Nominated candidates 2025
A total of 265 candidates from 72 countries and regions have been nominated for the 2025 award, including 81 candidates new from previous years. The list includes authors and illustrators, as well as storytellers and reading promoters. The laureate will be announced on 1 April 2025.
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Argentina
Inés Garland, Author
Maria Teresa Andruetto, Author
Taller Azul, Organisation
Australia
Susanne Gervay, Author
Ursula Dubosarsky, Author
Austria
Kinderbuchhaus Schneiderhäusl, Organisation
Lena Raubaum, Author
Michael Roher, Author/Illustrator
Austria/Italy
Linda Wolfsgruber, Illustrator
Azerbaijan
Reyhan Yusifgizi Shikhlinskaya, Author
Sevinj Nurugizi, Author
Belarus
Katsiaryna Dubovik, Illustrator
Belgium
Anne Brouillard, Author
Carl Norac, Author
Carll Cneut, Illustrator
Gerda Dendooven, Author/Illustrator
Ingrid Godon, Illustrator
Marie Wabbes, Author/Illustrator
Thomas Lavachery, Author
Tom Schamp, Illustrator
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Husein Derviševic, Author
Jagoda Ilicic, Author
Brazil
Roger Mello, Author/Illustrator
Daniel Munduruku, Author/Promoter of reading
Bulgaria
Damyan Damyanov, Illustrator
Julia Spiridonova, Author
Stella Dreis, Illustrator
Cameroon/France
Christian Epanya, Author/Illustrator
Canada
Deborah Ellis, Author
Isabelle Arsenault, Author/Illustrator
Robert Munsch, Author
Stéphane Poulin, Illustrator
Canada/United States
Jon Klassen, Author/Illustrator
Zetta Elliott, Author/Illustrator
Chile
María José Ferrada, Author
China
Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Author
Huang Beija, Author
Jin Bo, Author
Mei Zihan, Author
Qin Wenjun, Author
Xiong Liang, Author/Illustrator
Zhu Chengliang, Illustrator
Colombia
Biblioburro, Organisation
Bibliotecas Rurales Itinerantes, Organisation
Gloria Cecilia Díaz, Author
Ivar Da Coll, Illustrator
Proyecto Gulliver, Organisation
Yolanda Reyes, Author
Côte d’Ivoire/France
Marguerite Abouet, Author
Veronique Tadjo, Author/Illustrator
Croatia
Sanja Pilic, Author
Željka Horvat Vukelja, Author
Cuba
Teresa Cárdenas, Author
Cyprus
Demetra Charalambous, Author
Yiola Damianou-Papadopoulou, Author
Denmark
Cecilie Eken, Author
Jakob Martin Strid, Author/Illustrator
Jesper Wung-Sung, Author
Sarah Engell, Author
Dominican Republic
Julia Álvarez, Author/Storytelling
Ecuador
Roger Ycaza, Illustrator
Egypt
Randa El Sawi, Author/Storytelling
Estonia
Andrus Kivirähk, Author
Marja-Liisa Plats, Illustrator
Piret Raud, Author/Illustrator
Faroe Islands
Bárður Oskarsson, Author/Illustrator
Finland
Annika Sandelin, Author
Kati Närhi, Author/Illustrator
Linda Bondestam, Author/Illustrator
Jenny Lucander, Illustrator
Maria Turtschaninoff, Author
Marika Maijala, Author/Illustrator
Salla Simukka, Author
Sanna Mander, Illustrator
Sanna Pelliccioni, Author/Illustrator
Siri Kolu,, Author/Promoter of reading
France
COBIAC, Organisation
Flore Vesco, Author
Grégoire Solotareff, Illustrator
Lis avec moi, Organisation
Marie Desplechin, Author
Marion Brunet, Author
Timothée de Fombelle, Author
France/Netherlands
Catharina Valckx, Author/Illustrator
Georgia
Giorgi Jincharadze, Illustrator
