Nordic Children's Book Prize Explained

The Nordic Children's Book Prize (Danish: Nordisk Skolebibliotekarforenings Børnebogspris also called Nordisk Børnebogspris) is a children's literary prize which was established in 1985 by the Nordic Association of School Librarians (Nordisk Skolebibliotekarforening). The winners received an amount of money and a diploma.[1]

The award was superseded by the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize.

The Winners of the Nordic Children's Book Prize

Year Prize winner Country
2013Jo Salmson and Natalia Batista (ill.)Sverige
2011Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs[2] Faroe Islands
2009Stian HoleNorway
2007Brynhildur ÞórarinsdóttirIceland
2006Erik NewthNorway
2005Ragnheiður GestsdóttirIceland
2004Lene KaaberbølDenmark
2003Kristín SteinsdóttirIceland
2002Thore HansenNorway
2001Edward FugløFaroe Islands
2000Bent HallerDenmark
1999Annika ThorSweden
1998Ulf StarkSweden
1997Lars-Henrik OlsenDenmark
1996Louis JensenDenmark
1995Torun LianNorway
1995Sweden
1994Torill Thorstad HaugerNorway
1993Bjarne ReuterDenmark
1992Gudrun HelgadóttirIceland
1991Ólavur MichelsenFaroe Islands
1991Denmark
1990Mats WahlSweden
1989Svend Otto S.Denmark
1988Mette NewthNorway
1987Kaarina HelakisaFinland
1986Tormod HaugenNorway
1985Maria GripeSweden

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordisk-skolebibliotekarforening.org . 2013-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006133507/http://www.nordisk-skolebibliotekarforening.org/index.php?pageID=63&page=Oversikt+prisvinnere . 2014-10-06 . dead .
  2. http://www.bfl.fo/Rith%C3%B8vunda-v%C3%ADsing.aspx?ID=1010&GROUPID=GROUP206 Bfl.fo