The Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award (陈伯吹儿童文学奖) is a major award issued in China, with the aim of promoting excellence in children's publishing and cultural diversity. It was originally called the Children's Literary Garden Prize (儿童文学园丁奖), then the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award from 1988.[1] The first awards were given in 1981, and were awarded every two years. It was renamed as the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award (陈伯吹国际儿童文学奖), and since 2014 has been held annually. It is named after the author, translator, journalist and educator Chen Bochui (1906-1997), who translated Pushkin’s Children’s Tales, The Wizard of Oz, and Don Quixote into Chinese for the first time in the 1940s, and who donated his life savings to establish this award. It is the longest continuously running literary prize in China.[citation needed]
The 1st to 10th Awards – main prizewinners
The 11th to 20th Awards – main prizewinners
The 22nd Awards, 2007
Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Main Prize
Outstanding Works 优秀作品奖
The 23rd Awards, 2009
Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Main prize 大 奖
Outstanding Works 优秀作品奖
The 24th Awards, 2011
Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Main prize 大奖
Special Awards 特别奖
- 《上海少年儿童报刊简史》
- Jian Ping 简平 (少年儿童出版社出版）
Outstanding Works 优秀作品奖
The 25th Awards, 2013
Outstanding Contribution 杰出贡献奖
Main prizewinners 大奖
- Peng Yi 彭懿 《老师，操场上有个小妖怪叫我》（长篇幻想小说） (明天出版社)
Outstanding works 优秀作品奖
The 2014 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards
Jury Members: Fang Weiping 方卫平 (China), Zhu Chengliang 朱成梁 (China), Roger Mello (Brazil), Nathalie Beau (France), Maria Jesús Gil (Spain), Ye Xin 叶辛 (China), Lin Wenbao 刘文宝 (Taiwan), Hai Fei 海飞 (China)
Best Contributions to Children's Magazines 2014
- Xiaohe Dingding A Wine-Loving Stubborn Old Man 小河丁丁：《爱喝糊粮酒的倔老头》（少年文艺2013年11期）
- Ren Yongheng To Grow Up in a Day 任永恒L《一下子长大》（少年文艺2013年7期）
- Zhang Zhilu The Bookstore Around the Corner 张之路：《拐角书店》（儿童文学2013年第4期）
- Chen Wenwen Decimal Points in Summer 陈问问：《夏天的小数点》（少年文艺2013年第8期）
- Shu Huibo Please Listen to Me 舒辉波：《你听我说》（儿童文学2013年第3期）
Best Picture Books of the Year, 2014
Best Literary Works of the Year, 2014
- Tiny Little City, by Xue Tao (writer) (Aurora Publishing House) 薛涛：《小城池》（晨光出版社）
- To Future You: 15 Letters to a Girl, by Yin Jianling (Qingdao Publishing House) 殷健灵：《致未来的你—给女孩的十五封信》（青岛出版社）
- Say Goodbye with a Smile, by Pang Jielei (Tomorrow Publishing House) 庞婕蕾：《微笑说再见》（明天出版社）
Best Author of the Year, 2014
Special Contribution Award, 2014
The 2015 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards
Jury Members: Ye Xin 叶辛 (China)， Maria Jesus Gil (Spain), Nathalie Beau (France), Piet Grobler (South Africa), Zhang Zizhang 张子樟(Taiwan), Zhang Zhilu 张之路 (China), Liu Haiqi 刘海栖 (China), Liu Xuyuan 刘绪源 (China), Zhou Xiang 周翔 (China)
Best Contributions to Children's Magazines 2015
Best Picture Books of the Year, 2015 (with prize money of 20,000 yuan (or $3,140) each):[2]
- Shh! We Have a Plan by author/illustrator Chris Haughton (writer) (Walker Books, U.K.)[3]
- The Ballad of Mulan, text by Chun-Liang YEH, illustrated by Clemence Pollet (HongFei Cultures, France)
- Special Delivery text by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Matthew Cordell (Roaring Brook/Porter, U.S.)