Tamar Nadareishvili, Author/Illustrator
Germany
Andreas Steinhöfel, Author
Internationale Jugendbibliothek München, Organisation
Jutta Bauer, Illustrator
Jacky Gleich, Illustrator
Nikolaus Heidelbach, Illustrator
Mehrdad Zaeri, Illustrator
Germany/United Kingdom
Axel Scheffler, Illustrator
Greece
Eugene Trivizas, Author
Diavazontas Megalono, Organisation
Loty Petrovits-Andrutsopulou, Author
Petros Bouloubasis, Illustrator
Hungary
Kinga Rofusz, Illustrator
Iceland
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, Author
Rán Flygenring, Illustrator
India/Canada
S.K. Ali, Author
Indonesia
Djokolelono, Author
KPBA Society for the Advancement of Children's Literature, Organisation
Reading Bugs, Organisation
Iran
Ahmad Akbarpour, Author
Ali Khodaei, Illustrator
Alireza Goldouzian, Illustrator
Hoda Hadadi, Illustrator
Houshang Moradi Kermani, Author
Mohammad Mirkiyani, Author
Navid Seyed Ali-Akbar, Author
Read with me, Organisation
Reza Dalvand, Author/Illustrator
Ireland
Áine Ní Ghlinn, Author
Jane Mitchell, Author
Patricia Forde, Author
Sarah Crossan, Author
Siobhán Parkinson, Author/Promoter of reading
Italy
Beatrice Alemagna, Author/Illustrator
Chiara Carminati, Author
Luigia Negro & Sandro Quaglia, Storytelling
Museum of the Resian people, Organisation
Silent books Lampedusa, Organisation
Japan
Naoko Takeuchi, Author/Illustrator
Rumiko Takahashi, Author/Illustrator
Seizo Tashima, Illustrator
Tokyo Children's Library, Organisation
Jordan
Omar Lafi, Illustrator
Jordan/Sweden
Mona Henning, Promoter of reading
Kenya
Grace Wangari, Author/Promoter of reading/Storytelling
Latvia
Anete Melece, Author/Illustrator
Elina Braslina, Illustrator
Gundega Muzikante, Illustrator
Inese Zandere, Author
Lithuania
Kestutis Kasparavicius, Author/Illustrator
Malaysia
Mastura Mohamed, Promoter of reading
Md Sidin Ahmad Ishak, Promoter of reading
Mexico
Alicia Molina, Author
Amanda Mijangos, Illustrator
Felipe Ugalde, Illustrator
Gabriel Pacheco, Illustrator
Mariana Alcántara, Illustrator
Moldova
Ion Creanga National Children's Library, Organisation
Mongolia
Sundui Oyunbadam, Author
Montenegro
Kristina Radojicic, Author
Netherlands
Bibi Dumon Tak, Author
De Schrijverscentrale, Organisation
Thé Tjong-Khing, Author/Illustrator
Netherlands/Sweden
Marit Törnqvist, Author/Illustrator/Promoter of reading
New Zealand
Gavin Bishop, Author/Illustrator
Nigeria/United Kingdom
Atinuke, Author/Storytelling
Ben Okri, Author
Norway
Ánte Mihkkal Gaup, Storytelling
Bjørn F. Rørvik, Author
Bjørn Ingvaldsen, Author/Promoter of reading
Gro Dahle, Author
Kristin Roskifte, Author/Illustrator
Leser søker bok, Organisation
Mari Kanstad Johnsen, Illustrator
Marry Ailonieida Sombán Mari, Author/Illustrator
Svein Nyhus, Author/Illustrator
Uprisen, Organisation
Øyvind Torseter, Illustrator
Pakistan
Basarat Kazim, Promoter of reading
Palestine
Ahlam Bsharat, Author
Lajee Center, Organisation
SERAJ Library Project, Organisation
Sonia Nimr, Author
Yafa Cultural Center, Organisation
Philippines
CANVAS, Organisation
Luis Gatmaitan, Author
Poland
ABCXXI All of Poland Reads to Kids, Organisation
Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania, Organisation
Iwona Chmielewska ,Author/Illustrator
