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The 1966 Hans Christian Andersen Award

Tove Jansson (Finland) received the award for writing, and Alois Carigiet (Switzerland) the award for illustration.

Writing Tove Jansson
FinlandLaureate page
Illustration Alois Carigiet
SwitzerlandLaureate page
Jury President José-Miguel de Azaola
USAIn the people index

The jury

The members of this jury are not yet recorded in this archive.

The IBBY World Congress

The IBBY World Congress of 1966 was held in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, 28 September – 1 October 1966.

Sources

IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Award (winners 1956–2022; presidents of the jury 1956–2024) . Accessed 2026-10-11.
IBBY Archives — IBBY Congresses . Accessed 2026-10-11.