The Elsa Beskow plaque, established in 1958 by the Swedish Library Association (Swedish: Svensk bibkioteksföreniningen|italic=np), is a Swedish award given to the artist who has created the best Swedish picture book for children or the best illustrated Swedish children's book during the previous year.[1]
The jury for the award consists of six members appointed by the main board of the library association. Four of the members must be active children's librarians, one whom should be the leader of the association's group for children's library activities. The remaining two jury members are external experts in children's literature and illustration art. The jury may choose to award the prize for an artist's overall production. The prize amount has been SEK 25,000 since 2008.[2]
The award is named after the Swedish picture book artist, Elsa Beskow.[3]
| Year | Award recipients | Original book name | Book name in English | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trollvinter | Moominland Midwinter | |||
| All världens vackra sagor | All the world's beautiful fairy tales | |||
| Barnen i djungeln | Children in the jungle | |||
| Filippa Hallondoft | Filippa Raspberry fragrance | |||
| Not awarded this year | ||||
| Overall production | ||||
| Katten blåste i silverhorn | The cat blew his silver horn | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Lilla spöket Laban | Little ghost Laban | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Overall production | ||||
| Overall production | ||||
| Overall production | ||||
| 1971 | Emil i Lönneberga and Teskjekjerringa | Emil of Lönneberga and Mrs. Pepperpot | ||
| 1972 | Maria Gripes bøker | |||
| 1973 | Overall production | |||
| 1974 | Overall production | |||
| 1975 | Overall production | |||
| 1976 | Den stora snöstormen | Big Snowstorm | ||
| 1977 | Skrot-Nisse | Scrap Elf | ||
| 1978 | Vem förstår oss | Who Understands Us | ||
| Ramsor och tramsor om Bill och Bolla | Rhymes About Bill and Bolla | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Mamman och den vilda bebin | Mother and the Wild Baby | |||
| Tyra in 10 Odengatan | ||||
| Daghemmet Rödmyran | The Rödmyran daycare | |||
| Maja tittar på naturen | Maja looks at nature | |||
| Arhuaco Sierra Nevada | Arhuaco Sierra Nevada | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Overall production | ||||
| Jaguaren | The Jaguar | |||
| Gubben og katten and Nasse | The old man and the cat and Piggy | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Barnen från Tibet | Children of Tibet | |||
| Nisse hos frisören and Herr Bohm och sillen | Elf at the hairdresser and Herr Bohm and the herring | |||
| Bra Börje | Good Start | |||
| Barnvaktsbarn and Fredrik Matsson blir kär | Babysitter's child and Fredrik Matsson falls in love | |||
| Gunnar i granskogen | Gunnar in the spruce forest | |||
| Dockvandringen | The puppet walk | |||
| Hårboken | Hair book | |||
| ABCD-boken | The ABCD book | |||
| Var är Sailor och Pekka | Where are Sailor and Pekka | |||
| Rut och Knut ställer ut | Rut and Knut exhibit | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| När jag mötte Carl Einar | When I met Carl Einar | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Snurran och den osande abborren | The spinner and the oozing perch | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| The books about Teddy Bear Bruno | ||||
| Overall production | ||||
| Gå och bada, Mister Räf! | Go swimming, Mister Fox! | |||
| Overall production | ||||
| Den lilla hunden | The little dog | |||
| Tänk om… | What if… | |||
| Vita streck och Öjvind | White lines and Öjvind | |||
| Lenis Olle and her other production | Lenis Olle and her other productions | |||
| Skuggsidan | The shadow side | |||
| Flickan från långt borta | The girl from far away | |||
| Om du skulle fråga Micha | If you asked Micha | |||
| Klä på Herr H. | Dress up Mr. H. |