IBBY Canada is Thrilled to Nominate Robert Munsch for the 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
One of Canada’s most beloved and widely recognized authors, and a recipient of the Order of Canada, Robert Munsch has had a long and wildly successful career as the author of nearly 100 books for children. His books have sold more than 82 million copies in North America, and have been published in 31 territories and 45 languages, including 20 Indigenous languages and dialects.
We are proud to celebrate Munsch’s contribution to Canadian children’s literature with this nomination. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is an international honour that recognizes a body of work by creators of children’s and youth literature. Munsch is one of 282 candidates in the running for the award, from 71 countries. Winners will be announced on March 22, 2022.
Recently, Munsch has celebrated key milestones relating to his best-known titles—2020 marked the 40th anniversary of The Paper Bag Princess (Annick Press), and 2021 is the 35th anniversary of Love You Forever (Firefly Books).
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, established by the Swedish government, is an annual international prize of five million Swedish Kronor (approximately CAD $750,000) that aims to increase interest in children’s literature and promote children’s rights to culture on a global level. The award, which may be given to authors, illustrators, storytellers and/or people and organizations that work to promote of reading, is named in honour of Sweden’s Astrid Lindgren, the popular and beloved author who created Pippi Longstocking.
IBBY Canada is Thrilled to Nominate Robert Munsch for the 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Recently, Munsch has celebrated key milestones relating to his best-known titles—2020 marked the 40th anniversary of The Paper Bag Princess (Annick Press), and 2021 is the 35th anniversary of Love You Forever (Firefly Books).
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