Astrid Ericsson was born November 14, 1907 on a farm near the city of Vimmerby in a farmer's family. The girl studied well at school, and her literature teacher liked her writings so much that he predicted fame for her Selma Lagerlöf, famous Swedish novelist.

At the age of 17, Astrid took up journalism and worked briefly for a local newspaper. She then moved to Stockholm, trained as a stenographer and worked as a secretary in various capital firms. In 1931 Astrid Eriksson married and became Astrid Lindgren.

Astrid Lindgren jokingly recalled that one of the reasons that prompted her to write was the cold Stockholm winters and the illness of her little daughter Karin, who kept asking her mother to tell her something. It was then that mother and daughter came up with a mischievous girl with red pigtails - Pippi.

From 1946 to 1970 Lindgren worked at the Stockholm publishing house "Raben & Shegren". The fame of the writer came to her with the publication of books for children "Pippi - long stocking"(1945-52) and" Mio, my Mio! "(1954). Then there were stories about Malysh and Carlson (1955-1968), Rasmus the Tramp (1956), a trilogy about Emil from Lenneberg (1963-1970), books "Brothers Lionheart" (1979), "Ronya, the Robber's Daughter" (1981), etc. Soviet readers discovered Astrid Lindgren back in the 1950s, and her first book translated into Russian was the story " Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof."

Lindgren's heroes are distinguished by spontaneity, inquisitiveness and ingenuity, and mischief is combined with kindness, seriousness and touchingness. Fabulous and fantastic side by side with real pictures life of an ordinary Swedish town.

Despite the apparent simplicity of the plots, Lindgren's books are written with a subtle understanding of the characteristics of child psychology. And if you re-read her stories through the eyes of an adult reader, it becomes clear that we are talking about complex process the formation of a child in an incomprehensible and not always kind world of adults. The theme of loneliness and homelessness of a little man is often hidden behind the external comedy and carelessness of the heroes.

In 1958 Lindgren was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen International Gold Medal for the humanistic nature of his work.

Astrid Lindgren passed away January 28, 2002 at the age of 95 years. She is buried in her native land, in Vimmerby. This town became the site of the announcement of the winners of the annual international award in memory of Astrid Lindgren "For works for children and youth", the decision to establish which the Swedish government took shortly after the death of the writer.

In 1996, a monument to Lindgren was unveiled in Stockholm.

• MORE ABOUT ASTRID LINDGREN
• ASTRID LINDGREN ON WIKEPEDIA
• BIBLIOGRAPHY

It can be read/downloaded online:
Cherstin senior and Cherstin smaller
Brothers Lionheart
Little Nils Carlson
Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof
Mio, my Mio!
Mirabel
We are on the island of Saltkroka.
There are no robbers in the forest
Pippi Longstocking.
The adventures of Emil from Lenneberga
The Princess Who Didn't Want to Play with Dolls
Kalle Blomkvist and Rasmus
Rasmus, Pontus and Stupid
Ronya - the robber's daughter
sunny clearing
Peter and Petra
Knock-knock
In a land between Light and Darkness
merry cuckoo
Does my linden ring, does my nightingale sing...

Book covers. Some of the covers have links that you can find the output data of publications

ERIC KESTNER

The German poet, prose writer and playwright Erich Köstner (1899-1974) wrote for adults and children. In his books, a fusion of adult and children's problems, among which the problems of the family, the growing person, and the children's environment dominate.
In his youth, he dreamed of being a teacher, he began to study at a teacher's seminary. He did not become a teacher, but for the rest of his life he remained true to his youthful convictions, he remained an educator. Köstner had a sacred attitude towards real teachers, it is not by chance that in his book "When I was a child" he says: "Genuine, called, natural teachers are almost as rare as heroes and saints." Farther

