The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are two literary awards given by the International Board on Books for Young People, recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their "lasting contr
Eleanor Farjeon received the first award in 1956
Gianni Rodari, who received the 1970 award
Jacqueline Woodson received the award in 2020
Farshid Mesghali, the 1974 recipient
Michael Rosen
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Michael Wayne Rosen is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educati
Hans Christian Andersen Award
…Finalist Lee Geum-yi South Korea Finalist Bart Moeyaert Belgium Finalist Timo Parvela Finland Finalist Edward van de Vendel Netherlands Finalist 2026 Michael Rosen United Kingdom Winner Ahmad Akbarpour Iran Finalist Timothée de Fombelle France Finalist María José Ferrada Chile Finalist Lee Geum-yi South Korea…
Rosen in 2022
Rosen in 2009
Rosen recording his poem "The Listening Lions" in 2014
Michael Rosen reciting a poem at a picnic organised by the Jewish Socialists' Group on Highbury Fields, 6 August 2023