The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children’s books. Given every other year by IBBY, the Hans Christian Andersen Awards recognize lifelong achievement and are given to an author and an illustrator whose complete works have made an important, lasting contribution to children’s literature.
The 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Award winners are Michael Rosen from the United Kingdom for Writing and Cai Gao from China for Illustration.
Interested in learning more about Michael Rosen’s work? Check out these books!