- The Running Town text by Wang Yadong, illustrated by Song Xiankui (Hsin Yi Publications, Taiwan) 王亚东/麦克小奎：《跑跑镇》
- Smoke text by Cao Wenxuan, illustrated by Yu Rong (21st Century Publishing Group, China) 曹文轩/郁蓉：《烟》
Best Literary Works of the Year, 2015
- I Wish to Grow into a Green Chinese Onion by Chang Xingang (Qingdao Publishing House) 常新港：《我想长成一棵葱》（青岛出版社）
- The Glory of the Youth, by Li Donghua (Hope Publishing House) 李东华：《少年的荣耀》（希望出版社）
- The Bald-Headed Principal, by Zheng Chunhua (Juvenile and Children's Publishing House) 郑春华：《光头校长》（少年儿童出版社）
- The Young Witness, by Han Qingchen (Zhejiang Juvenile and Children's Publishing House) 韩青辰：《小证人》（浙江少年儿童出版社）
- The Bloody Horse, by Gerelchimeg Black Crane (Jieli Publishing House) 格日勒其木格。黑鹤：《血驹》（接力出版社）
Best Author of the Year, 2015
Special Contribution Award, 2015
The 2016 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[4]
Jury Members: Ye Xin 叶辛 (China), Roger Mello (Brazil), Piet Grobler (South Africa), Junko Yokota (USA), Xu Jiankun 许建昆 (Taiwan), Xiao Fuxing 肖复兴 (China), Liu Xuyuan 刘绪源 (China), Zhu Ziqiang 朱自强 (China), Yao Hong 姚红 (China)
Each prize carried a cash award of 20,000 Chinese yuan (US$2,900).[5]
Best Picture Books
Best Literary Works of 2016
- Looking for King Fish by Zhang Wei (Tomorrow Publishing House)
- Firebrand by Cao Wenxuan (Daylight Publishing House)
- The Legendary Fox and the Youth by Peng Yi (Chenguang Publishing House)
- My Marble-Hearted Father by Qin Wenjun (Juvenile and Children's House)
Special Contribution Award, 2016
- Maria Jesus Gil (Spain), for making "a significant contribution to the renovation of Spanish children's literature", and serving as a president of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, had also forged strong links with China in recent years, serving as a jury member for the Chen Bochui and supporting the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair.
Author of the Year Award, 2016
The 2017 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[6][7]
Jury members: Gao Hongbo (writer), Junko Yokota, Javier Zabala, Sophie Van der Linde, Yanwu Chanxia, Xu Lu (writer), Liu Xuyuan, Sun Jianjiang and Yang Zhong
Best Picture Books
Best Literary Works of 2017
Best Contributions to Children's Magazines 2017
Special Contribution Award, 2017
Author of the Year Award, 2016
The 2018 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[8]
Best literary work of the year
- Reindeer Through Six Seasons (Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Tomorrow Publishing House)
- A-Lian (Tang Sulan, Hunan Children's Publishing House )
- Blooming with Happiness in the Dulong Area: Our Minzu Primary School (Wu Ran, Aurora Publishing House)
- Teacher Turtle 1: A Beach on Campus (Cheng Wei, Zhejiang Juvenile and Children's Publishing House)
- That Year in the Blizzard (Liu Hu, Shanghai Children's Press)
Best picture book of the year
- The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse (Mac Barnett, ills by Jon Klassen, Walker Books)
- Where Have the Tickets Gone? (Liu Xugong, Global Views)
- Grandma’s Magic of Cloth Scraps (Ao Zi, 21st Century Publishing Group)
- The Day War Came (Nicola Davies, illus by Rebecca Cobb, Walker Books)
- Animalphabet (Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Sharon King-Chai, Pan Macmillan)
Best single piece of the year
- ‘Impressions of the Insects’ (Jin Bo, Shao Nian Wen Yi magazine)
- ‘Paper Kiln’ (Peng Xuejun, Children’s Literature magazine)
- ‘Tonight, You’re Kings of Fourteen’ (Xiao Ping, Children’s Literature magazine)
- ‘Father Ram’ (Zhang Zhongcheng, Children’s Literaturemagazine)
- ‘Draw a Moon for the Lonely Night Sky’ (Jia Ying, Shao Nian Wen Yi magazine).
Special Contribution Award
Best Author
The 2019 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[9]
Best literary work of the year
- Old Rat Gets up Late (Ye Guangqin, Beijing Children's Publishing House)
- Summer with Pigeons (Liu Haiqi, Shandong Education Press)
- Fireworks (Li Donghua, Changjiang Literature and Art Press)
- Chasing (Xu Lu, Changjiang Children's Press)
- Flight of the Bumblebee (Huang Beijia, Jiangsu Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing House)
Best picture book of the year
Best single piece of the year
Special Contribution Award
Best Author
The 2020 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[10]