Józef Wilkon, Author/Illustrator
Portugal
Adélia Carvalho, Author
André Letria, Illustrator
Bairro dos Livros, Organisation
Bernardo P. Carvalho, Author/Illustrator
Catarina Sobral, Illustrator
Madalena Matoso, Illustrator
Mariana Rio, Illustrator
Republic of Korea
Jung-wook Ko, Author/Promoter of reading/Storytelling
Korean Children's Book Association, Organisation
Suzy Lee, Author/Illustrator
Yoo Eun-sil, Author
Romania
Anamaria Smigelschi, Author/Illustrator
Done Stan, Illustrator
OvidiuRo Association, Organisation
Serbia
Jasminka Petrovic, Author
Ljubivoje Rsumovic, Author
Olivera Jelkic, Author/Promoter of reading/Storytelling
Singapore
Singapore Book Council, Organisation
Slovenia
Andreja Peklar, Illustrator
Boris A Novak, Author
Ismet Bekric, Author
Maja Kastelic, Author
Peter Svetina, Author
South Africa
Biblionef South Africa, Organisation
Book Dash, Organisation
Gcina Mhlope, Promoter of reading/Storytelling
South Africa/United Kingdom
Beverley Naidoo, Author
Spain
Elena Odriozola, Illustrator
Fina Casalderrey, Author
Sweden
Anna-Clara & Thomas Tidholm, Author/Illustrator
Anna Höglund, Author/Illustrator
Cecilia Torudd, Author/Illustrator
Emma AdBåge, Illustrator
Frida Nilsson, Author
Jakob Wegelius, Author/Illustrator
Jenny Jägerfeld, Author
Läsrörelsen, Organisation
Monika Zak, Author/Promoter of reading/Storytelling
Pija Lindenbaum, Author/Illustrator
Sara Lundberg, Author/Illustrator
Sven Nordqvist, Author/Illustrator
Sweden/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sanela Husic Musabašic, Illustrator
Switzerland
Anna Luchs, Illustrator
Catherine Louis, Illustrator
Federica De Cesco, Author
Franz Hohler, Author
Taiwan
Chang Yeou-Yu, Author
Chen Chih-Yuan, Illustrator
Hsu-kung Liu, Illustrator
Tunisia
Raouf Karray, Illustrator
Turkey
Borusan Story House, Organisation
Bütün Çocuklar Bizim Dernegi, Organisation
Tülin Kozikoglu, Author/Promoter of reading
TEGV Türkiye Egitim Gönüllüleri Vakfi, Organisation
TOG The Community Volunteers Foundation, Organisation
Ukraine
Halyna Vdovychenko, Author
Ivan Andrusiak, Author
Sashko Dermanskyi, Author
United Kingdom
Aidan Chambers, Author/Promoter of reading
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, Organisation
David Almond, Author
Emily Gravett, Author/Illustrator
Global Network for Early Years Bookgifting, Organisation
Joseph Coelho, Author/Illustrator/Promoter of reading/Storytelling
Julia Donaldson, Author
Juno Dawson, Author
Katherine Rundell, Author
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Author
Malorie Blackman, Author
Michael Rosen, Author/Promoter of reading
Patrice Lawrence, Author
Peter Stevenson, Author/Illustrator/Storytelling
Philip Reeve, Author
Quentin Blake, Illustrator
United States
A Book a Day, Organisation
Christopher Myers, Author/Illustrator
Cooperative Children's Book Center, Organisation
Cynthia Leitich Smith, Author
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Organisation
Elisabeth Acevedo, Author/Storytelling
Gene Luen Yang, Author/Promoter of reading
Kate DiCamillo, Author
Mitali Perkins, Author
R. Gregory Christie, Illustrator
Room to Read, Organisation
Zambia
Lubuto Library Partners, Organisation
Zimbabwe
