490,000 EUR Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Presented June 1, 2010
Illustrator Kitty Crowther: half British, half Swedish, and living in Belgium is this year’s recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – the world’s largest award for children’s literature. The award was instituted in honor of Astrid Lindgren, author of children’s classics such as Pippi Longstocking. Previous recipients include Philip Pullman and Maurice Sendak.
The award is presented to