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Presenting the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominees

2023; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/bkb.2023.a912521

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Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang,

Child Development and Digital Technology

Presenting the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominees Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang (bio) Dear Bookbird readers, I was never a sweet child. In fact, I got branded as the rowdy one in the family. It was not until I could not stop shedding tears after reading Andersen's "The Little Match Girl" that my family realized that I was not beyond hope. There are certain qualities in Hans Christian Andersen's storytelling that reach readers' very souls and open the floodgate of emotions. It is no wonder that the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books to recognize the lasting significant contribution of their life's work is named after this remarkable Danish author. Click for larger view View full resolution There are other authors and illustrators from various corners of the world that have touched the lives of children and adults alike, just like Andersen. Fifty-nine of them have been recognized for their works and nominated for the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. The nominations came from thirty-three national IBBY sections. The awards are sponsored by Nami Island Inc. The winners, one author and one illustrator, will be announced during the Bologna Children's Book Fair at the IBBY press conference. In the meantime, as we are waiting for the jury composed of international scholars of children's literature to make their decision, I would like to invite you to get to know the nominees better and dive deeper into their works through this issue. With the help of my colleagues Jasmin Salih and Cajsa Grenner, we have provided short introductions to each of the nominees and their works. These presentations are put together by summarizing and synthesizing material from the dossiers submitted by the national IBBY sections. For the purposes of brevity, we do not cite sources or recognize the individuals who have contributed to the creation of these dossiers. If you would like to have more information about the dossiers' content, sources, and [End Page ii] contributors, you may contact the national IBBY section of that country. This special issue also celebrates the 70th anniversary of IBBY, and we have dedicated a special section to that. Liz Page, the former IBBY executive director, looks back on the evolution of Bookbird and how it is connected to IBBY. Ahmad Redza Khairudin, the former IBBY president, presents how IBBY and Bookbird have helped the development of children's literature, especially in Malaysia. Evelyn Arizpe, current jury member of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, recounts the role of IBBY and Book-bird in her academic career. Meanwhile, Aline Frederico, member of the current Bookbird Editorial Review Board, argues for the importance of IBBY and Bookbird for children's literature in the Global South. We also have a review of Andreas Steinhöfel's documentary on Jella Lepman, written by Alexander Korb. Finally, this issue also hosts a few texts on other topics. Our colleagues from the International Youth Library in Münich, Jutta Reusch and Maria Luise Weber, share their work on their traveling exhibitions and their collaboration with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Happy reading! Editor's Note I would like to correct an error in Bookbird vol. 61, no. 3. One of the authors of "The Paradox of the DMZ: Making War, Division, and Unification Intelligible Through Korean Picturebooks" is listed as Sarah Park-Dahlen. Her name should be Sarah Park Dahlen. [End Page iii] Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang Chrysogonus Siddha Malilang is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Society, Malmö University, where he teaches children's literature and creative writing. His current research interests lie in play and children's literature. Copyright © 2023 Bookbird, Inc.