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

Edition 31 (2016)

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

Winners

2 people
Cao Wenxuan そう ぶんけん Winner

A novel about the meeting and everyday life of Bronze, a mute orphan boy, and Sunflower, a girl who joins his rural family. It renders the seasons and the details of village life with delicacy, quietly showing friendship and hope through poverty and family bonds.

In the life of a rural family, friendship and hope quietly grow.

443 pages
friendshipfamilyrenewalrural life
Rotraut Susanne Berner ろーとらうと すざんね べるなー Winner

A series of wimmelbook-style picture books that place many figures and objects across each page. They create the pleasure of observation and discovery, offering a visual experience that invites readers to read everyday life in detail.

A detail-rich picture-book series that makes discovery part of the fun.

everyday lifeobservationdiscoveryvisual storytelling