Hans Christian Anderson Awards

The International Board on Books for Young People sets out every other year on a monumental task-recognizing the very best in children's writers and illustrators from all those living in the world today.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is the patron of this award, an award that has been likened to a "Little Nobel Prize."

The writing award was first given in 1956 and the illustrator's award has been given out since 1966. Nominations are made by individual chapters of the International Board on Books for Young People. These nominations are considered by a jury of children's literature specialists from around the world.

Winners

Year	Name of Award	Author
2004	Writing	Martin Waddell
	Illustration	Max Velthuijs
2002	Writing	Aidan Chambers
	Illustration	Quentin Blake
2000	Writing	Ana Maria Machado
	Illustration	Anthony Browne
1998	Writing	Katherine Paterson
	Illustration	Tomi Ungerer
1996	Writing	Uri Orlev
	Illustration	Klaus Ensikat
1994	Writing	Michio Mado
	Illustration	Jorg Muller
1992	Writing	Virginia Hamilton
	Illustration	Kveta Pacovska
1990	Writing	Tormod Haugen
	Illustration	Lisbeth Zwerger
1988	Writing	Annie M.G. Schmidt
	Illustration	Dusan Kallay
1986	Writing	Patricia Wrightson
	Illustration	Robert Ingpen
1984	Writing	Christine Nostlinger
	Illustration	Mitsumasa Anno
1982	Writing	Lygia Bojunga Nunes
	Illustration	Zbigniew Rychlicki
1980	Writing	Bohumil Riha
	Illustration	Suekichi Akaba
1978	Writing	Paula Fox
	Illustration	Svend Otto S.
1976	Writing	Cecil Bodker
	Illustration	Tatjana Mawrina
1974	Writing	Maria Gripe
	Illustration	Farshid Mesghali
1972	Writing	Scott O'Dell
	Illustration	Ib Spang Olsen
1970	Writing	Gianni Rodari
	Illustration	Maurice Sendak
1968	Writing	James Kruss
	Writing	Jose Maria Sanchez-Silva
	Illustration	Jirí Trnka
1966	Writing	Tove Jansson
	Illustration	Alois Carigiet
1964	Writing	Rene Guillot
1962	Writing	Meindert deJong
1960	Writing	Erich Kastner
1958	Writing	Astrid Lindgren
1956	Writing	Eleanor Farjeon