490,000 EUR Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Presented June 1, 2010

Illustrator Kitty Crowther: half British, half Swedish, and living in Belgium is this year’s recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – the world’s largest award for children’s literature. The award was instituted in honor of Astrid Lindgren, author of children’s classics such as Pippi Longstocking. Previous recipients include Philip Pullman and Maurice Sendak.

The award is presented to Kitty Crowther on June 1 by H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden. The ceremony takes place at the Stockholm Concert Hall and will showcase Kitty Crowther’s work, while spotlighting the importance of quality children’s literature.

Kitty Crowther is an illustrator and picture book artist. She was born in Brussels in 1970 and lives and works in Belgium. Her 35 titles have been published in 14 countries world-wide. Some of Kitty Crowther’s recent titles are Poka et Mine: Le Football (2010) and Annie du Lac (2009) which received the prestigious Baobab medal. For more information on Kitty Crowther and her work, visit www.alma.se/en.

Streaming and broadcast-standard video from the award ceremony, together with interviews with Kitty Crowther, will be made available June 1 at www.thenewsmarket.com/alma . If you are a first-time user, please take a moment to register. In case you have any questions, please email journalisthelp@thenewsmarket.com.

For interviews and additional material: contact agnes.lidbeck@alma.se or +46 (0)76-540 10 17.

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