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Klassen wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Monday, 20 April 2026    Books+Publishing
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Canadian illustrator and picture book artist Jon Klassen has won the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, worth 5 million SEK (A$761,000). Klassen’s breakout book, I Want My Hat Back (Walker Books, 2011), is described by the award jury as “a layered, ingeniously told tale of ownership and morality”. The jury...

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