Boekensleutel Explained

The Boekensleutel is a Dutch literary award infrequently awarded by the Dutch organisation Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek. The Boekensleutel is awarded to books that stand out due to their genre, techniques used or for reasons that aren't traditionally covered by other literary awards. Books that are translated into Dutch are also eligible for the award.

Winners

• 1979: Virginia Allen Jensen (Wat is dat?)
• 1981: Dagmar Hilarová and Miep Diekmann (Ik heb geen naam)^[1]
• 1986: Virginia Allen Jensen (Pak me dan)
• 1988: Janet and Allan Ahlberg (De puike postbode)
• 1992: Catharine Roehrig (Spelen met hiërogliefen)
• 1996: Lucy Cousins (Het huis van muis)^[2]
• 2000: Joan Steiner (Je gelooft je ogen niet)^[3]
• 2012: Javier Sáez Castán and Miguel Murugarren (Het Dierelirium van Professor Revillod: geïllustreerde almanak der dierenwereld)^[4]
• 2019: Ted van Lieshout (Ze gaan er met je neus vandoor)

Notes and References

1. Book: Schrijvers prentenboek. 1998. 42.
2. Web site: Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014): Lucy Cousins. Truusje. Vrooland-Löb. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 2 March 2019. 2 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302215004/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00216.php. Dutch.
3. Web site: Teddybeer van pinda’s. Bregje. Boonstra. 7 October 2000. De Groene Amsterdammer. 2 March 2019. 2 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302214738/https://www.groene.nl/artikel/teddybeer-van-pinda-s. Dutch.
4. Web site: Boekensleutel voor Het Dierelirium: taxonomisch carnaval. 27 September 2012. NRC. 2 March 2019. 2 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190302212304/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/09/27/boekensleutel-voor-het-dierelirium-taxonomisch-carnaval-a1468633. Dutch. Maartje. Somers.