Audrey Chirenje, Author
Ignatius Mabasa, Author/Storytelling
Adélia Carvalho, Portugal
Ahlam Bsharat, Palestine
Ahmad Akbarpour, Iran
Aidan Chambers, United Kingdom
Áine Ní Ghlinn, Ireland
Alicia Molina, Mexico
Anamaria Smigelschi, Romania
Andreas Steinhöfel, Germany
Andrus Kivirähk, Estonia
Anete Melece, Latvia
Anna Höglund, Sweden
Anna-Clara & Thomas Tidholm, Sweden
Anne Brouillard, Belgium
Annika Sandelin, Finland
Arndís Þórarinsdóttir, Iceland
Atinuke, Nigeria/United Kingdom
Audrey Chirenje, Zimbabwe
Bárður Oskarsson, Faroe Islands
Beatrice Alemagna, Italy
Ben Okri, Nigeria/United Kingdom
Bernardo P. Carvalho, Portugal
Beverley Naidoo, South Africa/United Kingdom
Bibi Dumon Tak, Netherlands
Bjørn F. Rørvik, Norway
Bjørn Ingvaldsen, Norway
Carl Norac, Belgium
Catharina Valckx, Frankrike/Netherlands
Cecilia Torudd, Sweden
Cecilie Eken, Denmark
Chang Yeou-Yu, Taiwan
Chiara Carminati, Italy
Christian Epanya, Cameroon/France
Christopher Myers, United States
Cynthia Leitich Smith, United States
Daniel Munduruku, Brazil
David Almond, United Kingdom
Deborah Ellis Canada
Demetra Charalambous Cyprus
Djokolelono, Indonesia
Elisabeth Acevedo, United States
Emily Gravett, United Kingdom
Eugene Trivizas, Greece
Federica De Cesco, Switzerland
Fina Casalderrey, Spain
Flore Vesco, France
Franz Hohler, Switzerland
Frida Nilsson, Sweden
Gavin Bishop, New Zealand
Gene Luen Yang, United States
Gerda Dendooven, Belgium
Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, China
Gloria Cecilia Díaz, Colombia
Grace Wangari, Kenya
Gro Dahle, Norway
Halyna Vdovychenko, Ukraine
Houshang Moradi Kermani, Iran
Huang Beija, China
Husein Derviševic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ignatius Mabasa, Zimbabwe
Inés Garland, Argentina
Inese Zandere, Latvia
Isabelle Arsenault, Canada
Ismet Bekric, Slovenia
Ivan Andrusiak, Ukraine
Iwona Chmielewska, Poland
Jagoda Ilicic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jakob Martin Strid, Denmark
Jakob Wegelius, Sweden
Jane Mitchell, Ireland
Jasminka Petrovic, Serbia
Jenny Jägerfeld , Sweden
Jesper Wung-Sung , Denmark
Jin Bo, China
Jon Klassen, Canada/United States
Joseph Coelho, United Kingdom
Józef Wilkon, Poland
Julia Álvarez, Dominican Republic
Julia Donaldson, United Kingdom
Julia Spiridonova, Bulgaria
Jung-wook Ko, Republic of Korea
Juno Dawson, United Kingdom
Kate DiCamillo, United States
Katherine Rundell, United Kingdom
Kati Närhi, Finland
Kestutis Kasparavicius, Lithuania
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, United Kingdom
Kristin Roskifte, Norway
Kristina Radojicic, Montenegro
Lena Raubaum, Austria
Linda Bondestam, Finland
Ljubivoje Rsumovic, Serbia
Loty Petrovits-Andrutsopulou, Greece
Luis Gatmaitan, Philippines
Malorie Blackman, United Kingdom
Marguerite Abouet, Côte d’Ivoire/France
María José Ferrada, Chile
Maria Teresa Andruetto, Argentina
Maria Turtschaninoff, Finland
Marie Desplechin, France
Marie Wabbes, Belgium
Marika Maijala, Finland
Marion Brunet, France
Marit Törnqvist, Netherlands/Sweden
Marry Ailonieida Sombán Mari, Norway
Mei Zihan, China
Michael Roher, Austria
Michael Rosen, United Kingdom
Mitali Perkins, United States
Mohammad Mirkiyani, Iran
Monika Zak, Sweden
