With børnebogsprisen Alma, given in memory of Astrid Lindgren, follow the five million Swedish kronor.
Almaprisen in Sweden, which is popularly known børnebøgernes nobel prize, awarded in the year the south Korean children’s book author Baek Heena.
the award, given in memory of Astrid Lindgren, follow the five million Swedish kronor (approximately 3.4 million dollars).
It informs the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Alma).
In Denmark, is Baek Heena yet unknown to most. But in Sweden is one of her books published in Swedish with the title “Molnbullar”, which roughly translates to “skyboller”.
the Book has been a great success both in Sweden and in other countries.
Baek Heena is today one of South korea’s most well-known billedbogskunstnere with 13 books behind him.
the Distribution of Almaprisen should have taken place in the concert hall in Stockholm on 1. June. But because of the coronaudbruddet is the ceremony now postponed to a yet undetermined date.
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