Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize 2017
Enginn sá hundinn by Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson and Úlfur og Edda: Dýrgripurinn by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir
Enginn sá hundinn by Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson and Úlfur og Edda: Dýrgripurinn by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir.
The national members of the Adjudication Committee for the Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize have nominated 12 works for the prize in 2017. The nominations were presented at the Bologna Children's Book Fair on April 5th.
Iceland
Enginn sá hundinn (“No One Saw the Dog”, not translated into English) by Hafsteinn Hafsteinsson, Mál og menning, 2016
Úlfur og Edda: Dýrgripurinn (“Úlfur and Edda: The Treasure”, not translated into English) by Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir, Bókabeitan, 2016
Denmark
Dyr med pels - og uden (“Animals, With Fur and Without”, not translated into English) by Hanne Kvist, Gyldendal, 2016
Hjertestorm - Stormhjerte (“Heartstorm – Stormheart”, not translated into English) by Annette Herzog, Katrine Clante (ill) and Rasmus Bregnhøi (ill), Høst & Søn, 2016
Finland
Vildare, värre Smilodon (“Wilder, Worse, Smilodon”, not translated into English) Minna Lindenberg and Jenny Lucander (ill), Förlaget, 2016
Yökirja (“Night Diary”, not translated into English) by Inka Nousiainen and Satu Kettunen (Ill.), Tammi, 2015
Faroe Islands
Hon, sum róði eftir ælaboganum (“She Who Rowed after the Rainbow”, not translated into English) by Rakel Helmsdal, Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags, 2014
Norway
Far din (“Your Dad”, not translated into English) by Bjørn Ingvaldsen, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 2016
Ungdomsskolen (“Junior High”, not translated into English) by Anders N. Kvammen, No Comprendo Press, 2016
Sápmi
Luohtojávrri oainnáhusat (“The Luohtojávrri Experience”, not translated into English) by Kirste Paltto, Davvi Girji, 2016.
Sweden
Djur som ingen sett utom vi (“Animals Nobody Has Seen Except Us”, not translated into English) by Linda Bondestam (Ill.) and Ulf Stark, Förlaget Berghs, 2016
Ormbunkslandet (“The Land of the Fern”, not translated into English) by Elin Bengtsson, Natur & Kultur, 2016.
The winner will be announced and the prize awarded in Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 1 November.