Peter Pan Prize Explained

The Peter Pan Prize (Swedish: Peter Pan-Prisets) was established in 2000 by IBBY Sweden and the Göteborg Book Fair. It is awarded annually "to a book for children or young adults of high quality in both literary and subject terms, satisfying one or more of the following criteria: (1) by an author previously unpublished or little known in Sweden; (2) from a country, language group or culture with limited representation in Sweden; (3) with content concerning children or young adults in less familiar countries and cultures less familiar to Swedish readers"^[1] Runner-up prizes are called Silver Stars (Swedish: Silverstjärna).

Peter Pan Prize Winners

• 2019 Doften av ett hem (The Scent of a Home) - by Bonnie Sue Hitchcock^[2]
• 2018 Akissi och det flygande fåret (Akisssi and Flying Sheep) - by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin
  • • 2017 Mitt år av längtan (My Year of Longing) - by Dasha Tolstikova 2016 Sabelles röda klänning (Sabelle's Red Dress) - by Marina Michaelidou-Kadi, illus. Daniela Stamatiadi 2015 Guji Guji (Guji Guji) - by Chih-Yuan Chen
• 2014 Världens ände (Everybody Jam) - by Ali Lewis, translated by Elisabeth Fredholm (Förlaget Opal)^[3]
• 2013 Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! - by Nanoy Rafael, illus. Sergio Bumatay III, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen^[4]
• 2012 Ensam hemma (While We Were Out) - by Lee
• 2011 Ankomsten (The Arrival) - by Shaun Tan for translated from English (Kabusa Böcker)
  • • 2010 Makwelane och krokodilen (Makwelane and the Crocodile) - by Maria Hendricks, illus. Piet Grobler, translated by Ulla Forsén 2009 Den absolut sanna historien om mitt liv som halvtidsindian (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) - by Sherman Alexie, translated by Ingela Jernberg 2008 Blunda och öppna ditt fönster (Vừa Nhắm Mắt Vừa Mở Cửa Sổ) [Open the Window with Closed Eyes] - by Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, translated by Hoai Anh Tran^[5]
    • 2007 Kiffe Kiffe imorgon (Kiffe Kiffe demain) - by Faïza Guène, translated by Lotta Riad 2006 Long-longs nyår: en berättelse om den kinesiska vårfesten (Long-Long's New Year) - by Catherine Gower, illust. He Zhihong, translated by Lotta Riad 2005 Persepolis - by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Gabriella Theiler
  • 2004 Över näktergalens golv (Across the Nightingale Floor) - by Lian Hearn, translated by Carla Wiberg 2003 Den osynliga flickan (The Breadwinner) - by Deborah Ellis, translated by Helena Ridelberg^[6]
• 2002 Alexis Kouros for På en ö i havet (On an Island in the Sea), translated by Janina Orlov (Alfabeta Bokförlag)
• 2001 Hipp, hurra för mormor (Hip, Hip, Hurray for Grandma) - by Cari Best, illus. Giselle Potter, translated by Barbro Lagergren
• 2000 Katies krig (Katie's War) - by Aubrey Flegg, translated by Gunilla Borén

Shortlist 2020^[7]

• Molnbullar – by Baek Heena (South Korea), translated by Johee Kim and Jonas Thelander
• Josefs vagga – by Jude Daly (South Africa), translated by Ulla Forsén
• Planeten Frank – by David Yoon (USA), translated by Carina Jansson
• Dubbel trubbel för Anna Hibiscus! – by Atinuke (Nigeria), illus. Lauren Tobia (UK), translated by Matilda Wallin
• Min pappa och jag – by Nari Hong (South Korea), translated by Anna Lärk Ståhlberg
• När månen glömde – by Jimmy Liao (Taiwan), translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen
• Ett hastigt rent rop – by Siobhan Dowd (Ireland), translated by Helena Ridelberg
• Landet Bomb; Landet Gräs – by Brane Mozetic, illus. Maja Kastelic (Slovenia), translated by Dolores Meden
• Bené – snabbare än den snabbaste hönan – by Eymard Toledo (Brazil), translated by Björn Eklund
• Fåglarnas here – by Rogério Andrade Barbosa, illus. Salmo Dansa (Brazil), translated by Birgitta Alm

