Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia has been awarded annually since 1989 for children's books that are suitable for the first reading age and can also be used in school lessons. The books should meet the linguistic and content requirements of the age group, be available in stores and appeal directly to children through their presentation (cover, typesetting, illustrations).
The prize money is 5,000 euros. Suggestions for suitable titles, usually by German-speaking authors, for assessment by a jury are obtained from the Ministry of Culture of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is not possible for publishers or authors to submit their own application.
The award ceremony takes place as part of a public event with readings and exhibitions, for example since 1996 every two years during the International Children's and Young People's Book Exhibition (IKiBu) in the Duisburg City Library .
Award winners
- 1989: First harvest series Sun, Moon and Stars
- 1990: Martin Auer , Simone Klages (Ill.): Bimbo and his bird
- 1991: Hanna Johansen , Käthi Bhend (Ill.): The story of the little goose that wasn't fast enough
- 1992: Erhard Dietl : Something is going on in my street
- 1993: Nikolaus Heidelbach : Alfred Fafner almost alone
- 1994: Iva Procházková : Five minutes before dinner
- 1995: Matthias Sodtke : Are there any grunts that taste like carrots?
- 1996: Philippe Corentin : Plop!
- 1997: Brigitte Schär , Jacky Gleich (Ill.): Monster visit
- 1998: Ole Könnecke : Lola and the ghost
- 1999: Jutta Bauer : The queen of colors
- 2000: Ulf Stark , Eva Eriksson (Ill.): When dad showed me the universe
- 2001: Monika Lange , Nikolaus Heidelbach (Ill.): With cat and dog on you and you
- 2002: Zoran Drvenkar , Martin Baltscheit (Ill.): The only bird that doesn't fear the cold
- 2003: Doris Dörrie , Julia Kaergel (Ill.): Mimi
- 2004: Maritgen Matter , Anke Faust (Ill.): A sheep for life
- 2005: Sigrid Zeevaert : Mia Minzmanns Mäusezucht
- 2006: Dagmar H. Mueller : The invisible Noa
- 2007: Annette Pehnt : Rabea and Marili
- 2008: Ole Könnecke : Anton and the leaves
- 2009: Martin Baltscheit : Felline, Professor Paul and the chemistry kit
- 2010: Philipp Seefeldt : Ida still in the sea of people
- 2011: Lorenz Pauli , Kathrin Schärer (Ill.): Grandma - Emma - Mama
- 2012: Antje Damm : rabbit bread
- 2013: Karin Koch , André Rösler : If I were a pirate
- 2014: Rose Lagercrantz , Eva Eriksson : My heart leaps and laughs
- 2015: Ulf Nilsson , Gitte Spee : Commissioner Gordon - The first case
- 2016: Torben Kuhlmann : Lindbergh - the adventurous story of a flying mouse
- 2017: Håkon Øvreås , Øyvind Torseter (Ill.): Super-Bruno
- 2018: Andrea Karimé , Jens Rassmus (Ill.): King is still coming
- 2019: Katja Gehrmann : City Bear