Jacqueline Woodson accepts Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award before a full Stockholm Concert Hall
Earlier tonight at a ceremony in the Stockholm Concert Hall, the American author Jacqueline Woodson received the world’s largest literature Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, from H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria. Swedish Minister for Culture and Democracy, Mrs Alice Bah Kuhnke, gave a speech in honour of the laureate. In her acceptance speech, Jacqueline Woodson emphasized the importance of kindness: “As I moved through this country this week, again and again, I was reminded that first and foremost, we must remain kind. That kindness – the kindness of family and friends and