• KESTNER V Wikipedia

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• "When I was a child": Tale. - M.: Det.lit., 1976.-174s.
• "When I Was Little; Emil and the Detectives": Lead. - M .: Det.lit., 1990-350s. - (Bibl.ser.).
• "Flying Class": Lead. - L.: Lenizdat, 1988.-607m. (The collection includes "The Boy from the Matchbox", " Emil and detectives" "Button and Anton", "Double Lotchen", "Flying class", "When I was little").
• "Matchbox boy": Tale. - Minsk: Belarusian encyclopedia, 1993.-253s.; M: Children's literature, 1966
• "Emil and detectives; Emil and three twins": Two stories. - M.: Det.lit., 1971.-224s.
• "Boy and girl from a matchbox" Moscow. `RIF ``Antiqua``.` 2001 240 p.
• "Button and Anton"(two stories: "Button and Anton", "Tricks of the Twins") , M: AST, 2001 Girls' Favorite Books series
• Button and Anton. Odessa: Two elephants, 1996; M: AST, 2001
• "May 35"; Odessa: Two elephants, 1996
• "Baby from a matchbox":M:AST
• "Tales". ill. H. Lemke M. Pravda 1985 480 s.
• "For adults", M: Progress, 1995
• "For kids", (Here are collected prose and poems that were not previously translated into Russian: "Pig at the barber", "Arthur with long arm"," May 35 "," Furious phone "," Conference of animals ", etc.) M: Progress, 1995.

KESTNER ONLINE:

• Emil and detectives. Emil and three twins

• three in the snow (for adults)

- Don't yell! said the housekeeper, Frau Kunkel. - You are not performing on stage, and setting the table.
Iseult, the new maid, smiled thinly. Frau Kunkel's taffeta dress rustled. She went around the front. She straightened the plate, moved the spoon a little.
“Yesterday there was beef with noodles,” Isolde remarked melancholy. --Today sausages with white beans. The millionaire could have eaten something more elegant.
“Mr. Privy Councilor eats what he likes,” said Frau Kunkel, after a mature reflection.
Isolde laid out the napkins, squinted her eyes, looked at the composition and headed for the exit.
- Just a minute! said Frau Kunkel. - My late father, the kingdom of heaven to him, used to say; "If you buy at least forty pigs in the morning, you still won't eat more than one chop in the afternoon." Remember this for your future! I don't think you'll be staying with us for long.
“When two people think the same thing, you can make a wish,” Isolde said dreamily.
"I'm not your person!" exclaimed the housekeeper. The taffeta dress rustled. The door slammed
Frau Kunkel shuddered. “And what did Isolde think of it?” she thought, left alone. “I can’t imagine.”

• Button and Anton How can a daughter of wealthy parents be friends with a boy from poor family? To be friends on equal terms, respecting, supporting and helping each other out in all the difficulties of life. This childhood book of grandparents is not out of date for their grandchildren either.

• The matchbox boy Little Maksik, who lost his parents, becomes a student of a good magician. Together they have to go through many adventures.

• May 35 It's good to have an uncle with whom you can spend a fun day and even go on an incredible journey - simply because an essay is given about the exotic South Seas.

MEINDERT DEYONG

Meindert Deyong (1909-1991) was born in the Netherlands. When he was eight years old, his parents emigrated to the United States and settled in the town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Deyong studied at private Calvinist schools. Started writing while in college. He worked as a bricklayer, was a church watchman, a gravedigger, taught at a small college in Iowa.

Soon he got tired of teaching, and he started breeding poultry. The children's librarian suggested that Deyong write about life on the farm, so in 1938 the story "The Big Goose and the Little White Duck" appeared. Farther

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Roof wheel. M: Children's literature, 1980.

RENE GUILLOT

René Guyot (1900-1969) was born in Courcoury, "among the forests and swamps of the Seigne, where the rivers merge." He graduated from the University of Bordeaux with a degree in mathematics. In 1923 he left for Dakar, the capital of Senegal, where he taught mathematics until the outbreak of World War II, during which he joined the American army in Europe. One of his students was Leopold Senghor, who later became the first president of Senegal. After the war, Guyot returned to Senegal, lived there until 1950, then was appointed professor at the Condorcet Lycée in Paris. Farther

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Tales for mustard plasters. Fairy tales French writers. (R. Guillot "Once upon a time") St. Petersburg. Printing Yard 1993
• white mane. Tale. M. Children's literature 1983.

TOVE JANSSON

- How did you become a writer (writer)? - such a question most often comes across in letters from young readers to their favorite authors. The famous Finnish storyteller Tove Jansson, despite her worldwide fame - the writer's works have been translated into dozens of languages, she is the winner of numerous awards, including the International H.H. Andersen Prize - remains one of the most mysterious figures in contemporary literature. We do not set ourselves the task of unraveling its riddle, but we will only try to touch it and once again visit together wonderful world Moomins.

