Hans Christian Andersen Award はんす・くりすちゃん・あんでるせんしょう

Edition 7 (1968)

Children's literatureInternationalAuthor award (Writing)Illustrator award (Illustration)

Winners

3 people

James Krüss じぇーむずくるーす Winner

The 1968 Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing recognizes James Krüss’s whole body of children’s literature. His work was valued for wordplay and a strong sense of humor.

Not a single book, but an entire career full of playful language.

children’s literaturewordplayhumorGerman literaturelifetime achievement

José María Sánchez-Silva ほせまりあさんちぇす＝しるば Winner

The 1968 Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing recognizes José María Sánchez-Silva’s whole body of children’s literature. Works with religious and moral themes were valued as a long career of writing.

A sustained achievement as a writer, not a single title.

children’s literatureSpanish literaturereligionadventurelifetime achievement

Jiří Trnka いじーとるんか Winner

The 1968 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration recognizes Jiří Trnka’s full creative body of work, including picture books and puppet animation. Visual richness and narrative force are central to the recognition.

An award that crosses picture books and film as visual art.

picture booksanimationillustrationCzech artvisual expression