David Almond, Jutta Bauer Win Hans Christian Anderson Awards

Posted on March 24, 2010

David Almond from the United Kingdom has won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Author Award and Jutta Bauer from Germany has won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award. The awards are given biennially by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) to a living author and illustrator whose complete works are judged to have made lasting contributions to children's literature.

The jury said of David Almond, "captures his young readers' imagination and motivates them to read, think and be critical. His use of language is sophisticated and reaches across the ages."

The jury admired Jutta Bauer for her "philosophical approach, originality, creativity as well as her ability to communicate with young readers."

The Andersen medals and diplomas will be presented to the winners at the international IBBY congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on Saturday, 11 September 2010.