On April 2, the birthday of G.Kh. Andersen, once every two years, children's writers and artists are awarded the main award - the International Prize named after the great storyteller with the presentation of the Gold Medal. This is the most prestigious international award, often referred to as the "Small Nobel Prize". The gold medal with the profile of the great storyteller is awarded to laureates at the regular congress of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), which was founded in 1953. G.H. Andersen is patronized by UNESCO, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and is awarded only to living writers and artists. The International Council for Children's Books is the most authoritative organization in the world, uniting writers, artists, literary critics, librarians from more than sixty countries of the world. IBBY aims to promote good children's books as a means of promoting international understanding.

The idea to establish the prize belongs to Ella Lepman (1891-1970), an outstanding cultural figure in the field of children's literature. She was born in Germany, in Stuttgart. During the Second World War, she emigrated to the United States, but Switzerland became her second home. From here, from Zurich, came her ideas and deeds, the essence of which was to build a bridge of mutual understanding and international cooperation through a book for children. E. Lepman's phrase is well-known: "Give our children books, and you will give them wings." It was Ella Lepman who initiated the establishment in 1956 of the International Prize. G.H. Andersen. Since 1966, the same award has been given to the illustrator of a children's book. Ella Lepman has achieved that, since 1967, by the decision of UNESCO, Hans Christian Andersen's birthday, April 2, has become International Children's Book Day. On her initiative and with direct participation, the world's largest International Youth Library was founded in Munich, which is today the world's leading research center in the field of children's reading.

Candidates for the G.Kh. Andersen are nominated by the national sections of the International Council for Children's Books IBBY. The laureates - a writer and an artist - are awarded with Gold medals with the profile of G.Kh. Andersen during the IBBY congress. In addition, IBBY awards Honorable Mentions to the best children's and young adults' books recently published in countries that are members of the International Council.

The Council for Children's Books of Russia has been a member of the International Council for Children's Books since 1968. But so far there are no Russian writers among the laureates of this organization. But among illustrators there is such a laureate. In 1976, the Andersen medal was awarded to Tatyana Alekseevna Mavrina, an illustrator of a children's book (1902-1996).

In 1974, the work of the Russian children's writer Sergei Mikhalkov was especially noted by the International Jury, and in 1976 - Agnia Barto. Honorary diplomas were awarded in different years to writers Anatoly Aleksin for the story "Characters and Performers", Valery Medvedev for the story "Barankin's Fantasies", Yuri Koval for the book of stories and short stories "The Lightest Boat in the World", Eno Raudu for the first part of the tetralogy of stories - fairy tales "Coupling, Half-Shoe and Moss Beard" and others.

Over the past years, 32 writers representing 21 countries of the world have become laureates of the Andersen Prize. Among those who have been awarded this high award, there are names that are well known to Russian readers.

The first laureate in 1956 was the English storyteller Elinor Farjeon, known to us from her translations of the fairy tales “I Want the Moon”, “The Seventh Princess” and many others. In 1958, the prize was awarded to the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. Many generations of Russian readers know and love her literary heroes. To one degree or another, the Russian-speaking reader is familiar with the work of the prize winners - German writers Erich Kestner and James Krüss, Italian Gianni Rodari, Tove Jansson from Finland, Bohumil Rigi from Czechoslovakia, Austrian writer Kristine Nöstlinger...

Unfortunately, the work of the twelve Andersen laureates is completely unknown to us - their books have not been translated into Russian. So far, the Spaniard Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva, the Americans Paula Fox and Virginia Hamilton, the Japanese Michio Mado and Nahoko Uehashi, the writers from Brazil Lizhie Bojunge and Maria Machado, the Australian children's writer Patricia Wrightson, the Swiss Jürg Schubiger, the Argentinean Maria Teresa Andruetto and UK authors Aidan Chambers and Martin Waddell. The works of these writers are waiting for Russian publishers and translators.

International Prize named after H. H. Andersen [Electronic resource]. - Access mode: http://school-sector.relarn.ru/web-dart/08_mumi/medal.html . - 07/08/2011

World of Bibliography: H. K. Andersen Prizes - 45 years! [Electronic resource]. - Access mode: http://www.iv-obdu.ru/content/view/287/70 . - 07/08/2011

G. H. Andersen Prize [Electronic resource]: material from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia. - Access mode: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._K._Andersen_Award. - 07/08/2011

Smolyak, G. gold medal with a profile of a storyteller [Electronic resource] / Gennady Smolyak. - Access mode: http://ps.1september.ru/1999/14/3-1.htm. - 07/08/2011