The Hindu Young World -Goodbooks Award is the first in India to recognise different genres in children’s publishing and to honour authors and illustrators for their invaluable contribution. The award was introduced to promote excellence in children’s writing and illustration in India. It aims to acknowledge innovative publishing trends, and recognise children’s literature as an independent and important field. This is the third year of the award. The winners will be felicitated at The Hindu Lit for Life festival in Chennai on January 14, 15 and 16.
This year, the awards will be given in four categories: Best Picture Book (Story), Best Picture Book (Illustration), Best Book (Fiction), and Best Book (Non-fiction).
The winners will receive a cash prize, a trophy, and a citation.
Shortlist for Best Picture Book: Story
Chatura Rao Gone Grandmother (Tulika Publishers)
Lavanya Karthik The Lion’s Feast (Karadi Tales)
Saras Unhappy Moon (Tulika Publishers)
Shortlist for Best Picture Book: Illustration
Chetan Sharma for The Lion’s Feast (Karadi Tales)
Rajiv Eipe for Dive ! (Pratham Books)
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 05/05/2017: Author Theertha Raj (left) and Nancy Raj. Photo: R. Ragu
Nancy Raj for Maharani the Cow (Tulika Publishers)
Shortlist for Best Book: Fiction
Nandhika Nambi for Unbroken (Duckbill)
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 15/01/2016: The Hindu Young World Goodbook award winner Venita Coelho at the Lit For Life festival on January 15, 2016. Photo: R. Ragu
Venita Coelho for Monkey See Monkey Do (Hachette India)
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 10/06/2017: Author Mini Shrinivasan during an interview with The Hindu in Chennai. Photo: R. Ravindran
Mini Shrinivasan for The Boy with Two Grandfathers (Tulika Publishers)
Anjana Basu for Eighteen Tides and a Tiger (TERI)
Shortlist for Best Book: Non-Fiction
Karnataka : Bengaluru 25/02/2017 Roopa Pai one of the speakars at TedX
Roopa Pai for So You Want to Know About Economics (Red Turtle)
Devika Cariapa for India Through Archaeology: Excavating History (Tulika Publishers)
BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, 30/07/2014: Founder of Wildlife Trust of India of Vivek Menon, author of the book Indian mammals – a field of guide in Bangalore on July 30, 2014.
Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash
Vivek Menon for The Secret Lives of Indian Mammals (Hachette India)