Naoko Takeuchi, Japan
Navid Seyed Ali-Akbar, Iran
Olivera Jelkic, Serbia
Patrice Lawrence, United Kingdom
Patricia Forde, Ireland
Peter Stevenson, United Kingdom
Peter Svetina, Slovenia
Philip Reeve, United Kingdom
Pija Lindenbaum, Sweden
Piret Raud, Estonia
Qin Wenjun, China
Randa El Sawi, Egypt
Reyhan Yusifgizi Shikhlinskaya, Azerbaijan
Reza Dalvand, Iran
Robert Munsch, Canada
Roger Mello, Brazil
Rumiko Takahashi, Japan
S.K. Ali, India/Canada
Salla Simukka, Finland
Sanja Pilic, Croatia
Sanna Pelliccioni, Finland
Sara Lundberg, Sweden
Sarah Crossan, Ireland
Sarah Engell, Denmark
Sashko Dermanskyi, Ukraine
Sevinj Nurugizi, Azerbaijan
Siobhán Parkinson, Ireland
Siri Kolu, Finland
Sonia Nimr, Palestine
Sundui Oyunbadam, Mongolia
Susanne Gervay, Australia
Suzy Lee, Republic of Korea
Svein Nyhus, Norway
Sven Nordqvist, Sweden
Tamar Nadareishvili, Georgia
Teresa Cárdenas, Cuba
Thé Tjong-Khing, Netherlands
Thomas Lavachery, Belgium
Timothée de Fombelle, France
Tülin Kozikoglu, Turkey
Ursula Dubosarsky, Australia
Veronique Tadjo, Côte d’Ivoire/France
Xiong Liang, China
Yiola Damianou-Papadopoulou, Cyprus
Yolanda Reyes, Colombia
Yoo Eun-sil, Republic of Korea
Željka Horvat Vukelja, Croatia
Zetta Elliott, Canada/United States
Ali Khodaei, Iran
Alireza Goldouzian, Iran
Amanda Mijangos, Mexico
Anamaria Smigelschi, Romania
André Letria, Portugal
Andreja Peklar, Slovenien
Anete Melece, Latvia
Anna Höglund, Sweden
Anna Luchs, Switzerland
Anna-Clara & Thomas Tidholm, Sweden
Axel Scheffler, Germany/United Kingdom
Bárður Oskarsson, Faroe Islands
Beatrice Alemagna, Italy
Bernardo P. Carvalho, Portugal
Boris A Novak, Slovenien
Carll Cneut, Belgium
Catarina Sobral, Portugal
Catharina Valckx, France/Netherlands
Catherine Louis, Switzerland
Cecilia Torudd, Sweden
Chen Chih-Yuan, Taiwan
Christian Epanya, Cameroon/France
Christopher Myers, United States
Damyan Damyanov, Bulgaria
Done Stan, Romania
Elena Odriozola, Spain
Elina Braslina, Latvia
Emily Gravett, United Kingdom
Emma AdBåge, Sweden
Felipe Ugalde, Mexico
Gabriel Pacheco, Mexico
Gavin Bishop, New Zealand
Gerda Dendooven, Belgium
Giorgi Jincharadze, Georgia
Grégoire Solotareff, France
Gundega Muzikante, Latvia
Hoda Hadadi, Iran
Hsu-kung Liu, Taiwan
Ingrid Godon, Belgium
Isabelle Arsenault, Canada
Ivar Da Coll, Colombia
Iwona Chmielewska ,Poland
Jacky Gleich, Germany
Jakob Martin Strid, Denmark
Jakob Wegelius, Sweden
Jenny Jägerfeld, Sweden
Jenny Lucander, Finland
Jon Klassen, Canada/United States
Joseph Coelho, United Kingdom
Józef Wilkon, Poland
Jutta Bauer, Germany
Kati Närhi, Finland
Katsiaryna Dubovik, Belarus
Kestutis Kasparavicius, Lithuania
Kinga Rofusz, Hungary
Kristin Roskifte, Norway
Linda Bondestam, Finland
Linda Wolfsgruber, Austria/Italy
Madalena Matoso, Portugal
Maja Kastelic, Slovenia
Mari Kanstad Johnsen, Norway
Mariana Alcántara, Mexico
Mariana Rio, Portugal
Marie Wabbes, Belgium
Marika Maijala, Finland
Marit Törnqvist, Netherlands/Sweden
Marja-Liisa Plats, Estonia
Marry Ailonieida Sombán Mari, Norway
Mehrdad Zaeri, Germany
Michael Roher, Austria
Naoko Takeuchi, Japan
Nikolaus Heidelbach, Germany
Olivera Jelkic, Serbien
Omar Lafi, Jordan
Peter Stevenson, United Kingdom