Awards 2019^[8]

• Peter Pan Prize: Doften av ett hem - by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock (USA), translated by Helena Hansson
• Silver Star: Paveen och buffertjejen [The Pave and the Buffer Girl] - by Siobhan Dowd, illus. Emma Shoard, translated by Helena Ridelberg
• Silver Star: Är du min bror? [Are you My Brother?] - by Liu Hsu-kung, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen

Awards 2018

• Peter Pan Prize: Akissi och det flygande fåret [Akisssi and Flying Sheep] - by Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin
• Silver Star: The Great Story of a Small Line - by Serge Bloch (France), translated by Christo Burman
• Silver Star: Mouth of the Night - by Cristino Wapichana (Brazil), illus. Graça Lima, translated by Helena Vermcrantz

Awards 2017

• Peter Pan Prize: Mittår av längtan - by Dasha Tolstikova, translated by Karin Berg
• Silver star: Stopp! Ingen får passera! [Stop! No one is Allowed to Pass] - by Isabel Minhó Martins (Portugal), illus. Bernardo P. Carvalho, translated by Erik Titusson
• Silver star: Kanske ett äpple [Maybe an Apple] - by Shinsuke Yoshitake, translated by Yukiko Duke

Awards 2016

• Peter Pan Prize: Sabelles röda klänning [Sabelle's Red Dress] - by Marina Michaelidou-Kadi, illus. Daniela Stamatiadi
• Silver Star: Strong as a bear - by Katrin Stangl, translated from German
• Silver Star: Princess who did not like princes - by Alice Brière-Haquet and Lionel Larcheveqque, translated from French

Awards 2015

• Peter Pan Prize: Guji Guji [Guji Guji] - by Chih-Yuan Chen
• Silver Star: Malala - the words are her weapon - by Karen Legget Abouraya and L.C. Wheatley, translated by Ulla Forsén
• Silver Star: Wow what a party! - by Ana Maria Machado (Brazil) and Hélène Moreau, translated by Helena Vermcrantz

Awards 2013

• Peter Pan Prize: Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! - by Nanoy Rafael, illus. Sergio Bumatay III, translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen
• Silver Star: If there was a war in the Nordic countries - by Janne Teller, translated by Karin Nyman
• Silver Star: Djangon - by Lilla Piratförlaget and Levi Pinfold, translated by Emelie Andr

Awards 2012

• Peter Pan Prize: Ensam hemma (While We Were Out) - by Lee
• Silver Star: Streaks of Hope - by Box Sepetys, translated by Linda Erkelius
• Silver Star: Earth Children, children of heaven - by Choi Sukhee, translated by Ahryun Gustafsson

Awards 2011

• Peter Pan Prize: Ankomsten - by Shaun Tan, translated from English (The Arrival)
• Silver Star: Enchanted Fruit - by John Kilaka, translated by Britt Isaksson
• Silver Star: Peace Drums - by Meshack Asare, translated by Peter Törnqvist

Awards 2010

• Peter Pan Prize: Makwelane och krokodilen (Makwelane and the Crocodile), by Maria Hendricks, illus. Piet Grobler, translated by Ulla Forsén
• Silver Star: Ghost Train - by Rintaro Uchida, illus. Shiego Nishimura, translated by Asuka Ukai
• Silver Star: Ruby Red - by Linzi Ice Cream, translated by Helena Ridelberg

Awards 2009

• Peter Pan Prize: Den absolut sanna historien om mitt liv som halvtidsindian - by Sherman Alexie, translated by Ingela Jernberg
• Silver Star: Whimsical Mama Sambona - by Hermann Schulz, illus. Tobias Krejtschi, translated by Ulla Forsén
• Silver Star: Honey Flower - by Alice Veiria, translated by Helena and Per Erik Vermcrantz

Awards 2008

• • Peter Pan Prize: Blunda och öppna ditt fönster - by 2008 Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, translated from Vietnamese (Vừa Nhắm Mắt Vừa Mở Cửa Sổ) [Open the Window with Closed Eyes] by Hoai Anh Tran Silver Star: Otroso - latest news from the underworld - by Graciela Montes, translated by Ann Karin Thorburn
• Silver Star: Purple and the Secret of the Rain - by David Convay and Jude Daly, translated by Ulla Forsén

