Bohumil Říha
Bohumil Říha (22 February 1907 – 15 December 1987) was a Czechoslovak writer best known for children's books. For his lasting contribution to children's literature he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1980.[1][2]
Career
One of his most noted works is Children's Encyclopaedia (1959) that has since its publication enjoyed almost a cult following – its structure offers, besides information for beginning readers, more detailed information for children who wish to learn more about any of the subjects.
Other works include The River (1962, co-authored by Karel Friedrich), The Great Picture Book for Children (1976), The Great Animal Picture Book (1981; both together with Milena Lukešová), and Merry Tales – And What Else? (1964).
He died in Prague.
The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Jansson received the writing award in 1966.[1][2]
Works
| Children's books
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ^ a b "Bohumil Říha" (pp. 62–63, by Eva Glistrup).
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards, 1956–2002. IBBY. Gyldendal. 2002. Hosted by Austrian Literature Online. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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- Astrid Lindgren (1958)
- Erich Kästner (1960)
- Meindert DeJong (1962)
- René Guillot (1964)
- Tove Jansson (1966)
- James Krüss and José Maria Sanchez-Silva (1968)
- Gianni Rodari (1970)
- Scott O'Dell (1972)
- Maria Gripe (1974)
- Cecil Bødker (1976)
- Paula Fox (1978)
- Bohumil Říha (1980)
- Lygia Bojunga Nunes (1982)
- Christine Nöstlinger (1984)
- Patricia Wrightson (1986)
- Annie M. G. Schmidt (1988)
- Tormod Haugen (1990)
- Virginia Hamilton (1992)
- Michio Mado (1994)
- Uri Orlev (1996)
- Katherine Paterson (1998)
- Ana Maria Machado (2000)
- Aidan Chambers (2002)
- Martin Waddell (2004)
- Margaret Mahy (2006)
- Jürg Schubiger (2008)
- David Almond (2010)
- María Teresa Andruetto (2012)
- Nahoko Uehashi (2014)
- Cao Wenxuan (2016)
- Eiko Kadono (2018)
- Jacqueline Woodson (2020)
- Marie-Aude Murail (2022)
- Alois Carigiet (1966)
- Jiří Trnka (1968)
- Maurice Sendak (1970)
- Ib Spang Olsen (1972)
- Farshid Mesghali (1974)
- Tatyana Mavrina (1976)
- Svend Otto S. (1978)
- Suekichi Akaba (1980)
- Zbigniew Rychlicki (1982)
- Mitsumasa Anno (1984)
- Robert Ingpen (1986)
- Dusan Kállay (1988)
- Lisbeth Zwerger (1990)
- Květa Pacovská (1992)
- Jörg Müller (1994)
- Klaus Ensikat (1996)
- Tomi Ungerer (1998)
- Anthony Browne (2000)
- Quentin Blake (2002)
- Max Velthuijs (2004)
- Wolf Erlbruch (2006)
- Roberto Innocenti (2008)
- Jutta Bauer (2010)
- Peter Sís (2012)
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- Igor Olyenikov (2018)
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