Petros Bouloubasis, Greece
Pija Lindenbaum, Sweden
Piret Raud, Estonia
Quentin Blake, United Kingdom
R. Gregory Christie, United States
Rán Flygenring, Iceland
Raouf Karray, Tunisia
Reza Dalvand, Iran
Roger Mello, Brazil
Roger Ycaza, Ecuador
Rumiko Takahashi, Japan
Sanela Husic Musabašic, Sweden/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sanna Mander, Finland
Sanna Pelliccioni, Finland
Sara Lundberg, Sweden
Seizo Tashima, Japan
Stella Dreis, Bulgaria
Stéphane Poulin, Canada
Suzy Lee, Republic of Korea
Svein Nyhus, Norway
Sven Nordqvist, Sweden
Tamar Nadareishvili, Georgia
Thé Tjong-Khing, Netherlands
Tom Schamp, Belgium
Veronique Tadjo, Côte d’Ivoire/France
Xiong Liang, China
Zetta Elliott, Canada/United States
Zhu Chengliang, China
Øyvind Torseter, Norway
A Book a Day, United States
ABCXXI All of Poland Reads to Kids, Poland
Aidan Chambers, United Kingdom
Bairro dos Livros, Portugal
Basarat Kazim, Pakistan
Biblioburro, Colombia
Biblionef South Africa, South Africa
Bibliotecas Rurales Itinerantes, Colombia
Bjørn Ingvaldsen, Norway
Book Dash, South Africa
Borusan Story House, Turkey
Bütün Çocuklar Bizim Dernegi, Turkey
CANVAS, Philippines
Centre for Literacy in Primary Education, United Kingdom
COBIAC, France
Cooperative Children's Book Center, United States
Daniel Munduruku, Brazil
De Schrijverscentrale, Netherlands
Diavazontas Megalono, Greece
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, United States
Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania, Poland
Gcina Mhlope, South Africa
Gene Luen Yang, United States
Global Network for Early Years Bookgifting, United Kingdom
Grace Wangari, Kenya
Internationale Jugendbibliothek München, GermanyIon Creanga National Children's Library, Moldova
Joseph Coelho, United Kingdom
Jung-wook Ko, Republic of Korea
Kinderbuchhaus Schneiderhäusl, Austtia
Korean Children's Book Association, Republic of Korea
KPBA Society for the Advancement of Children's Literature, Indonesia
Lajee Center, Palestine
Leser søker bok, Norway
Lis avec moi, France
Lubuto Library Partners, Zambia
Läsrörelsen, Sweden
Marit Törnqvist, Netherlands/Sweden
Mastura Mohamed, Malaysia
Md Sidin Ahmad Ishak, Malaysia
Michael Rosen, United Kingdom
Mona Henning, Jordan/Sweden
Monika Zak, Sweden
Museum of the Resian people, Italy
Olivera Jelkic, Serbiea
OvidiuRo Association, Rumania
Proyecto Gulliver, Colombia
Read with me, Iran
Reading Bugs, Indonesia
Room to Read, United States
SERAJ Library Project, Palestine
Silent books Lampedusa, Italy
Singapore Book Council, Singapore
Siobhán Parkinson, Ireland
Siri Kolu, Finland
Taller Azul, Argentina
TEGV Türkiye Egitim Gönüllüleri Vakfi, Turkey
TOG The Community Volunteers Foundation, Turkey
Tokyo Children's Library, Japan
Tülin Kozikoglu, Turkey
Uprisen, Norway
Yafa Cultural Center, Palestine
Ánte Mihkkal Gaup, Norway
Atinuke, Nigeria/United Kingdom
Elisabeth Acevedo, United States
Gcina Mhlope, South Africa
Grace Wangari, Kenya
Ignatius Mabasa, Zimbabwe
Joseph Coelho, United Kingdom
Julia Álvarez, Dominican Republic
Jung-wook Ko, Republic of Korea
Luigia Negro & Sandro Quaglia, Italy
Monika Zak, Sweden
Olivera Jelkic, Serbia
Peter Stevenson, United Kingdom
Randa El Sawi, Egypt