Best Literary Works in Chinese Language
- A Non-existent Villa 不存在的小镇, by Huang Yingzhao (China Juvenile and Children's Publishing House, 2019)
- Building a Ceramic Kiln and Giving It to You 建座瓷窑送给你, by Peng Xuejun (21st Century Publishing Group, 2019)
- Xiao Su and I 我和小素, by Huang Chunhua (Anhui Juvenile and Children's Publishing House, 2020)
- Running Dai Er’niu 奔跑的岱二牛, by Huang Beijia (Phoenix Juvenile and Children's Publishing Ltd, 2019)
- A Smile Among Thorns: Xiao Cong 荆棘丛中的微笑：小丛, by Yang Xiaoyan (21st Century Publishing Group, 2020)
Best Picture Books of the Year
- 1.º Direito (First Floor Right) 一楼右侧, by Ricardo Henriques; illus. Nicolau Fernandes (Pato Lógico Edições, Portugal, 2020)
- Mr. Black and His Dog 布莱克先生和他的狗, by Jiu’er (Guizhou People's Publishing House, 2019)
- A Falling Whale 天上掉下一头鲸, by Xi Yuke (Daylight Publishing House, China, 2019)
- The Snow Comes Around 下雪天的声音, by Mei Zihan, illus. Igor Oleynikov (Guizhou People's Publishing House, China, 2019)
- The Truth about Old People 老者的真相, by Elina Ellis (Two Hoots, UK, 2020)
Special Contribution Award
- Zhang Qiusheng 张秋生 (China) - writer of fairy tales and children's poems, publisher
Best Author of the Year Award
The 2021 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[11]
Best Literary Works in Chinese Language
- 《和平方舟的孩子》(Children of Peace Ark) by Jian Ping (Juvenile & Children's Publishing House, 2020)
- 《逐光的孩子》(Children who Follow the Light) by Shu Huibo (21st Century Publishing Group, 2020)
- 《最后的比分》(The Final Score) by Zhang Pincheng (Changjiang Children's Publishing Group, 2020)
- 《世界上没有真正的空房子》(There is No Real Empty House in the World) by Liu Dong (Fujian Children's Publishing House, 2020)
- 《绿珍珠》(Green Pearl) by Tang Tang (Zhejiang Juvenile and Children's Publishing House, 2020)
Best Picture Books of the Year
- Pandemic by Jackie French (text), Bruce Whatley (ill.) (Scholastic Australia, 2020)
- Sulla vita sfortunata dei vermi (On the Unfortunate Life of Worms) by Noemi Vola (text & ill.) (Corraini Edizioni, 2021)
- 《泥叫叫》(Animal-Shaped Earthen Whistles) by Wang Zumin (text & ill.) (Dolphin Press, 2021)
- 《三个朋友》(Three Friends) by Liu Haiqi (text), Luo Ling (ill.) (Tomorrow Publishing House, 2021)
- 《喜鹊窝》(The Nest of Magpies) by Hai Fei (text), Yang Bo (ill.) (Qingdao Publishing House, 2021)
Special Contribution Award
Best Author of the Year Award
The 2022 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards[12]
Best Literary Works in Chinese Language
- 《小鼠雕像》(Mouse Statue) by Shi Ruoxin 石若昕 ("Reading Friend" Publishing House)
- 《从前有一个故事》(Once Upon a Time there was a story) by Long Xiangmei 龙向梅 (Guangxi shifan daxue chubanshe)
- 《你看月亮的脸》(See the moon's face) by Li Qiuyuan 李秋沅 (Zhejiang shaonian ertong chubanshe)
- 《航海家归来》 (The Voyager Returns) by Wang Xiumei 王秀梅 (Qingdao chubanshe)
- 《喓喓草虫》 (The Chirping of Crickets in the Grass) by Huang Wenjun (Yunnan Chenguang chubanshe)
Best Picture Books of the Year
- 《不一样的1》(different no. 1s) by Wu Yanan 吴亚男 (text), Liu Longsha 柳垄沙 (ill.) (Xinyi tuhuashu / Mingtian chubanshe)
- 《夏天的故事》(Story of Summer) by Wei Jie 魏捷 (text), Li Xiaoguang (illus.) (Pupulan huibenguan/Xinshijie chubanshe)
- 《爸爸和我》(Dad and me) by Zhang Yaling (Xinyi jijin chubanshe, Taiwan)
- 《Thingumabob》 by Marianna Coppo
- 《一小块天空》(A Little Piece of Sky), by Li Shunyu 李顺玉 (Korea)
Special Contribution Award
Best Author of the Year Award
The 2023 Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Awards
Best Literary Works in Chinese Language
- 《金唢呐》(The Golden Suona) by Dong Hongyou 董宏猷
- 《万花筒》(Kaleidoscope) by Lu Mei 陆梅
- 《瓦屋山桑》(Tiled Roof and Mulberry) by Zhang Guolong 张国龙
- 《在世界的拐角守望你》(Keeping you safe in a corner of the world) by Yi Ping 翌平
- 《羊的草》 (The Sheep’s Grass) by Chen Cheng 陈澄
Best Picture Books of the Year
- 《火城1938》(City on Fire 1938) written by Cai Gao 蔡杲，illus. by Cai Gao 蔡杲 and Xiao Aozi 萧翱子
- 《奶奶的花园》(My Baba’s Garden) by Jordan Scott, illus. by Sydney Smith - USA
- 《有一 天》(One Day) by Xu Xuanting 徐瑄廷 – Korea
- 《吸呼》(Breathing) by Hu Yifan 胡一凡
- 《炒豆粉，香喷喷》(Fried Crushed Beans Smell So Good) by Chen Xunru 陈巽如 and He Peng 贺鹏
New Sinophone Writers Prize
- Maizi 麦子 （廖小琴）
- Chang Xiaoyu 常笑予
- Da Wu 大吴 （吴华超）
Special Contribution Award
Best Author of the Year Award
2024 - no awards were made
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