The 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Jury Recommends...

The Hans Christian Andersen Jury, in wanting to help build bridges of understanding, has created a list of twenty outstanding books from the 2024 nominees that they felt were important enough to merit translation everywhere so that children around the world could read them, thus expanding their access to some of the very best books.

Further titles from the winners and shortlisted nominees are also highly recommended.

1. Siete niñas (Seven girls)
written by Jorge Luján (Argentina) and illustrated by Chiara Carrer
Rosario, Argentina: Libros Silvestres, 2023, ISBN 978-987-48646-5-9

2.¿Feos y feas? (Ugly and ugly?)
written by Lola Casa and illustrated by Gusti (Argentina)
Barcelona, Spain: Carambuco Ediciones, 2020, ISBN 978-84-17766-24-5

3. The Watertower
written by Gary Crew (Australia)and illustrated by Steven Woolman
Sydney, Australia: Hachette Australia, 2023, ISBN 978-0-734421-71-5

4. Petit somme (A little nap)
written and illustrated by Anne Brouillard (Belgium)
Paris, France: Seuil jeunesse, 2014, ISBN 979-10-235-0244-2

5. Kissou
written by Angèle Delaunois (Canada) and illustrated by Jean-Claude Alphen
Québec, Canada: Éditions D'eux, 2020, ISBN 978-2-924645-50-5

6. 黑焰 Hei Yan (Black Flame)
written by Gerelchimeg Blackcrane (China)
Beijing, China: Jieli Publishing House, 2016, ISBN 978-7-5448-4416-1

7. Chigüiro viaja en chiva (Chigüiro travels by chiva)
written and illustrated by Ivar Da Coll (Colombia/Venezuela)
Bogotá, Colombia: Babel Libros, 2006, ISBN 978-958-8841-42-7

8. انشودة العودة Unshudat Al-Awdah (The homecoming chant)
written by Affaf Tobala (Egypt)
Giza, Egypt: Nahdet Misr, 2014, ISBN 978-977-14-5141-9

9. Mitt bottenliv. Av en ensam axolotl (My life at the bottom)
written and illustrated by Linda Bondestam (Finland)
Helsinki, Finland: Förlaget, 2020, ISBN 978-952-333-296-6

10. Résidence Beau Séjour
written and illustrated by Gilles Bachelet (France)
Paris, France: Éditions du Seuil, 2020 ISBN 979-10-235-1419-3

11. ΤοαγόριστοθεωρείοTo Agori Sto Theorio (The boy in the lodge)
written by Angeliki Darlasi (Greece)
Athens, Greece: Metaichmio, 2017, ISBN 978-618-03-1243-0

12. Un grande giorno di niente (A big day of nothing)
written and illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna (Italy)
Milan, Italy: Topipittori, 2016, ISBN 978-88-98523-56-6

13. 꽃할머니Kkoch hal meo ni (Flower Granny)
written and illustrated by Kwon Yoon-Duck (Rep. of Korea)
Paju, Korea: Sakyejul Publishing, 2015, ISBN 978-89-5828-909-8

14. على ضوء الشمعة Ala Dawee El-Shamaa (By the candlelight)
written by Samar Barraj (Lebanon) and illustrated by Mira El Mir
Beirut, Lebanon: Asala Publishers, 2010, ISBN 978-614-402-032-6

15. Atua Māori Gods and Heroes
written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop (New Zealand)
Auckland, New Zealand: Picture Puffin (Penguin Random House New Zealand),
2021, ISBN 978-0-14-377569-0

16. Kako je gospod Feliks tekmoval s kolesom (How Mr Felix took part in a bicycle race)
written by Peter Svetina (Slovenia) and illustrated by Ana Razpotnik Donati
Dob, Slovenia: Miš Založba, 2016, ISBN 978-961-272-448-1

17. Das kleine Wildschwein und die Krähen (The little wild boar and the crow)
written by Franz Hohler (Switzerland)and illustrated by Kathrin Schärer
Munich, Germany: Carl Hanser Verlag, 2023, ISBN 978-3-446-27600-0

18. The Young Inferno
written by John Agard (UK)and illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura
London, UK: Frances Lincoln, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84507-769-3

19. The Jackie Morris Book of Classic Nursery Rhymes
written and illustrated by Jackie Morris (UK)
Burley Gate, Herefordshire, UK: Otter-Barry Books, 2021, ISBN 978-1-91307-405-0

20. Another
written and illustrated by Christian Robinson (USA)
New York, USA: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2019, ISBN 978-1-5344-2167-7