PREMIOSTREGA RAGAZZEERAGAZZI CROSSMEDIA DIGITAL LIBRARIES THE WINNER ATELIER DE CRÉATION FONFON

FONFON CANADA

WEB BASED CREATIVE PLATFORM

PRODUCED BY AKUFEN STUDIO

WHAT THE JURY SAID

A web-based interactive platform for ages 4-12 that allows children to create their own stories using the engaging visual elements — characters, sets, accessories — taken from several albums from the publisher’s book collection, including The Matchstick Soup. The jury has appreciated the fun, creative and rewarding story-making experience: the different features available to users, such as writing text, selecting scenery and images, recording their voice, publishing and sharing their story with their friends and family, as well as the activities suggested to teachers with reading and writing workshops.

CROSSMEDIA

SPECIAL MENTION

1001 Languages

BÜCHERPIRATEN

GERMANY

OPEN MULTILINGUAL DIGITAL LIBRARY PRODUCED BY BÜCHERPIRATEN

WHAT THE JURY SAID

A treasure trove for children who love opening doors with new words, who come from multilingual backgrounds or maybe just want to dive into other worlds before they ever get there. The jury has appreciated the social value of the project: 170 volunteers translating into 77 languages, access to free downloads, international collaborations between refugee and immigrant children creating new books with children of their host country. With migration such a big issue in our world today, this ‘library for idealists’ goes a long way to help people understand and learn from each other through their own words and pictures.

The prize is the children’s section of the Premio Strega, Italy’s most important recognition for literature. The main purpose of the award is to find out which books young people love to read thanks to its unique selection process which includes a jury composed of children and teenagers. The announcement of the winners of the categories 6+, 8+, 11+ and best debut in novel takes place at Più Libri Più Liberi Book Fair in Rome. For the second year, the award presents a category for the best narrative in pictures reflecting surging global trends. The winner of this new category is announced during BCBF. The Premio Strega Ragazze e Ragazzi also recognises the importance of translation – if the book is from abroad – with a prize awarded to the translator too.

While waiting for the announce of the 2023 winner of the Best Narrative in Pictures category, we look back to the 2022 winner announced at BCBF 2022.

Whoarethebestchildren’spublishers worldwide?

This is the goal of the BOP Prize, organised by BCBF in partnership with AIE – Italian Publishers Association and IPA – International Publishers Association, to highlight the top children’s publishers across the world. What makes it so special is that the award is given by the publishers themselves, exhibiting at the Fair, who are asked to nominate every year those publishing houses that have stood out that year in terms of their creativity, innovation, and the quality of their editorial choices. Six prizes are awarded by geographical area – Africa, Caribbean, Central and South America, North America, Asia, Europe and Oceania – fostering the mutual exchange of knowledge and culture between different nations.

Africa

Akoma Mba (Cameroon)

Ouida Books (Nigeria)

Ruisseaux d’Afrique (Republic of Benin)

Trinta Zero Nove (Mozambique)

Mudacumura Publishing House (Rwanda)

Asia

Mirae Media & Books (South Korea)

Poplar Publishing Co. (Japan)

Gloyeon (South Korea)

Epigram Books (Singapore)

Wonder House Books (India)

Europe

Kite Edizioni (Italy)

Pato Lógico (Portugal)

Etana Editions (Finland)

Baobab Books (Switzerland)