Awards 2007

• Peter Pan Prize: Kiffe Kiffe imorgon - by Faïza Guène, translated by Lotta Riad
• Silver Star: Ängeln in the stairwell - by Kristin Steinsdóttir, illus. Halla Sólveig þorgeirdóttir, translated by John Swedenmark
• Silver Star: Pikkuhenki - the story of a very small witch - by Toon Tellegen, illus. Marit Törnqvist, translated by Signe Zeilich

Awards 2006

• Peter Pan Prize: Long-longs nyår: en berättelse om den kinesiska vårfesten - by Catherine Gower, illus. He Zhihong, translated by Lotta Riad (Förlaget Hjulet)
• Silver Star: With me, everything is okay - by Guus Kuijer, translated by Boerje Bohlin
• Silver Star: Death in a Nutshell - by Eric Maddern, illus. Paul Hess, translated by Ulla Forsén

Awards 2005

• Peter Pan Prize: Persepolis - by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Gabriella Theiler
• Silver Star: Pomelo are in love - by Ramona Badescu, illus. Benjamin Chaud, translated by Barbro Lindgren
• Silver Star: Rani & Sukh - by Bali Rai, translated by Katarina Jansson

Awards 2004

• • Peter Pan Prize: Över näktergalens golv - by Lian Hearn, translated by Carla Wiberg Silver Star: Fresh Fish - by John Kilaka, translated by Britt Isaksson
• Silver Star: Stravaganza. The city of masks - by Mary Hoffman, translated by Lena Karlin
• Silver Star: The Dream of Palestine - by Randa Ghazy, translated by Olov Hyllienmark

Awards 2003

• • Peter Pan Prize: Den osynliga flickan - by Deborah Ellis, translated by Helena Ridelberg Silver Star: (O) planned wedding - by Bali Rai, translated by Olov H,yllienmark
• Silver Star: The Lord of Thieves - by Cornelia Funke, translated by Gunilla Borén
• Silver Star: Grandpa's angel - by Jutta Bauer, translated by Monica Stein

Awards 2002

• • Peter Pan Prize: På en ö i havet - by Alexis Kouros, translated by Janina Orlov Silver Star: Bat Summer - by Sarah Withrow, translated by Ann-Marie Ljungberg

Awards 2001

• Peter Pan Prize: Hipp, hurra för mormor - by Cari Best, illus. Giselle Potter (illustrator), translated by Barbro Lagergren
• Silver Star: Emma and the chalk princess - by Brigitte Minne, illus. Anne Westerduin, translated by Mary S Lund
• Silver Star: Fox and hare - by Sylvia Vanden Heede, illus. Thé Tjong-Khing, translated by Paul Wouters
• Silver Star: Ön in Fågelgatan - by Uri Orlev, translated by Carla Wiberg

Awards 2000

• • Peter Pan Prize: Katies krig - by Aubrey Flegg, translated by Gunilla Borén Silver Star: Kwela Jamela. Queen of Africa - by Niki Daly, translated by Britt Isaksson
• Silver Star: A week full of Saturdays - by Paul Maar, translated by Gunilla Borén
• Silver Star: One Hole a Day - by Louis Sachar, translated by Peter Lindforss

External links

• The Peter Pan Prize and the Silver Stars (IBBY Sweden website)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to IBBY Sweden. December 30, 2011.
2. Web site: Winner 2019.
3. Web site: ali lewis. Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.
4. Web site: papertigers book reviews Naku, Nakuu, Nakuuu! . www.papertigers.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024092123/http://papertigers.org/reviews/USA/papertigers/NakuNakuuNakuuu.html . 2015-10-24.
5. Web site: Writer Nguyen Ngoc Thuan won Swedish children literature award. April 19, 2008. Talk Vietnam.
6. Web site: Books. Deborah Ellis.
7. Web site: Peter Pan Prisets Shortlist 2020.
8. Web site: Peter Pan shortlist 2019.